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Pundits See Backlash to Trump’s Deportation Raids and Trolling Rhetoric

A viral dispute over White House use of Sabrina Carpenter’s song highlights claims that filmed raids plus combative messaging are politically backfiring.

Overview

  • Daily Blast host Greg Sargent said polling he cites shows widespread revulsion toward mass deportations.
  • Sargent argued Trump has squandered his previous edge on immigration and credited adviser Stephen Miller’s approach for the damage.
  • He said repeated public filming of arrests is turning ICE into a pariah in many communities.
  • Singer Sabrina Carpenter condemned the use of her song in a White House video of arrests, and the White House fired back with an insulting statement.
  • American Prospect writer Paul Waldman described the administration’s responses as intentionally juvenile and rooted in celebrating people’s worst impulses.