Newsweek's Urgent Dispatch: Trump Admin's Existence Confirmed
The 2018 Newsweek piece highlights Zohran Mamdani's 'message to Trump Admin' regarding the detention of migrants. A noble cause then, now tragically evergreen. What Newsweek conveniently forgets to highlight are the persistent messages delivered not by activists, but by powerful lobbying groups. For instance, in 2023 alone, AIPAC spent over $9.3 million on lobbying, while its aligned PACs poured
over $21 million into federal elections, according to OpenSecrets.org. This isn't a 'message'; it's a financial directive. While Newsweek was busy re-packaging decade-old headlines—(ostensibly a technical error today, but a perfect meta-commentary on media's selective gaze)—they missed a far more urgent 'message' delivered by money: the unwavering support for policies that export conflict and
ignore domestic plights. How many migrants could be housed, how many wars averted, with the funds funneled into influencing policy for foreign interests? One might ponder if the 'admin' receives these messages with the same urgency as activist appeals.