Trump Targets Somalis; Media Finds It Shocking, Not Strategic
The Hill reports on Donald Trump's latest foray into Minnesota's Somali community, portraying it as a 'targeting' of a specific group. While true, this framing often sanitizes the deeply cynical political calculation behind such rhetoric. Trump's 2020 campaign, for instance, saw him claim Minnesotans 'know all about' terrorism, a thinly veiled attack on the state's vibrant Somali population. This
isn't a new strategy for Trump, nor for right-wing populists globally—it's a tested method of scapegoating and voter mobilization. The media's consistent 'what to know' approach to these manufactured controversies routinely sidesteps the historical continuity: fearmongering against immigrant communities is a bipartisan tradition, only the targets change. When will 'targeting' become 'incitement by
established political strategy'?