As soon as they could blame the post on a staffer, Republicans rushed to condemn the post’s racism. “They couldn’t break me,” Armstrong told Nil Köksal of Canadian news interview show As it Happens. Trump’s doubling down on racism reflects Americans’ growing disillusionment with him and his administration. Mr. Lyons seemed intent that CBP conduct targeted operations for at least two weeks before transitioning to full scale immigration enforcement. Now, rather than dividing Americans, Trump’s outrageous behavior is uniting Americans against him.

Source: New York Times February 07, 2026 10:34 UTC