Building a wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent evil Mexicans and other Spanish-speakers from illegally entering the United States and banning all Muslims from entering the US under any circumstances have been the two grand dreams of the Trump movement. But how to combine these two elements of Trumpism into a single, unified and coherent message? The Trump campaign finally seems to have pulled this off in its new ad in which he appears to pledge to stop Moroccan Muslims from illegally entering the coastal Spanish enclave of Melilla – one of the two last remnants of the Spanish imperial presence in North Africa.
LATEST
Where Things Stand
Calls for Investigations Into Trump’s Narcissistic Midterm Ads Pile Up
10.01.26 | 5:04 pm
The Franchise
Old-School Republicans Are Responsible for Trump’s Attempts to End American Democracy
10.01.26 | 2:00 pm
Morning Memo
Trump DOJ Doubles Down on Attacking Judges
10.01.26 | 12:37 pm
News
Russ Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts Say
10.01.26 | 10:49 am