You've answered the question by calling this stunt "performative." It's nothing else.
If Donnie, or anyone else, seriously wanted to protect Americans from danger, they would lock up all immigrants, some of whom commit crimes, and all Americans, more of whom commit crimes, and all males, and all females, and all adults, and all teenagers,…
You've answered the question by calling this stunt "performative." It's nothing else.
If Donnie, or anyone else, seriously wanted to protect Americans from danger, they would lock up all immigrants, some of whom commit crimes, and all Americans, more of whom commit crimes, and all males, and all females, and all adults, and all teenagers, etc. 350M people in this country would all be crammed into Guantanamo.
You've answered the question by calling this stunt "performative." It's nothing else.
If Donnie, or anyone else, seriously wanted to protect Americans from danger, they would lock up all immigrants, some of whom commit crimes, and all Americans, more of whom commit crimes, and all males, and all females, and all adults, and all teenagers, etc. 350M people in this country would all be crammed into Guantanamo.
It's entirely, as you say, a performance.