President Trump holds naturalization ceremony at GOP convention, and MSNBC is melting down over it



Critics of President Donald Trump pounced on the inclusion of a ceremony for citizenship naturalization on the second night of the Republican National Convention.

Progressive cable news channel MSNBC led the chorus against the ceremony when anchor Joy Reid asked NBC analyst Jacob Soboroff about the response on social media.

"Well, 'galling' is the word that I'm seeing being used, Joy, by immigration activists and lawyers online, that the administration, the Trump administration with some of the most restrictive harsh and cruel, in the words of a former administration official, a former ICE official to me, would use a naturalization ceremony for political purposes in this context," Soboroff responded.

"And it goes beyond that, that was a very special moment for those five people in the White House this evening or earlier today, but everyone should know, or people should know, that there are literally tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people who are eligible and awaiting their own naturalization ceremonies," he added.

"And not only their own naturalization ceremonies," he continued, "but the ability to vote this November, and they are being prevented from doing so because the Trump administration refuses them to allow them to have those naturalization ceremonies remotely, via zoom, and they say it is not possible, they are uncomfortable with that."

Here's the video from MSNBC:

.@jacobsoboroff: "There are literally tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people who are eligible a… https://t.co/PO9xHH0ta3
— MSNBC (@MSNBC)1598409787.0

Reid later said that she was most offended by the naturalization ceremony because President Trump made it about himself, specifically for politics.

"It's monarchical! It's the use of the monarchy!" said Reid.

She reiterated her point with a tweet.

"My mother was a naturalized citizen. Donald Trump using the ceremony that meant so much to her (in large part because she was excited to be able to vote) IN the White House, is really hard to watch," she tweeted.

My mother was a naturalized citizen. Donald Trump using the ceremony that meant so much to her (in large part becau… https://t.co/gDXiEfd8iD
— Joy Reid (@Joy Reid)1598408056.0

"It's an abomination," she added, "in that this ceremony is NOT about worshiping a president."

Other critics took to social media to excoriate the president for holding the ceremony at the White House during the GOP convention.

"I like to think that I cannot be surprised by the depravity of these people, but that ceremony got me. It was honestly one of the lowest thing I've even seen in American politics," said Elie Mystal, a correspondent for The Nation.

"Dystopian. A racist xenophobe using a naturalization ceremony and the people's house as a campaign prop. So sickening," said former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

"[A] lot of white conservatives right now feeling pretty good about themselves for using people as props in a disingenuous naturalization ceremony, good for you guys," said Washington Post video editor Dave Jorgensen.

"That naturalization ceremony might be the most cynical stunt I've ever seen from an American politician," said Washington Post contributor Radley Balko.

"To see it co-opted in the service of a cheap political propaganda stunt makes me sick," said screenwriter Gary Whitta.

"Creepy beyond belief. The sight of Child-Separator-and-Trump-Boot-Licker-in-Chief, @DHS_Wolf alongside the white supremacist who is the current occupant of the White House at this political naturalization ceremony is a scene so perverse it actually hurts," said Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas).

Here's the video of the naturalization ceremony:

WATCH: Trump participates in naturalization ceremony at the White House | 2020 RNC Night 2www.youtube.com

More Information, Photos Emerge Of ‘Elite’ Unit Deployed To Portland To Stop ‘Violent Extremists’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently deployed an elite unit of law enforcement operators to Portland this week under President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence. The New York Times confirmed an earlier report that identified the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or BORTAC, as […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently deployed an elite unit of law enforcement operators to Portland this week under President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence.

The New York Times confirmed an earlier report that identified the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or BORTAC, as the unit that was deployed to Portland as the city has been rocked by approximately 48 consecutive days of riots. Reuters reported that in addition to BORTAC, “Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are helping DHS’s Federal Protective Service, which provides security for federal buildings.”

Reuters added, “A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokeswoman said on Friday agents had been deployed to Portland to support a newly launched U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit, tasked with enforcing last month’s executive order from Republican President Donald Trump to protect federal monuments and buildings.”

The CBP spokeswoman also addressed a video that went viral online that showed the federal agents taking a suspect away in an unmarked vehicle.

“The CBP spokeswoman said the agency had information that person was suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property and ‘a large and violent mob’ moved toward the agents once they approached the suspect,” Reuters added. “‘For everyone’s safety, CBP agents quickly moved the suspect to a safer location for further questioning,’ the spokeswoman said. She said agents wore a CBP insignia during the encounter, but that their names were not displayed to protect them against retribution.”

The New York Times previously described BORTAC as an “elite tactical unit” that operates in a similar fashion as a SWAT team for the Border Patrol.

“With additional gear such as stun grenades and enhanced Special Forces-type training, including sniper certification, the officers typically conduct high-risk operations targeting individuals who are known to be violent, many of them with extensive criminal records,” The New York Times reported. “The unit’s work often takes place in the most rugged and swelteringly hot areas of the border. It can involve breaking into stash houses maintained by smuggling operations that are known to be filled with drugs and weapons.”

Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf released photos of some of the BORTAC agents, as well as agents from other departments that were deployed to the city.

“Our men and women in uniform are patriots. We will never surrender to violent extremists on my watch,” Wolf wrote. “These valiant men and women have defended our institutions of justice against violent anarchists for 48 straight days. We will prevail.”

Our men and women in uniform are patriots. We will never surrender to violent extremists on my watch. pic.twitter.com/kG8w8kyw9E

— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 17, 2020

These valiant men and women have defended our institutions of justice against violent anarchists for 48 straight days. We will prevail. pic.twitter.com/Qo9XoCyH2N

— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 17, 2020

According to DHS, “The unit was created in 1984 to serve a civil disturbance function in response to rioting at legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service detention facilities. It quickly evolved and acquired additional skill sets in high-risk warrant service; intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance; foreign law enforcement / Border Patrol capacity building; airmobile operations; maritime operations; and precision marks- man/observer.”

“BORTAC is unique in that it provides a global response capability,” DHS added. “The unit has conducted training and operations with foreign and domestic law enforcement and military entities throughout the United States and around the world, including support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.”

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