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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:46 AM 10 hrs ago

Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

NEW YORK (AP) — No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment.

Bruce Springsteen released a new song Wednesday that slammed “Trump’s federal thugs.” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that “what’s happening with ICE is going too far,” referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And lifestyle icon Martha Stewart lamented that “we can be attacked and even killed.”

“Things must and have to change quickly and peacefully,” Stewart wrote to her 2.9 million Instagram followers this week.

A little more than one year into his second term, Trump is facing a broad cultural revolt that threatens to undermine his signature domestic priority, the Republican Party’s grip on power and his own political strength ahead of the midterm elections.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-revolt-ice-backlash-pretti-31dc5f8751a6aa283d37e4eda3819c4e

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