Anti-Immigrant Hardliners, White Nationalists Adored Trump's Speech
The version of Donald Trump best loved by his base was on full display during his Wednesday night speech in Phoenix, Arizona. With pledges that Mexico will pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall “100 percent,” every undocumented immigrant in the country will be deported, and sanctuary cities will no longer exist, Trump’s speech read as an anti-immigrant activist’s wish list.
Fox News’ Sean Hannity said the one-two punch of the GOP nominee’s impromptu trip to Mexico and immigration speech amounted to “the best day of his campaign.”
Other diehard supporters, including conservative media personalities, white nationalists, and alt-right Twitter activists, took to social media to express their approval.
Jared Taylor, head of white nationalist publication American Renaissance:
Jared Taylor
@jartaylor
#TrumpAZ Hell of a speech. Almost perfect. Logical, deeply felt, and powerfully delivered. Now watch how the media twists it.
10:45 PM - 31 Aug 2016
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Jared Taylor
@jartaylor
#TrumpAZ Donald Trump has tied our foolish immigration policies to every problem we have. This is a epochal, historic, unprecedented.
10:49 PM - 31 Aug 2016
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David Duke
@DrDavidDuke
Excellent speech by Donald Trump tonight. Deport criminal aliens, end catch and release, enforce immigration laws & America First.
10:48 PM - 31 Aug 2016
895 Retweets 522 likes
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