The Spectacle of “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Point
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Built in just eight days, Donald Trump and Kristi Noem toured “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention facility built on a disused airstrip in the Florida Everglades. Even before Trump touched down in South Florida, branded merchandise was being sold. Soon after he headed back to Washington, the first detainees were brought in.
Guest: Sommer Brugal , Miami reporter for Axios .
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