MSNBC Reacts Strongly to Unauthorized Immigrant Posters at White House

On Monday, the White House provided an update on President Donald Trump’s accomplishments during his first 100 days in office, particularly regarding the border and illegal immigration. The report highlighted significant progress in reducing the number of illegal entries into the country.

To underscore their commitment, the White House took a symbolic approach by displaying 100 signs on the lawn. Each sign featured a mugshot of an arrested individual, along with details of their alleged crimes related to illegal immigration.

This strategy also cleverly put the liberal media in a challenging position. Networks like MSNBC seemed less than thrilled with the display, acknowledging the administration’s action of showcasing what they referred to as “unauthorized immigrants” in such a public manner.

“The White House has put about 100 posters of unauthorized immigrants who have been arrested for violent crimes… What’s particularly noteworthy about this location is it’s right directly behind the positions where TV correspondents do their hits from the White House lawn… If… pic.twitter.com/c7JtPRxPLX

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“What’s particularly noteworthy about this location is it’s right directly behind the positions where TV correspondents do their hits from the White House lawn,” MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire observed. “If you’re doing a hit from the White House right now, those pictures will be behind you.” 

Pretty sure that’s the point, Jonathan.

Now, first, I think I can say with some certainty that no one in the administration would have called them “unauthorized immigrants.” So with that alone, we can see how MSNBC isn’t just doing straight reporting, but they’re putting spin on the matter. The word is “illegal alien,” not some other term to minimize the problem.  

But then it’s truly funny that they have to cover the cases and show their audiences a little reality by showing the signs. 

An MSNBC guest, Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar, suggested that any media doing coverage blur the mugshots. She said we didn’t know yet if they had “due process.” 

🚨’Voto Latino’ President is very unhappy about posters of arrested violent aliens in background of reporters at WH —

— wants media to “blur those people out.”

Maria Teresa Kumar insists the media has the responsibility to present only facts and balanced reporting.

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Kumar claimed the media had a responsibility to present only the facts. But they’re not presenting the facts if they blur out the pictures. Also, it is perfectly normal to release mugshots of people arrested — such pictures are regularly covered in the media. So what is different about this situation?

Then, too, it’s funny to suggest that MSNBC presents the facts, given their history. 

Now, by talking about it, MSNBC drew even more attention to the posters. So they didn’t help themselves. Not exactly a great move. More people are talking about it than if they had said nothing. So it looks like a pretty smart move on the part of the White House.