How Trump Learned to Make 9/11 a Racket

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Some members of Donald Trump’s party saw 9/11 as impetus for an ideologically driven crusade. Trump saw a racket. jonathanchait writes

Donald and Melania Trump commemorating 9/11 this morning. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Trump’s commemoration of 9/11 today included the usual patriotic brio featured at such events, but also one awkward moment. The president threatened the Taliban, “And if for any reason, they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are, and use power, the likes of which the United States has never used before.

And so, while his plan unraveled, at least for the moment, he was seriously attempting to cozy up with the leaders of an Al Qaeda–associated extremist sect on or around the 9/11 anniversary. One of the especially ugly versions involved the demonization of Muslim-Americans. George W. Bush steered clear of his kind of nativist bigotry, but less principled conservatives grasped its potential quickly. One of those conservatives was Donald Trump.

 

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jonathanchait Most of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia...that's was where punishment should have been handed down. Our inept republican leaders saw that as an opening to implement a lot of the bullshit that we have to deal with today...starting with a bloated military budget.

jonathanchait It's been a GOP racket for at least 16 of the past 18 years.

jonathanchait Are you sure?

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