Day 33: Deportation Central

Trump, who ran on an incredibly antisemitic platform and has frequently used antisemitic imagery, slogans and policy, has recently come under attack for encouraging people to be antisemitic. Especially since he gave no statement yesterday condemning repeated bomb threats against Jewish communities and the desecration of a Jewish cemetery. So, today he gave a weak-as-water statement saying "antisemitism bad", obviously written by somebody else, because you know, optics. I love this response: The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect described Mr Trump's response as "a pathetic asterisk of condescension".

In other news today:

• New deportation rules have been announced. This is all dehumanizing and absolutely horrible. Trump promised a deportation force, and that's what we're getting. Of particular note is the expansion of expedited removals, which removes court hearings for people who've been here less than two years. A society is measured by how they treat their most vulnerable, and the US has just jumped into the mud pits to wrestle with the worst of them.
• So, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the new National Security Adviser? Seems to be liked in the army, but has zero experience in politics, Pentagon or Washington DC. Looks like he'll fit in just fine with the rest of the clown car.
• Ties between Trump and Russia just keep on turning up...
• How is Trump spending his time? Golf: 25 hours. Tweeting: 13 hours. Intelligence briefings: 6 hours. Your President.

In good news, Texas' latest round of abortion restrictions got thrown out of court.