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LetMyPeopleVote

(184,468 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:31 PM Monday

Trump is planning white nationalist goodie bags for Afrikaner refugees

Trump intends to inculcate incoming white South Africans with right-wing propaganda, according to a New York Times report.

Trump is planning white nationalist goodie bags for Afrikaner refugees

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AnarchoTerran (@anarchoterran.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T22:20:46.140Z

https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-south-africa-refugees-welcome-bags-white-nationalism-racism

When white South African refugees enter the United States in the coming weeks, they reportedly can expect a special treat: a gift bag containing an Android tablet, copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and an American flag. Oh, and one more perk: literature that argues white people in South Africa and the U.S. are victims of discrimination — and that the U.S. Civil Rights Movement was misguided.

That’s the plan that’s being finalized in the Trump administration, according to a new story from The New York Times, which cites government documents and an official familiar with the matter, and observes that welcome gifts of this kind are “unusual.” These welcome bags are a brazen expression of white nationalism. And remarkably, they represent the White House doing exactly what MAGA conspiracy theorists love to (ludicrously) accuse the left of trying to do: Use immigration policy to boost its political fortunes.

According to the Times, the bags are expected to include a letter that reads, “The Trump administration understands America’s immigration system must put the U.S. citizen first, and only welcome in those who will assimilate into the American way of life and preserve our borders, language, culture, traditions and ideals.”

The president and his administration have long made it clear that Afrikaners are virtually the only people who fit the White House’s criteria. At a Turning Point USA event in April, Trump boasted, “We suspended all refugee resettlement — except for persecuted South Africans.” And Trump has said that the people in South Africa being “persecuted” are Afrikaners — basing his claim on white nationalist disinformation that a “white genocide” is being perpetrated in South Africa.

Singling out this population, amid all the people enduring wars and serious persecution around the world, was in and of itself a white nationalist salvo. But the letter, combined with other texts and booklets planned for the bag, take it to another level.

trump has banned all non-white people from coming to the United States but the SCOTUS claims that this is not racist
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Trump is planning white nationalist goodie bags for Afrikaner refugees (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Monday OP
He makes me want to throw up... greatauntoftriplets Monday #1
Where will the South African immigrants live that will be an all-white enclave? no_hypocrisy Monday #2
Maybe Musk will provide. orthoclad Monday #10
This is why I don't think Democrats AZProgressive Monday #3
Not like that particular group of whiners isn't already white nationalist EdmondDantes_ Monday #4
It will be interesting to see what they have to contribute to our country. badhair77 Monday #5
They are entitled. Norrrm Monday #6
Our language? malaise Monday #7
I hope the communities they move to HAB911 Monday #8
Do we know that they are all Afrikaners? DavidDvorkin Monday #9
This cartoon is too accurate to be really funny LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #11
Wait!!!...Where is my Goodie bag? Why don't I get one? Ars Longa Tuesday #12

no_hypocrisy

(55,833 posts)
2. Where will the South African immigrants live that will be an all-white enclave?
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:41 PM
Monday

Idaho? North Dakota? Central Pennsylvania?

AZProgressive

(30,120 posts)
3. This is why I don't think Democrats
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:41 PM
Monday

Should move right on “the border” because Trump’s Xenophobic policies are backed by lies and inconsistencies.

EdmondDantes_

(2,299 posts)
4. Not like that particular group of whiners isn't already white nationalist
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:42 PM
Monday

Although I do wonder if the goodie bag will be able to be used as their white hood.

badhair77

(5,251 posts)
5. It will be interesting to see what they have to contribute to our country.
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:48 PM
Monday

And not to trump’s pockets, although that will be interesting also.

DavidDvorkin

(20,804 posts)
9. Do we know that they are all Afrikaners?
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 05:43 PM
Monday

Some of them could be English South Africans who decided to take advantage of the opportunity to move to the US.

Ars Longa

(701 posts)
12. Wait!!!...Where is my Goodie bag? Why don't I get one?
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:28 PM
Tuesday

They haven't even been here 5 minutes--and they're getting showered with
Goodie Bags paid for with MY taxpayer dollars!

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