But openly describing these camps as camps invites supremely negative historical comparisons.
Apparently some people think it makes us look like Nazis.
It was Team Trump that started describing the future that way.
President-elect Donald Trump holds a rally on Nov. 4, 2024 in Reading, Pennsylvania.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
He said the military would construct them under the authority and control of the Department of Homeland Security.
Months later, Trump, himself, didnt shut down the idea his administration would put migrants in camps.
I would not rule out anything, Trump said, whenTimemagazine asked whether he would build new detention camps.
He specifically brought up the specter of concentration camps, and attempted to dismiss the comparison.
He replied, Itll be concentrated.
He quickly added, Theyll be targeted arrests.
