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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: So Let Me Get This Straight [View all]IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)38. Eleanor Roosevelt was first lady when this was an issue
She spoke out against her husband's camps and the general racism of the situation
https://www.thenation.com/article/what-we-can-learn-from-eleanor-roosevelt-in-a-time-of-xenophobia/
https://www.nps.gov/articles/erooseveltinternment.htm
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I would not be surprised if Stephen Miller actually posts for her. It is insidious.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#7
Call me Naive but I don't think even the Bush wives would be ok with what's happening now.
Still In Wisconsin
Jun 2019
#26
Classic Rove tactic. Give the base an alternative fact they can latch on to.
Midnight Writer
Jun 2019
#27