Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It.

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

When Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem touched down in Oregon on Tuesday to meet with Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials in Portland, she was followed by more than just her staff. Her entourage included three right-wing influencers—Benny Johnson, Nick Sortor, and David Medina—who trailed her motorcade, cameras rolling, capturing footage that would ricochet from their social media feeds to the GOP’s favorite prime-time shows.