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Media: Trump Using ‘Former Japanese Internment Camp’ For Immigrants; Here’s How They Reported It When Obama Did Same Thing

John Bickley

In a glaring example of the difference between how the mainstream media approaches stories involving the Trump administration’s handling of immigration versus its coverage of the Obama administration on the issue, several headlines from mainstream outlets this week portrayed the Trump administration’s use of Fort Sill as using a former “Japanese internment camp” to house immigrant children.

Trump administration to send migrant children to Army base once used as Japanese internment camp,” The Hill reported Wednesday. “Trump Admin to Use Army Base That Once Served as Japanese Internment Camp to House 1,400 Migrant Kids,” The Daily Beast blasted. “Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Base That Served as WWII Japanese Internment Camp,” Time declared.

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