White House social media page, under the Trump administration, has ignited a storm of controversy with its latest post. A recently shared ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) video depicting the deportation process of immigrants has been met with widespread outrage and condemnation across social media. Critics and supporters alike are now questioning whether the administration’s social media practices have crossed a line into insensitivity and trivialization.
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On Tuesday, the White House Twitter page shared a video that many found disturbing. The clip, styled as ASMR content, featured the arrest and deportation of immigrants, focusing on sensory sounds like the roar of a jet engine, the metallic jingle of handcuffs, and the steady march of footsteps onto an airplane.
Social media users were quick to react with anger and disbelief. One user commented, “I have no words to even describe how much this post makes me sick. One of the most disturbing things I have seen on the internet ever.” Another wrote, “Terrible optics, be serious. Remigration is not funny. If you’re doing it, treat it with the dignity that befalls a human since you are changing the course of the rest of their life.”
Others accused the administration of turning human suffering into entertainment. “Why is treating human beings this way entertainment for you?” one person