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Can you post a couple of links of the so called media flex you are referring to, so I have a better idea what you are talking about?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/obama-deported-more-people-than-trump-so-why-does-trumps-policy-feel-harsher/articleshow/126412552.cms
And try this search string in X to get a general idea of the narrative:
"Obama quietly followed the law and focused on immigrants with criminal records."
https://x.com/search?q=Obama%20quietly%20followed%20the%20law%20and%20focused%20on%20immigrants%20with%20criminal%20records.%20&src=typed_query&f=live
Try variations of the phrase to get an idea of what accounts it's seeded with.
Obama's deportation record: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/obama-record-deportations-deporter-chief-or-not
5.2 million in 8 years = 660K per year.
Trump's deportation record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_Trump_administration
622,000 deported + 1,900,000 self-deported From Jan 20 2025 to Dec 2025. = 2.5 million in one year.
Important points:
The idea that Obama deported more than Trump had some water in Trump's first term, but is completely off the mark this term.
No states obstructed Obama's deportations. The reason why Trump cannot do it "quietly" is because states are making sure he cant.
How many illegals actually migrated under Obama vs Trump is a metric far more important than how many they deported. Here is some data: https://cis.org/Report/25-Million-Join-Illegal-Population-under-Obama
If the psyop is about making it sound like Trump is inefficient in deporting, whom is is aimed at? Not the normies but us, MAGA supportors. So the real question is, are we happy with what Trump is doing, regardless of what Obama supposedly did? Not just in terms of deportations, but in terms of net increase/decrease of illegal immigrants.
TL;DR - Are you happy with how Trump is handling the illegal immigrant issue as a whole ? If so, we dont need to worry about this psyop.
Anon Berlin poasted on this topic just a bit ago https://greatawakening.win/p/1ARwUgfmvG/vp-jd-vance-sets-the-record-stra/c/