The MAGA Right Would Have Called Winston Churchill a ‘Welfare Queen’

Dec 30 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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To understand a person’s values, examine their heroes and villains. Perhaps that’s why, instead of praising his heroism, some on the right went beyond mere criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Christmastime visit to Washington. They leveled a racially charged slur against him: welfare queen.

The usual suspects got in on the action, including the former president’s son. Donald Trump, Jr., tweeted,...

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