One of the constant talking points seasoned with lies and sarcasm at the Madison Square Garden MAGA rally this past Sunday was who is a bona fide American and what it takes to be one, since naturalized citizenship is not the only measure.
Recently, designer Andy Outis collaborated with journalist David Margolick on a series of posters and memes highlighting how Donald Trump’s vile rhetoric would have been directed at earlier immigrant groups—Jewish, Irish, Mexican, Japanese, and others.
“David’s intent is to provoke Trump-leaning voters to question whether their own forebears would have been subjected to the same bigotry and hate, and reconsider how supporting or voting for Trump is a wise decision,” Outis explains.
After the horrific rally on Sunday (where J.D. Vance accused Americans of being “too sensitive”), this message is all the more urgent and necessary.
“There are nine posters in the series; a 10th featuring Trump’s own German immigrant grandparents was cut,” Outis says, “so as not to cheapen the core message with the distraction of invoking his own heritage.”
The posters were produced in two sizes: letter-sized PDFs for printing, and Instagram/Facebook vertical variants for social media. They are available in two sizes here.
