The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV

Whether creating its own memes or working with celebrities like "Dr. Phil" McGraw, the government is treating a volatile situation in Los Angeles like content.

Since the very beginning of the year, President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to build a self-sustaining digital media ecosystem in support of its controversial immigration policies. That system is now working overtime as protests bubble up in Los Angeles and get planned across the country, spawning an onslaught of AI-generated slop and reality television-style content.

Protests broke out on Friday shortly after ICE officers conducted a series of raids targeting Latino communities in Los Angeles. Reality star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw and the camera crew for his new Merit TV network embedded with immigration officials during Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Friday’s raids, CNN reported. Merit TV announced in a press release that its ...