The Trump Meridian

Garcia and Trevino examine former US president Donald Trump's performance along the West and South Texas border in 2020 was nothing short of remarkable. Just five years after he'd called Mexican immigrants drug dealers, criminals, and rapists, the enthusiasm of Latino voters for the 45th president dashed Democratic dreams of a blue Texas, resulting in voting shifts in Texas border counties unseen in over a century. The Democratic Party and its media sycophants blamed the lackluster showing on Covid-19, the "defund the police" backlash, and the specter of socialism. But for two longtime amigos born and raised in Laredo, the urge to further investigate the cause of this political earthquake was too great to ignore.