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It’s a symbol of law and order,
he said
The President's proposal is not a serious one,
she said on social media platform X
You know that Trump watched 'Escape From Alcatraz' or some similar film today and had a eureka moment
One X user trolled Trump after the announcement, writing
It was just an idea I had,
Trump proudly revealed later on Sunday, slamming 'radicalized judges' who made him look outside the box after repeatedly trying to block his efforts to deport illegal migrantsTrump is pledging to reopen Alcatraz as American consumers feel the financial pinch of his unpopular tariffs and he continues to tussle with the courts over mass deportations of immigrants.
A second spokesperson in Newsom's office told the LA TimesI'm telling you The Rock (with Sean Connery) was on Fx last night.
Another wroteThe judges, so many of these radicalized judges, they want to have trials for every single, think of it, every single person that’s in our country illegally,
Trump told reporters at the White House on Sunday evening while explaining his directive to reopen Alcatraz
An estimated $3-5 million was needed just for restoration and maintenance work to keep the prison open. That figure did not include daily operating costs — Alcatraz was nearly three times more expensive to operate than any other Federal prison,
the Bureau of Prisons wrote of the penitentiary's closingAlcatraz closed as a federal penitentiary more than sixty years ago. It is now a very popular national park and major tourist attraction,
Pelosi said
If Trump is serious about doing this, it’s just one more step in his dismantling of democracy — a domestic gulag right in the middle of San Francisco Bay,
Wiener said
To be honest, at first blush I generally see this as a positive development. Unlike a lot of the other items on Trump’s tariffs list, we know that TV and movies can be made 100% in the USA right now and at a very high caliber,
Allen saidLooks like it’s distraction day again in Washington, D.C.,
said Izzy Gardon, a spokesperson for NewsomThat’s the way it’s supposed to be. No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets,
Trump addedWe will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and Judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals, who came into our Country illegally,
he said in the post
Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ,
Trump wrote
For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering. When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.”
In a post on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote
The island had no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons of water had to be barged to the island each week
The BOP added