{"id":2417247,"date":"2025-03-28T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-writer-shares-compassion-for-shirtless-gang-members\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:25:56","slug":"wapo-writer-shares-compassion-for-shirtless-gang-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-writer-shares-compassion-for-shirtless-gang-members\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo Writer Shares Compassion For Shirtless Gang Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwapo-writer-shares-compassion-for-shirtless-gang-members%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417247&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-dangerous-part-of-the-nyt-alito-flag-meltdown-is-the-politicization-of-patriotism\/\" title=\"The NYT&#039;s Alito Flag Controversy: Politicizing Patriotism\">article critiques<\/a> a piece written by Monica Hesse, a columnist for the Washington Post, in which she responds too Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem&#8217;s visit to a confinement centre in El Salvador. Noem&#8217;s visit aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-border-chief-says-illegal-immigration-on-track-to-top-past-three-years-combined-already-surpassed-2018\/\" title=\"AZ Border Chief Says Illegal Immigration On Track To Top Past Three Years Combined: \u2018Already Surpassed\u2019 2018\">deter illegal immigration<\/a> by showcasing a facility were expelled migrants were housed, some of whom were depicted shirtless with gang-related tattoos. Hesse expresses discomfort with the portrayal of the detainees, describing them as vulnerable rather than threatening, and critiques Noem&#8217;s casual attire during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>The author of the commentary, Eddie Scarry, argues that Hesse&#8217;s focus on the aesthetic choices of officials and the conditions of the detainees overlooks the serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">issue<\/a> of immigration and deportation. He highlights the contrast between Noem&#8217;s visit and her predecessor, Alejandro Mayorkas, emphasizing that under his leadership, a significant number of migrants were allowed to remain in the United States. Scarry concludes by suggesting that instead of addressing the root problems of immigration policy, Democrats and others like Hesse are distracted by superficial concerns, underscoring a perceived disconnection from the realities of the immigration crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dhsgov\/54413372806\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Dufour\/DHS\/Flickr<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Washington%20Post%20Writer%20Shares%20Deep%20Compassion%20For%20Deported%20Shirtless%20Gang%20Members&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Washington%20Post%20Writer%20Shares%20Deep%20Compassion%20For%20Deported%20Shirtless%20Gang%20Members&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Washington%20Post%20Writer%20Shares%20Deep%20Compassion%20For%20Deported%20Shirtless%20Gang%20Members&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/28\/washington-post-writer-shares-deep-compassion-for-deported-shirtless-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Whenever Democrats wonder to themselves why their party is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/16\/us-news\/democrats-favorability-craters-to-record-low-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">so unpopular<\/a> with voters, they should immediately read the hysterical piece written this week by chief Washington Post nag Monica Hesse.<\/p>\n<p>Hesse, the Post&rsquo;s &ldquo;gender&rdquo; columnist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/03\/27\/kristi-noem-prison-visit-real-housewives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote Thursday<\/a> on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem&rsquo;s recent visit to the &ldquo;CECOT&rdquo; confinement center in El Salvador. The whole article reads as if Hesse learned everything she knows about the Trump administration&rsquo;s deportation operation by watching &ldquo;nonbinary&rdquo; high schoolers explain it on TikTok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-431429408\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Noem posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/1905034256826408982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a video<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media earlier<\/a> this week that intended to deter more migrants from illegally entering the U.S. Against a backdrop of a jail cell filled with expelled migrants, many of them shirtless and baring clearly gang-related tattoos, she said, &ldquo;Know that this facility is one of the tools in our toolkit that we will use if you commit crimes against the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;inhumane&rdquo; display was all too much for Hesse, especially the sight of men with their shirts off. &ldquo;The standard-issue CECOT uniform apparently includes white T-shirts but, for this visit, dozens of prisoners were made to remove their shirts and present themselves, thin, bare-chested and stone-faced, for Noem&rsquo;s inspection,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t immediately clear, at least not to me, what the purpose was of the nudity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was Hesse&rsquo;s own observation in that same piece that the inmates &ldquo;were crammed by the dozens into non-air-conditioned, multitiered cells,&rdquo; but it was apparently a confounding mystery as to why some men might have taken their shirts off. Fascinating.<\/p>\n<p>She was also upset that the cell bunks might not come equipped with mattresses, But that wasn&rsquo;t the best part. That came when Hesse described her deep compassion for the detainees. She said &ldquo;the nudity&rdquo; and tattoos didn&rsquo;t make them &ldquo;look scary,&rdquo; but instead, &ldquo;It made them look vulnerable.&rdquo; By contrast, Noem in front of the cells, appeared &ldquo;lewd and predatory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I would pay a not small sum of money for Hesse to spend one night behind bars with those <em>vulnerable<\/em> men. She could even have a mattress to make her stay more comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>In another fun part of Hesse&rsquo;s piece, she bashed Noem for her choice of casual clothing &mdash;&nbsp;a long-sleeved shirt, drawstring pants, and hat &mdash; and, in earnest, credited Noem&rsquo;s predecessor, Alejandro Mayorkas, for dressing more appropriately. &ldquo;For a&nbsp;visit to a Texas detention facility&nbsp;in 2023, he wore a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-candidate-flaunts-modeling-skills-at-oil-spill-photo-shoot\/\" title=\"Democratic Candidate Flaunts Modeling Skills at Oil Spill Photo Shoot\">white button-<\/a>down and belted khakis,&rdquo; wrote Hesse. &ldquo;It was the kind of nondescript outfit one wears when your goal is to convey that you are a serious government official who is more interested in the grave business at hand than in how you look conducting it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under Mayorkas&rsquo;s &ldquo;serious&rdquo; leadership, nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/11\/briefing\/us-immigration-surge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 million<\/a> migrants illegally entered the U.S., millions of which were permitted to indefinitely stay and provided taxpayer-funded food, housing, and cell phones. That steller record earned him a congressional impeachment, only the second time that&rsquo;s happened in American history to a member of a president&rsquo;s cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>These are the heightened levels of equal parts dishonesty and delusion that animate the modern Democrat Party. The last president&rsquo;s invitation to every impoverished foreigner to flood the country was a deadly policy. Americans literally died because of it. Normal people look at the mess and say: Please, somebody just fix it. Democrats and Hesse counter solutions by whining about clothes and air conditioning for gang members.<\/p>\n<p>Bookmark Hesse&rsquo;s piece, Democrats.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" 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