Time Magazine Lays Child Migrant Crisis At President Trump’s Feet
President Donald Trump probably won’t be adding this cover to his reported collection of faux-Time magazines at Mar-a-Lago: This real Time cover, dated July 2 and set to hit newsstands the week of Independence Day, depicts a cluelessly grinning Trump towering over the viral photo of a little girl from Honduras crying for her mother. (See the full Time cover photo illustration inside.)
“It was on June 12 when this two-year-old Honduran asylum-seeker was photographed by @jbmoorephoto, crying as her mother was detained near the U.S.-Mexico border,” tweeted Andrew Katz, Time’s deputy director of multimedia today, sharing the upcoming magazine cover. “Nine days later-her image having helped force a president’s hand—she’s on the cover of TIME.”
The issue carries the simple coverline, “Welcome to America.”
It was on June 12 when this two-year-old Honduran asylum-seeker was photographed by @jbmoorephoto, crying as her mother was detained near the U.S.-Mexico border. Nine days later—her image having helped force a president's hand—she's on the cover of TIME. https://t.co/DAtIpMoUUK pic.twitter.com/k3FRvqWpUw
— Andrew Katz (@katz) June 21, 2018
Trump’s June 20 executive order vowed to end the separation of families at the border, but details of family reunification and post-reunification plans are far from settled.
Time magazine has been on a roll with hard-hitting covers that subsequently go viral. The June 18 issue depicted President Trump looking at his portrait, with a King Trump looking back:
500 days into his presidency, as @TonkaOBrien illustrates, here's where the presidency stands. Read it all, by @mollyesque and @tcberenson: https://t.co/bOWwg98Lli pic.twitter.com/6luTfLYEXE
— Andrew Katz (@katz) June 7, 2018
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