Joy Reid’s latest MSNBC rant took a wild swing at Melania Trump, fantasizing about her deportation under a future Democrat president, as Breitbart reports. The former host’s unhinged remarks reveal a troubling obsession with weaponizing immigration policy against political foes. It’s a low blow, even for Reid’s standards.

On The Joy Reid Show, Reid speculated that a president could arbitrarily denaturalize and deport naturalized citizens like Melania Trump, born in Slovenia, while chatting with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). '

Reid’s claims leaned on a Justice Department memo giving U.S. Attorneys discretion to pursue denaturalization for certain crimes. The segment spiraled into a bizarre attack on the Trump family, exposing Reid’s anti-conservative bias.

Reid didn’t stop at Melania, dragging the late Ivana Trump into her tirade, noting she was buried at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club and wasn’t a U.S. citizen.

Ivana, mother to Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka, became a posthumous pawn in Reid’s narrative. The implication? Even the Trump children could face denaturalization for their mother’s foreign status at their birth.

Reid’s obsession persist

“If you give the president… monarchical-like powers to say, ‘I don’t like your views… I’m just gonna take away your naturalized citizenship,’” Reid claimed, setting up her deportation fantasy.

Her logic leaps from a memo about criminal denaturalization to a free-for-all where presidents banish citizens on a whim. It’s a slippery slope that distorts reality for cheap political points.

Reid’s suggestion that a Democrat president could target Melania for being Slovenian-born is as absurd as it is vindictive. The Justice Department memo, per the Daily Beast, limits denaturalization to specific crimes, not personal grudges. Reid’s fearmongering inflates a narrow policy into an authoritarian nightmare.

The former host’s rhetoric reeks of hypocrisy, preaching against division while gleefully dividing. Targeting Melania, a naturalized citizen who followed legal paths, undermines the very immigration system Reid claims to champion. It’s a classic progressive bait-and-switch: cloak spite in moral superiority.

Dragging Ivana Trump's memory

“And by the way, Ivana Trump… she wasn’t an American citizen,” Reid sneered, tying her to the Trump children. This jab at a deceased woman, buried at her ex-husband’s property, feels gratuitous and cruel. Reid’s attempt to smear the Trumps through Ivana’s citizenship status is a new low, even for cable news.

Reid’s speculation about denaturalizing Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka is pure fiction, untethered from the memo she cites. The idea that a president could strip citizenship from Americans born here because their mother was foreign is legally baseless. It’s just Reid tossing red meat to her audience.

The Justice Department memo, the supposed basis for Reid’s claims, is about prosecuting crimes, not political vendettas. Reid’s distortion transforms a bureaucratic update into a dystopian power grab. Her viewers deserve better than this fear-driven drivel.

Weaponizing citizenship for clicks

“And maybe the next Democratic president says, ‘You know what? I don’t like the Trumps,’” Reid mused, doubling down on her deportation daydream. This isn’t analysis; it’s a revenge fantasy masquerading as journalism. Reid’s words cheapen the serious issue of immigration policy.

Melania Trump, a legal immigrant and citizen, is an odd target for Reid’s wrath, unless the goal is pure provocation. The former first lady’s journey from Slovenia to the White House embodies the American dream Reid seems eager to vilify. It’s a curious choice for someone claiming to value diversity.

Reid’s segment with Jayapal was less a discussion than a soapbox for anti-Trump vitriol. The congresswoman, known for her progressive stance, didn’t push back, letting Reid’s wild claims run unchecked. This echo chamber approach does little to inform, only inflame.

A memo misused

“This opens a huge door, Congresswoman, because that means that any future president can decide that they don’t like the Trumps,” Reid warned. Her apocalyptic spin on the Justice Department memo ignores its actual scope: targeting criminals, not conservatives. It’s a deliberate misread to stoke outrage.

The Daily Beast reported the memo grants U.S. Attorneys discretion in denaturalization cases tied to specific offenses, not arbitrary purges. Reid’s narrative, though, paints a world where citizenship is a political weapon. Such hyperbole drowns out legitimate policy debates.

Reid’s exit from MSNBC hasn’t dulled her knack for divisive soundbites, but this Melania deportation fantasy crosses a line. Conservatives and moderates alike should call out this rhetoric for what it is: a cynical ploy to demonize opponents while dodging substantive issues. The immigration debate deserves better than Reid’s theatrical grudge match.