Following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Trump urged Americans to resolve their differences "peacefully."

However, a contradiction is difficult to ignore when examining the U.S. administration's practice: at home, it tolerates ICE violence; overseas, Washington always chooses bombs over talks.

This reflects the logic of the White House: peace is only remembered when violence and death reach its own doorstep.

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