Analysis | The fundamentally un-American attacks on Alexander Vindman

"That’s when the film transitions to the twins, identified as having come from the Soviet Union — at that point, the fiercest international rival to the United States. Above that identifier is the twins’ family name: the Vindmans. The Vindmans | Ken Burns's “Statue of Liberty” Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman is briefly interviewed in Ken Burns’s 1985 film, “Statue of Liberty.” (Ken Burns UNUM/Florentine Films) The twins, Alexander and Yevgeny Vindman, both ended up working for the White House under President Trump. Both Vindmans served in the U.S. Army, and both rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Each now works for the National Security Council. Theirs is, in the abstract, the quintessential American story. Migrants who arrived from the former Soviet Union at age 3 who’ve since dedicated their lives to serving their new country. The Vindmans’ experience is a manifestation of the poem at the base of the statue: They are part of the impoverished, huddled masses seeking the chance to breathe free. They did so, deeply." (jn) http://ow.ly/lrnC50wXBGs
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