What a luxury it must be to be able to look at systemic violence and think “it’s a distraction”.

Correct, but not in the way some may think. He knows it will not work, but is hoping enough people count it as "trying" so he can be seen as the good guy while accomplishing nothing.

This is a statement from someone unable or unwilling to exercise power, and we know he is able so that narrows it.

Odds on them (the Trump admin) putting themselves on the list and then crying that its proof the government has been persecuting them for years?

Please walk through this line of thinking with the case of Anne Frank to illustrate it for us

Look out the fucking window.