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US Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.

“Trump won because of us and we’re not happy with his Secretary of State pick and others,” says Rabiul Chowdhury, a Philadelphia investor who chaired the Abandon Harris campaign in Pennsylvania and co-founded Muslims for Trump. Muslim support for Trump helped him win Michigan and may have factored into other swing state wins, strategists believe.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 289 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No fucking shit.

Go fuck yourself.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No need. I’m pretty sure Trump will fuck them with round 2 of the Muslim ban, but I hope I’m wrong.

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 193 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Hey, asshole. Shut up and get on the plane."- Trump Administration to this chucklefuck in a couple months.

You voted for this, you stupid motherfucker. Now you get to enjoy the ride like the rest of us.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 week ago (6 children)

There won't be planes, or deportations. There will only be caged slave laborers in concentration camps owned by his friends, with the government (read taxpayers) paying the rent month after month, year after year.

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[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 147 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I didn’t think the leopards would eat my face!

I mean what did they expect? Yes, i didn’t agree with Bidens current policy or what Kamala was going to do, but I knew trump would be worse.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man, Americans are so fat even our leopards overeat.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)
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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 82 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I honestly have no idea how any Muslim could vote for Trump unless they were completely ignorant. He is not their friend by any stretch of the imagination. It's not going to end well for them.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Conservative religious beliefs and ignorance often go hand-in-hand.

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[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why oh why didn't anyone warn them?

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

All this time/effort organizing around him when a 5 minute Google search would have shown you he'd pledge unquestioning support for Netanyahu

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

Not to mention Trump's "sharpie realignment" of Israel's border during his last term. These people have rocks in their heads if they thought this was going to go any other way.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is what I don't get.

Trump is like everyone's marvel superhero, he's whatever they imagine they want, the alternative to everyone else... Even very legitimate and thought out criticism can somehow conclude with supporting Trump when that makes no sense.

[–] PortoPeople@lemm.ee 44 points 1 week ago (57 children)

These are not smart people.

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[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Ahha hahahahahhaa hahahahaaha

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[–] HostilePasta@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 week ago (5 children)

No way. The guy who said he'd give Netanyahu a blank check to destroy Gaza opposes Islam? Color me fucking shocked.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep the leopards are getting morbidly obese right now.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 34 points 1 week ago (11 children)

It's almost like people were told a million times that Trump didn't acknowledge Palestine existed and that Kamela wanted a ceasefire

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[–] Minarble@aussie.zone 31 points 1 week ago

Trump unleashing the leopards to eat the people’s faces.

Exactly as he promised.

[–] AliSaket@mander.xyz 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Now that is just plain stupid. One can make a moral argument for not wanting to vote for genocide, since the situation is similar, but not the same(!), as the famous Trolley Problem. But actively voting for the other pro-genocide option because you believed him to be a peace candidate? ... This is something that needs honest analysis and reflection. Both by these voters as well as by the Democratic Party. How the hell could Trump with his abysmal record be perceived as the peace candidate by so many? I do expect though, that all the involved parties will learn the wrong lessons from this.

With all the blame, shaming and hate towards Muslim, Arab, African and Latino Americans we should also not forget: The only ethnic demographic from which Trump got a majority is: White voters.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Seriously? What did they think was going to happen with donvict in office? I just can't even right now. If I thought things would be any better in 4 years, I'd beg/borrow/steal to get on that 4 year cruise...

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago
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[–] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

America has too many morons

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 week ago

...Don't vote for Trump then?!??

If you're at this point still upset or surprised about anything the orange moron does, you're part of the problem.

[–] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Muslims were scammed in this election for voting for Trump or Jill Stein

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

that's what musk was selling. to muslims and middle-easterners in michigan harris was a pro-israel, for pennsylvania's jewish population she was pro-palestine. and they were hyper-local with the targeting.. down to individual city blocks.

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[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

From the article, a little realization that the leopards are gonna eat some faces:

Hassan Abdel Salam, a former professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and co-founder of the Abandon Harris campaign, which endorsed Green Party candidate Jill Stein, said Trump's staffing plans were not surprising, but had proven even more extreme that he had feared. "It's like he's going on Zionist overdrive," he said. "We were always extremely skeptical...Obviously we're still waiting to see where the administration will go, but it does look like our community has been played."

But seriously, how would anyone imagine that the guy who banned Muslim refugees from entering the US wouldn't be anti Muslim?

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Muslims: We voted for Trump because Harris supports Israel! He's not hurting the right people!!!

Trump: Oh, yes. Yes we are. Now get on the fucking plane. The in-flight meal is pork chops.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

If any Muslim thought he gave a shit after his first run I've got a fuck ton of bridges to sell you.

Taxes and finances would be the only reason I can see voting for Trump, and when you look at his plans those are also stupid reasons to vote for him.

So basically to any of his voters except the fabulously rich ones... put a quarter in your ass because you played yourself.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Enjoy watching the genocide of your people, you'll be next, so instead of crying crocodile tears why don't you do something PROACTIVE about it.

All the information is on the task card, you have two months, your time starts now.

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 23 points 1 week ago
[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago

Voting has consequences. The time to wake the fuck up was two weeks ago. I guess the next best time is now.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Leopards ate my face, example #5937719

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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I refuse to believe that people would be stupid enough to expect somebody who banned people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from even entering the USA in his first term to be pro-Gaza...

Nah, I actually think minorities voted more for Trump because the right have more socially conservative policies.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 20 points 1 week ago

“Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”

shocking, really.

In other news, stupid people are baffled by their own stupidity.

[–] Jas91a@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How could any Muslim think Trump would not be bad for them.

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[–] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I never thought leopards would eat my face!

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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