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Arab Americans who supported Trump in battleground states like Michigan express concerns over his key appointments, particularly pro-Israel figures like Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, and Elise Stefanik, who oppose a two-state solution and back Israel’s actions in Gaza.

While some voters hoped Trump would prioritize peace in the Middle East, his picks have fueled unease about his administration’s direction.

Outreach leaders like Massad Boulos, who engaged Arab American communities during Trump’s campaign, have yet to secure roles, leaving some supporters questioning their expectations of Trump’s policies.

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[–] islands@lemmy.cafe 66 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did they forget the Muslim travel ban he tried to do in his first term? It was one of the first things he did in office. He has already told you who he is multiple, multiple times.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 32 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Trump just got reelected. America forgot about Trump's first term...

It's absolute insanity...

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 6 days ago

America lives its life one quarter ~~mile~~ at a time... Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ~~ten seconds or less~~ three month, I’m free.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

When you consider the drugs and toxins we consume, it isn’t that surprising. I feel like I blocked out a lot of memories from his first term, but I still had enough left to know it was a nightmare I didn’t want to repeat.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 6 days ago

Leopards got your face eh

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 56 points 6 days ago (1 children)

People kept saying, right up to the election, "don't vote for Harris because she supports genocide."

Those people got what they wanted and yet they're suddenly very unhappy about it. Interesting, isn't it?

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They were living in their own alternate reality where they changed the system by doing nothing lol

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My favorite ones were the ones who said to vote third party and when you asked them which candidate, they would say it didn't matter.

Because that's how elections are won.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Notice those people are silent right now.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

They were bots. That's why they are silent now.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Not all of them, sadly. They've pivoted to "none of this has anything to do with me, all I did was tell people to absolutely not vote for Harris. She's the one who ran a terrible campaign. Also, Trump won't be all that bad."

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 51 points 6 days ago

You were warned.

You refused to listen.

You refused to look at the evidence staring you in the face.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

some Arab Americans who voted for Trump

I mean, I lack respect for anyone voting against their own interests. The rock you must be living under to vote for this dude with such mountains of bullshit behind him is immense. Maybe some leopard-face-eating will change things.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

“I just want you to think about what the alternative was,” said Abbas, referring to the current administration’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza and its invasion of Lebanon. He added, “What did you expect from myself or many members of the community to do?”

I see Abbas is still in the denial stage.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

They're always so eager to never once think critically and to always let themselves off the hook. I'm sorry, but on the brink of societal and ecological collapse, I equate those who refuse to think with those who actively destroy.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

“I just want you to think about what the alternative was,” said Abbas, referring to the current administration’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza and its invasion of Lebanon. He added, “What did you expect from myself or many members of the community to do?”

"Think of what the alternative is" is exactly what we were saying.

People are stupid. And because of that, we'll suffer an incredible amount of harm that very easily could have been avoided.

[–] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 34 points 6 days ago

It's fascinating how he didn't permanently lose the vote of the entire US Muslim community when he, you know, tried to institute a Muslim ban.

(I'm aware that "Arab Americans" doesn't equal "Muslim Americans" but there's a lot of overlap.)

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago

German jews who voted for Hitler got concerned soon after the elections too. Many ethnic Germans too, but all they had to do was say "ich hab es nicht gewust" afterwards. The second World War has been so well documented. Yet many still haven't learned anything from history.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Remember how after 9/11 Republicans wanted every Arab and Muslim dead? Did these Arabs forget that?

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Remember the fucking Muslim ban during Trump's first term? These people must have.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Voters in general have a memory of a goldfish. People vote on immediate concerns and issue. To be honest, if Democrats had a stronger backbone to stand up to Israel, this would not have happened.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Yeah?

Trump is not concerned with your opinion.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Don't care lol, he's doing what he said he would. Thanks for voting! Enjoy your prize!

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Pretty much my attitude. A lot of us warned what would happen. Then they gave the US house , the senate, the office of the president, and by extension the Supreme Court and a number of federal judges to the republicans. Plus a number of state congressional seats to the republicans.

Reap what you sow.

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 6 days ago

🎼 Don't it always seem to go...

That you don't know what you've got, til it's gone...

🎶 They paved Palestine to put up a parking lot.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

It was a power pyramid scheme. They thought they'd profit from aligning with him. That's the betrayal the leaders are feeling.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Some, with faces made of leopard food, considered the slight possibility of maybe one day starting to consider regretting enthusiastic vote for their own faces to be served as main course at leopard dinner...

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Guys I got this pet face-eating-leopard and it keeps trying to eat my face. :(

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

I don't wish any negative effects to all the people in Gaza and the West Bank. I do, however, wish that the people who voted for Trump have to experience the kind of pain that the people in Gaza and the West Bank will experience under Trump. All these fuckers are safe over here and won't have to endure the kind of torture that voting in Trump will bring.

They protest voted against Harris because she personally wasn't stopping a war she had no power to stop, with the only alternative being the guy who will accelerate that war. They deserve everything that comes to them while I laugh in their fucking faces (at the same time crying actual tears for the victims of their betrayal over in Gaza).

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Lol and? Eat the shit pie you voted for.

If only there was a candidate that said this would happen. Where is the prince from Nigeria when you need some gullible people.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I'm already sick of this style of headline. Anyone else?

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