Last week, Ayad joined other Arab American leaders for a meeting with The Associated Press. Many of them had been deeply involved in conversations with both Democrat Kamala Harris’ and Trump’s campaigns as each courted their vote during the last presidential race.
“We get this all the time by media, okay? It’s basically, ‘How’d that decision go? How’d that work out for you?’” Ayad said.
Among the nearly dozen leaders — ranging from county commissioner to state lawmakers to business owners — there was wide agreement that life had not improved since Trump was sworn into office.
But there was little regret. Many said Democrats did not offer a viable alternative because Harris, the vice president at the time, did not distance herself enough from President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
This is incredibly disingenuous. The community in question didn’t support Donald Trump, and overwhelmingly voted 3rd party because Kamala Harris supported Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Not only washing over that fact but blaming Trump’s second term on them is fucking atrocious reporting.
But there was little regret. Many said Democrats did not offer a viable alternative because Harris, the vice president at the time, did not distance herself enough from President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
I have such a hard time understanding the sentiment. Trump’s very first act in office in 2017 was to pass the Muslim ban. “Harris hasn’t distanced herself sufficiently from Israel” seems a weird hill to die on when the other guy literally wants to erase your entire religion and culture from planet earth.
Rhetoric is one thing; actions are another. Trump 1’s actions weren’t significantly worse than those of past American presidents. Now many people absolutely knew Trump 2 would be much, much worse than Trump 1 (not on Gaza though, to be clear), but most didn’t know/denied that before he took office in January. IIRC the mayor of Dearborn said something like “Trump targeted us once and he’ll do it again, but we were able to stop him once and we’ll do it again.”
“Harris hasn’t distanced herself sufficiently from Israel”
This is incredibly disingenuous. The community in question didn’t support Donald Trump, and overwhelmingly voted 3rd party because Kamala Harris supported Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Not only washing over that fact but blaming Trump’s second term on them is fucking atrocious reporting.
I have such a hard time understanding the sentiment. Trump’s very first act in office in 2017 was to pass the Muslim ban. “Harris hasn’t distanced herself sufficiently from Israel” seems a weird hill to die on when the other guy literally wants to erase your entire religion and culture from planet earth.
Rhetoric is one thing; actions are another. Trump 1’s actions weren’t significantly worse than those of past American presidents. Now many people absolutely knew Trump 2 would be much, much worse than Trump 1 (not on Gaza though, to be clear), but most didn’t know/denied that before he took office in January. IIRC the mayor of Dearborn said something like “Trump targeted us once and he’ll do it again, but we were able to stop him once and we’ll do it again.”
Gencoide is never a weird hell to die on.
When you do it, making missteps to make it worse. It is in that instance.
Drank the kook-aid.
Yeah i mistyped it, but it’s staying.
So, it’s ok if Trump destroys everything they love as long as a Democrat doesn’t do it.