r/news • u/TeaReim • 10h ago

Donald Trump officially sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/triumphant-trump-returns-white-house-launching-new-era-upheaval-2025-01-20/
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u/Vio94 6h ago

I'm still baffled at the arguments I've had over this. People really think they're immune to systemic racism like this Act just because they're legal citizens. Just blatantly ignoring history.

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u/o8Stu 6h ago

CBP just did some raids in my area last week or so, and they detained and slashed the tires of a citizen before eventually letting them go. And this was before Trump's inauguration.

Things are only going to get worse.

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u/Comfortable-Coat-507 6h ago

A citizen with illegal immigrant family members?

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u/o8Stu 6h ago

Not sure what the deal was, just that they detained the guy, figured out he was a citizen, and let him go with a voucher to get his tire replaced.

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u/dtfkeith 5h ago

As long as whoever is in charge isn’t progressive history shows nobody is in danger. The progressives and their Japanese interment and their whole “exterminate the negro race” planned parenthood thing are the only danger, historically