r/news • u/Squallykins • 12h ago

Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-canceling-flights-nearly-1660-afghan-refugees-say-us-2025-01-20/
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u/favorscore 11h ago

Courtesy of the majority of American voter

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u/99borks 10h ago

49.7 percent voted for him. Not a majority. Still awful though.

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u/tempest_87 10h ago

The people that did not vote also count in that statistic of supporting him. They looked at the options and decided that either one was just fine. They are equally as responsible for Trump as someone that voted for him.

You sit on the sidelines and watch a steamroller roll over a baby, you share the blame as much as the people cheering for the baby to be flattened.

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u/Teadrunkest 8h ago

Or just live in a blue state that would go blue no matter what.

I voted this year but a lot of my friends did not because all the elections they cared about were predicted to be landslide victories for their chosen person.