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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 06:47 PM Aug 2020

Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC

Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday—the day, after a yearslong process, they would become U.S. citizens. They found out only minutes before the ceremony that President Trump would attend, and they didn’t know it would be aired during the Republican convention that night.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigrants-in-trump-led-ceremony-didnt-know-they-would-appear-at-rnc-11598481345


I don't have access to any more of the story because of the paywall but does this surprise anybody?

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Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC (Original Post) octoberlib Aug 2020 OP
That's 100% the type of shitty manipulative behavior one expects from Trumpland. RockRaven Aug 2020 #1
Sickening. He actually thinks people belong to him. NT enough Aug 2020 #2
Millions do. dchill Aug 2020 #3
They got used as props without their knowledge or consent. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #4
THAT is exactly right...... MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #7
Holy hell, that's much worse than it seemed last night. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author JohnnyLib2 Aug 2020 #6
Really? I thought that it took place at the White House. JDC Aug 2020 #8

RockRaven

(14,784 posts)
1. That's 100% the type of shitty manipulative behavior one expects from Trumpland.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 06:50 PM
Aug 2020

A gross mix of coercion/nonconsent with an implied threat.

MyOwnPeace

(16,888 posts)
7. THAT is exactly right......
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:19 PM
Aug 2020

I'm surprised he didn't have them all deported as soon as they were off screen - they didn't "look" like the kind of people he'd want in "his" country.

JohnnyLib2

(11,206 posts)
5. Holy hell, that's much worse than it seemed last night.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:09 PM
Aug 2020


And last night was really bad.
What a loathsome maneuver!

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JDC

(10,084 posts)
8. Really? I thought that it took place at the White House.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:20 PM
Aug 2020

Most folks don't become citizens at the White House. Convention or otherwise. Not surprising though. Props for DJTs reality show


*on edit, re-read.

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