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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,610 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:26 PM Dec 11

Trump admin eyes yanking visas of Musk critics: report

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-elon-musk-visas/

The Trump administration has considered revoking visas of two prominent critics of billionaire Elon Musk — a once close ally of President Donald Trump — and his X social platform, according to a new Zeteo report on Thursday.

New documentation viewed by Zeteo indicated that high-level talks were underway among top government officials to decide whether to make the decision



Per a draft for an action memo outlining options for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration is weighing a move to revoke the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate," according to the outlet.

It could be the first attempt for the Trump administration to revoke visas of people it deems are censoring Americans.

"Just last week, the State Department reportedly directed officials to screen out applicants for skilled worker visas who have previously worked to combat online misinformation and disinformation," Zeteo reported.

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Free Speech! 🙄 underpants Dec 11 #1
Under these criteria DFW Dec 11 #2
American barred from Germany for being a Nazi ... that would make **such** a revealing headline for Trmp. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 11 #3

DFW

(59,670 posts)
2. Under these criteria
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:37 PM
Dec 11

Germany should have revoked EU entry to Richard Grennell, Ambassador to Germany during Trump One, since he stated (and later proved) that he saw his mission as strengthening far right movements in both Germany and Austria. The Germans and Austrians who did NOT belong to the extremist right (still, thankfully, the vast majority), were more than a little bit outraged and insulted.

eppur_se_muova

(40,832 posts)
3. American barred from Germany for being a Nazi ... that would make **such** a revealing headline for Trmp. nt
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 04:46 PM
Dec 11
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