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In reply to the discussion: Trump Won Over Many Arab Americans in November. Now they are angry, feeling betrayed. "Where do we turn?" [View all]no_hypocrisy
(54,124 posts)14. My little town in northern NJ is mostly Muslim immigrants.
They voted against one of the most progressive Democrats in the House during the primary, Bill Pascrell, Jr.
They gave their support and their vote to one of the few Muslim mayors in the country, Mohamed Khairullah, who was challenging Pascrell.
Just because he promised to turn things around in Congress concerning Gaza.
He lost and Pascrell won.
But they didn't return Pascrell in the general election. Neither did the Muslim voting block in Paterson. They delivered Passaic County to Trump. They believed Trump. If Khairullah did endorse Pascrell, it wasn't openly or enthusiastically.
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Trump Won Over Many Arab Americans in November. Now they are angry, feeling betrayed. "Where do we turn?" [View all]
Demovictory9
Mar 2025
OP
GOP sucked them in with the booking banning, anti LGBT stuff in the school systems.
Demovictory9
Mar 2025
#8
Then they get just what they deserve. Unfortunately, so do the rest of us who don't
JohnSJ
Mar 2025
#11
said they still like his domestic policies: The anti-woke? The anti-DEI? The anti-LGBT? Anti-Immigrants?
Demovictory9
Mar 2025
#10
its tragic for all the Palestinians getting bombed...not their fault that American Arabs voted for Trump
Demovictory9
Mar 2025
#9
And that's the irony of Trump voters using their faux concerns for Gazans as an excuse to vote for Trump.
Beastly Boy
Mar 2025
#33
Well, keep the faith. All Palestinians might end up in a beautiful place in Africa
dalton99a
Mar 2025
#12
I wonder how Ms. Mahbuba reacted to the horrors of the October 7 massacre.
DavidDvorkin
Mar 2025
#21
My co-worker..immigrant from Muslim country supported GOP because of Sharia law
Demovictory9
Mar 2025
#32
We warned you how bad it was going to get, but you voted for the fucking asshole anyways!
Initech
Mar 2025
#28