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Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesdaythe 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 didnt 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?
RockRaven
(14,784 posts)A gross mix of coercion/nonconsent with an implied threat.
enough
(13,237 posts)dchill
(38,321 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)Typical Trump behavior.
MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)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)And last night was really bad.
What a loathsome maneuver!
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JDC
(10,082 posts)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.