US Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.

“Trump won because of us and we’re not happy with his Secretary of State pick and others,” says Rabiul Chowdhury, a Philadelphia investor who chaired the Abandon Harris campaign in Pennsylvania and co-founded Muslims for Trump. Muslim support for Trump helped him win Michigan and may have factored into other swing state wins, strategists believe.

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    Muslims: We voted for Trump because Harris supports Israel! He’s not hurting the right people!!!

    Trump: Oh, yes. Yes we are. Now get on the fucking plane. The in-flight meal is pork chops.

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    Hahaha yeah fuck those muslims who refused to vote for Harris. Death to them, and their children! This is all their fault, and definitely not the fault of the democrats for running on a republican light platform! Vote blue everyone!

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        Hear hear! I mean, how dare they not vote for the democrats? Don’t they know how this works? Do they think the parties are supposed to “earn” their votes by campaigning for policies that will benefit the electorate? That’s fucking childish!

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    Seriously? What did they think was going to happen with donvict in office? I just can’t even right now. If I thought things would be any better in 4 years, I’d beg/borrow/steal to get on that 4 year cruise…

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    No way. The guy who said he’d give Netanyahu a blank check to destroy Gaza opposes Islam? Color me fucking shocked.

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      Blank check? they already had one and have been bypassing Congress to fund them already under Biden

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    All this time/effort organizing around him when a 5 minute Google search would have shown you he’d pledge unquestioning support for Netanyahu

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      Not to mention Trump’s “sharpie realignment” of Israel’s border during his last term. These people have rocks in their heads if they thought this was going to go any other way.

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      This is what I don’t get.

      Trump is like everyone’s marvel superhero, he’s whatever they imagine they want, the alternative to everyone else… Even very legitimate and thought out criticism can somehow conclude with supporting Trump when that makes no sense.

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    “Hey, asshole. Shut up and get on the plane.”- Trump Administration to this chucklefuck in a couple months.

    You voted for this, you stupid motherfucker. Now you get to enjoy the ride like the rest of us.

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      There won’t be planes, or deportations. There will only be caged slave laborers in concentration camps owned by his friends, with the government (read taxpayers) paying the rent month after month, year after year.

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    I didn’t think the leopards would eat my face!

    I mean what did they expect? Yes, i didn’t agree with Bidens current policy or what Kamala was going to do, but I knew trump would be worse.

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    Facts:

    • POTUS45 knew it was a one-time grift so there are no repercussions for him for abandoning his electorate.
    • POTUS45 repeatedly stated his desire to help Israel and not even once hinted at idea of peace for Gaza.
    • Haris clearly was trying to evade direct answers to Gaza questions which left significant room for after-election change
    • Democrats suck (at messaging, at fighting back and at playing hard ball)
    • Putting up ultimatums in the middle of election is doomed to failure. I can’t recall one instance where it was successful. I can recall however when existing administration, outside of election cycle, yielded to public pressure…

    so with just more obvious facts on the table the entire notion of giving Dems middle finger and literally helping Republicans win was not merely misguided but malicious. Being surprised by the outcome does not speak highly of people involved and their priority. If their priority was stopping the bloodshed they would’ve acted differently, by all means that priority was mainly middle finger to Dems.

    I am acutely aware that people are dying and between two administrations the difference is at what scale and whether public has any sway with administration. Present choice out of the gate pointed for larger scale suffering and no public input.

    US elections are not pragmatic - they are spectacle of emotions, which is why public elects showman.

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    I honestly have no idea how any Muslim could vote for Trump unless they were completely ignorant. He is not their friend by any stretch of the imagination. It’s not going to end well for them.