That is an occasional roundup of people that voted for Donald Trump and are shocked to search out out nobody is immune from the injury and ache he causes. Many at the moment are grappling with the results of their selection because it impacts them and their family members—and probably regretting their vote.
Simply this previous week, following the Boulder, Colorado, assault in opposition to folks protesting for Hamas to launch Israeli hostages, President Donald Trump introduced a brand new journey ban concentrating on many Muslim-majority nations. Notably, Egypt—the place the Boulder attacker was from—wasn’t on the record.
“It ought to come as no shock that Trump’s racist journey ban overwhelmingly targets Black and brown folks from international locations in Africa, the Center East, and the Caribbean,” stated Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib in an announcement. “These insurance policies are rooted in white nationalism and can solely enhance hate, xenophobia, and Islamophobia in our nation.”
Tlaib, notably, refused to endorse Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president final 12 months. And she or he wasn’t alone.
In 2020, closely Muslim Dearborn, Michigan, backed Joe Biden, giving him 69% of their vote. In 2024, solely 36% of town voted for Harris, whereas 42% backed Trump. One other 18% backed Inexperienced Get together candidate Jill Stein. As Politico summarized in a headline, “Dearborn’s Arab Individuals really feel vindicated by Harris’ loss.”
Ah sure, candy, candy vindication. Weirdly, there aren’t many protests exterior the White Home. The place are the quite a few rallies in opposition to “Killer Vance”? The place are the chants of “Genocide Don”? Curious, isn’t it?
These Trump-backing Muslim voters have been already having second ideas earlier than the brand new ban. Again in November, Rabiul Chowdhury, chair of the Abandon Harris marketing campaign in Pennsylvania and co-founder of the group Muslims for Trump, informed reporters, “Trump gained due to us and we’re not glad together with his secretary of state choose and others.”
And but they helped hand him the win.
In February, one other group—Arab Individuals for Trump, chaired by Bishara Bahbah—modified its identify to Arab Individuals for Peace after Trump held a press convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and floated the thought of the U.S. taking “possession” of the Gaza Strip.
Because of their efforts, peace in Gaza is now additional out of attain.
Now, with Trump doing mainly the identical factor he did the primary time—now with extra chaos, concern, and destruction—those self same voices aren’t loudly opposing him. And the communities they claimed to symbolize—the voters they helped sway away from Harris—are those bearing the results.
