https://www.democraticunderground.com/105914167
In part because of Gaza blah-de-blah (that tRump wants to "clean out", the same tRump that
ended Biden's sanctions on violent West Bank settlers, the same Trump that enacted the "Muslim ban" on several countries including Somalia, that called African countries "shithole countries", and asked why the U.S. can't have more immigrants from Norway.)
... [aggrieved Minneapolis Somali voter] “You’re telling us you’re doing something about the genocide in Palestine. You promised all these things, but you guys never kept it.”
... he is noticing increased grievances with the Democratic party in his own community, particularly with those opposed to the “liberal agenda.” He said many Somalis hold conservative religious and family values that have more in common with Republicans than Democrats.
. . . “The last 10 years, the Somali community has been voting with Democrats with no return on investment in the community,” Ismail said. “They took their vote for granted.”
. . . that they were “sick of the status quo” and of feeling “taken for granted by the Democrats.”
and much more such at the link. Including a couple nasty tRump comments about Somalis, e.g. that Minnesota had "suffered enough" for taking in thousands of Somali refugees.
ETA - Everything in this post (and the linked-to post) are things he did and said BEFORE people voted in the 2024 election.
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