Summary
Donald Trump has suspended U.S. refugee programs, canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared for resettlement, including families of active-duty U.S. military personnel, unaccompanied minors, and those at risk of Taliban retaliation.
This executive order leaves thousands more approved refugees in limbo.
Advocates warn the move abandons vetted allies and strains U.S. credibility.
Minority Democrats called the decision “shameful,” citing its impact on vulnerable groups and U.S. service members’ families.
If anyone actually cared about these people they had 4 years to do anything for them. There is zero excuse for it taking so long Trump was able to cancel it.
Said like someone who confidently knows nothing about the complex process of vetting the backgrounds of people applying for refugee status.
You’re not wrong. Republicans and Dems at every level had 4 years to stop this shit show and failed miserably.
What makes you think Republicans wanted to stop this shit show?
Republicans are not a monolithic entity.
There are people like Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney and Megan McCain who are all right wing Dbags but see Trump for what he is. Aside from the tech bros like Elon Musk there are those in the business community that do not support Trump because they don’t have a seat at the table.
They failed just as much as Biden and the Democrats did to stop this.