Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Wed Aug 26, 2020: Trump has now used a WH pardon and a naturalization ceremony during a political convention.

EnoughWithTheTestingHat Retweeted

This is....an astonishing story by
@tparti
and
@MichaelCBender
. Two of the immigrants naturalized in the Trump-led ceremony at the RNC were not asked or informed until minutes that Trump would be there and were not informed it would be part of the RNC.
https://wsj.com/articles/immigrants-in-trump-led-ceremony-didnt-know-they-would-appear-at-rnc-11598481345

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Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn’t Know They Would Appear at RNC

Two women say they didn’t mind being featured as they became citizens; critics accuse president of using them, politicizing government functions

By Tarini Parti and Michael C. Bender
Aug. 26, 2020 6:35 pm ET

Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday—the 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 didn’t know it would be aired during the Republican convention that night.

Ms. Narayanan and Ms. Awadelseid said they didn’t mind being featured in the convention, saying in interviews Wednesday that they were still celebrating their newly granted citizenship. But the video, in which the two women and...

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[NCDem47]

1. Of course they weren't asked!

Since when did Trump/RNC care for or respect the privacy and feelings of others?

They should just be thankful they were in the same frame as Dear Leader (insert that dripping sarcasm-y thing here).

[C_U_L8R]

2. They were probably coerced into signing releases.

Which is also illegal.