Trump Voters get INSTANT KARMA with Trump Picks

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What evidence does the host present that Trump broke promises to Arab‑American voters?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
I don't report this with glee or delight. As a reporter, it's simply my duty to keep receipts of Donald Trump's broken promises. And this isn't me wagging my finger and saying, I told you so. But let the facts speak for themselves. The Arab Americans in Michigan and elsewhere who strongly endorsed donald trump and helped him to victory and it's not just unique to arab americans i'm not trying to single them out well they are now sending a letter to donald trump earlier in the day i'll read the letter from you from the organization who backed trump and they're saying all right donald well you got our votes you won and now call for the ceasefire which donald trump is not going to do and in fact to the contrary what has donald trump done in the past 24 hours well he's appointed mike huckabee as the ambassador to israel and huckabee says there's no such thing as the west bank and that should simply become the territory of israel i'll show you the receipts in a moment
Ben Meiselas 1:06
And also, we believe he's appointed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. And Senator Rubio has said, no, I'm absolutely not going to be calling for a ceasefire. So as between the Biden-Harris administration calling for a ceasefire, trying to negotiate one, Netanyahu did not want to negotiate one with the Biden-Harris administration under the terms that were being proposed. And under the Trump administration, just letting you know the facts here, that if the view was that Donald Trump was going to call for a ceasefire, he's doing the exact opposite. Let me just show you the letter from this group, the MENA American Group, Chamber of Commerce. These are the Arab Americans who backed Trump in Dearborn, Michigan.
Ben Meiselas 1:53
They sent this letter today to fulfill his promise to the community and work on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon. I mean, look, Trump's son-in-law, who's going to have a senior role in the administration, said something to the effect of he looks forward to building hotels in Gaza and basically having it reclaimed. Just take a look right here of the stats of this. So you see that Donald Trump won handily in the Arab American areas in Dearborn, Michigan. Here's the letter that was sent today or sent a little bit ago.

How did the MENA American Chamber of Commerce demand an immediate cease‑fire from Trump?

Ben Meiselas 2:27
It says, Dear President-elect Trump, on behalf of the Lebanese Americans within our MENA American Middle East North African Chamber of Commerce, we congratulate you on your historic return to the White House. Dearborn, Michigan, a city with the highest concentration of Arab Americans outside of the Middle East, turned red in this presidential election due to your genuine outreach to our community and our belief that you are an optimal choice for our democracy, economy, and in the matters of foreign policy. The over 3.5 million MENA Americans, some of whom reside in swing states, are proud to have contributed to your margins of victory. during this US election, we are urging your administration and transition team to apply your political influence in demanding an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Palestine.
Ben Meiselas 3:16
This aligns the commitment toward lasting peace that you made in the letter and in person while signing the peace plaques. Furthermore, our meetings with your team leading up to your historic win underscored the importance of our dialogue in matters pertaining to Lebanon. These engagements have already led to robust lines of communication, including your recent commitment to pursue peace in Lebanon and your unprecedented and iconic visit. As a matter of high importance and in delivering on your promise of a November 6th ceasefire, again, we urge you to call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Palestine while crafting a long-lasting peace in the region." Further, we believe your team's leadership will be instrumental in advancing productive U.S.-Lebanese relations, and for that reason, we would like to add our support to the appointment of a chief negotiator with the Lebanese government.
Ben Meiselas 4:09
All right, well, let's see if there are promises kept, right? I mean, I think we have to...

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