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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-chris-christie-2024_n_6495c4bae4b095a2925d285a
Chris Christie Booed After Criticizing Donald Trump At Conservative Event

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) received a frosty reception Friday at a conservative confab after he criticized former President Donald Trump, one of his rivals in the 2024 White House race.

“I’m running because he’s let us down,” Christie told a crowd of several hundred social conservatives gathered at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference at the Washington Hilton hotel.

“He’s unwilling to take responsibility for any of the mistakes that were made, any of the faults that he has, and any of the things that he’s done.”
Several angry Trump supporters in the crowd jeered, and one woman yelled, “We love Trump!”

“You can boo all you want, but here’s the thing: Our faith teaches us that people have to take responsibility for what they do,” Christie said in response, drawing a smattering of applause from the audience.

Christie launched his presidential campaign earlier this month, positioning himself as someone who isn’t afraid to call out Trump over his actions as president, including his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U. S. Capitol. The former governor had been an early supporter of Trump but has since said that he made a “fundamental judgment error.”

Moments after leaving the stage Friday, Christie walked into a lobby outside the hotel’s ballroom, where he was greeted by a small crowd loudly cheering him on.
“Christie! Christie! Christie!” chanted a group of about 10 people. It’s unclear if they were part of his team or just a random assemblage of supporters.
“My favorite governor!” one shouted.

This person told me in the 80s it was cool to be radical, but nowadays it's a bad thing because it's affiliated with Nazis and communists. But I saw her Instagram story and now not only is she a Trump supporter (as she has been for years), but she is indirectly endorsing Rep MTG (who has allegedly been antisemitic and white nationalistic at times) and critiquing Cori Bush who supposedly admitted cheating through an election.

My mom can't stand any kind of racism, especially anti-white racism, but she gets along well with people of color. And she's fully Armenian.

Actually, sadly my whole Armenian family on my mom's side is like that, except for maybe two or three cousins that I don't talk to often. I'm a conservative but I don't like being in "that" group.

They are usually anti-LGBTQ, especially anti-transgender and anti-queer.

https://news.yahoo.com/join-military-become-us-citizen-112359094.html
Join the military, become a US citizen: Uncle Sam wants you and vous and tu

When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military, but that wasn't a real option in her country.

Last week, she raised her right hand and took the oath to join the U. S. Army Reserves, thanks in part to a recruiter in Dallas who also is Nepalese and reached out to her through an online group.

Bidari, who heads to basic training in August, is just the latest in a growing number of legal migrants enlisting in the U. S. military as it more aggressively seeks out immigrants, offering a fast track to citizenship to those who sign up.

Struggling to overcome recruiting shortfalls, the Army and the Air Force have bolstered their marketing to entice legal residents to enlist, putting out pamphlets, working social media and broadening their outreach, particularly in inner cities. One key element is the use of recruiters with similar backgrounds to these potential recruits.

It is one thing to hear about the military from locals here, but it is something else when it's from your fellow brother, from the country you’re from,” said Bidari, who was contacted by Army Staff Sgt. Kalden Lama, the Dallas recruiter, on a Facebook group that helps Nepalese people in America connect with one another. “That brother was in the group and he was recruiting and he told me about the military.”

The military has had success in recruiting legal immigrants, particularly among those seeking a job, education benefits and training as well as a quick route to becoming an American citizen. But they also require additional security screening and more help filling out forms, particularly those who are less proficient in English.