US citizens denied new passports

[elucidator]

Got a nickel that says the “citizenship” border scandal quickly morphs into “who gets to vote?” in Texas. Nationwide, Republicans will do just about anything to win. Texas Republicans don’t have such inhibitions.

[Bijou_Drains]

Don’t think Trump has to worry about winning Texas in 2020 if he runs. But local offices could be impacted by this stuff.

[Ambrosio_Spinola]

@Bijou_Drains

Don’t think Trump has to worry about winning Texas in 2020 if he runs. But local offices could be impacted by this stuff.

The whole red state/blue state thing tends to obscure a lot of local politics - South Texas isn’t Trump country and never has been. Hidalgo County was bluer than Vermont in 2016, for instance.

[elucidator]

Those Republicans are not so much worried about Trump in 2020, but Beto in 2018. They’re kinda busy right now…

[Xema]

HuffingtonPost is very critical of this story: Bombshell Washington Post Story On Trump Passport Crackdown Withheld, Distorted Key Facts

… the Post withheld key data, mischaracterized information and lobbed an allegation of fraud at a deceased doctor without speaking to his family members, who complained publicly, HuffPost has found. The piece has been substantially altered three times, including Thursday after multiple queries from HuffPost.

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… the Post’s report remains misleading. It relies on anecdotal evidence to make an explosive claim that’s contradicted by official data ― and doesn’t make that fact clear. It implies that years-old practices are new. And the paper consistently refused to correct the record unless it was called out by other reporters.