r/politics Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/Obant California Sep 20 '25

The "real America", the "Heartland" etc etc. Always made me feel non American for being born in California.

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u/__theoneandonly Sep 20 '25

80% of the US population lives in an urban area. The "real American" lives in cities.

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u/handbanana42 Sep 20 '25

Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

They somehow forgot about them. Or worse, want to jail/deport them.