Since Trump’s second coming, I have tried to avoid discussing politics with my Arab-American family.
In previous Middle East Eye articles, I chronicled my family’s conservative politics, which often stood at odds with their views on Gaza - a wholehearted embrace of Trumpism and an accompanying disdain for non-white immigration - despite being of Arab immigrant origin themselves.
Over the past 15 months, however, I have sensed a shift among some relatives, ranging from embarrassed scepticism to outright dismissal of Trump’s handling of both the economy and foreign policy.
Contrary to expectation, prices never went down, Washington waged two consecutive wars and the release of the Epstein files cast further doubt on the 47th president’s carefully cultivated image of Christian virtue.
The change in tone in family gatherings encouraged me to speak more freely.
