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And that's fair. As I no longer trust what the media is trying to sell me. All I am saying is I am not passing judgement without knowing the details. You are saying you will pass judgement without knowing the details because you don't trust the government. I don't trust the government either but I also don't trust the media so I will wait to pass judgement. Difference of opinion.
To be clear, I’m not judging the hidden facts. I’m judging the known facts:
He was selected by FIFA.
He had a visa.
He had credentials.
He was denied entry with no public explanation beyond “vetting concerns.”
Given this administration’s record, that is enough for me to draw conclusions about the credibility of the explanation.
Same. I hope we find out more too, but I’m not pulling my skepticism out of thin air.
The president has publicly called Somali immigrants “garbage” and said Somalia is “not even a country.”
So when a Somali World Cup referee is denied entry with only “vetting concerns” offered publicly, I’m not treating that explanation as automatically credible.
That’s not media propaganda.
That’s context.
You’re evaluating the author’s motives. I’m evaluating the administration’s credibility.
Those are two different questions.
I don’t know why this referee was denied. I do know this administration has done enough that I no longer automatically trust unexplained exercises of government power.