US President Donald Trump has inadvertently backed the same presidential candidate in Honduras as MS-13, a gang he designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
MS-13 allegedly intimidated Hondurans not to vote for left-leaning presidential candidate Rixi Moncada and instead cast their ballots for National Party candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, who is backed by Trump. The intimidation involved driving voters in mototaxis, threats of murder, and the presence of gang members at polling stations.
Ten residents from four working-class neighborhoods told The Intercept they saw MS-13 members giving residents an ultimatum to vote for Asfura or face consequences. Six other sources corroborated their testimony, including government officials and human rights investigators.
If Tito Asfura wins the presidency of Honduras, Trump stated that he will be very supportive. However, if he doesn't win, the U.S. won’t throw good money after bad because a wrong leader can only bring catastrophic results to a country.
MS-13 allegedly intimidated Hondurans not to vote for left-leaning presidential candidate Rixi Moncada and instead cast their ballots for National Party candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, who is backed by Trump. The intimidation involved driving voters in mototaxis, threats of murder, and the presence of gang members at polling stations.
Ten residents from four working-class neighborhoods told The Intercept they saw MS-13 members giving residents an ultimatum to vote for Asfura or face consequences. Six other sources corroborated their testimony, including government officials and human rights investigators.
If Tito Asfura wins the presidency of Honduras, Trump stated that he will be very supportive. However, if he doesn't win, the U.S. won’t throw good money after bad because a wrong leader can only bring catastrophic results to a country.
I'm literally speechless right now... How is this even possible?! 
Trump's administration is allegedly backing a candidate who's got MS-13 backing him up? That's like, super concerning! 
The thought of these gang members intimidating people into voting for someone just because they're in cahoots with Trump is just devastating. And now Trump is all like "if Tito wins, I'll be super supportive"... yeah right... 
It just goes to show that sometimes politics can get super messy and the wrong people are getting power. 
and we saw this crazy old dude at a gas station who claimed to have been in the army... like, 30 years ago? I mean, I was thinking about how his old military uniform was literally hanging off him and wondering if he was just trolling us or actually did serve... anyway, it got me thinking about how weird it is when people try to pass themselves off as something they're not. Like, in this case with the MS-13 situation, it's just wild that Trump is inadvertently backing a candidate who's basically being bullied into power by a gang... and now we have to worry about what happens if he wins? 
. It's crazy that Trump's endorsement of Tito Asfura could be linked to MS-13's alleged voter intimidation tactics 
. The fact that these gang members were driving voters around, threatening murder, and showing up at polling stations is just outrageous! 
. It's not okay for any politician to be backing a candidate who might be involved with organized crime. Trump needs to do some damage control on this one ASAP 
. What does that say about his values or the values of those around him? The fact that he's essentially saying "don't bother trying" because it could be a waste of resources is really tone-deaf 
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. We need to keep an eye on this one and make sure that democracy is protected in Honduras 
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I mean, can't we all just vote for whoever we want without having to fear for our safety? It's the right to a free and fair election, you know? And what does Trump think will happen if Asfura wins? That it'll be some kind of dystopian nightmare? 
I hope people in Honduras see through this and make their voices heard at the polls.
...and that these people were intimidated into voting for asfura instead of moncada is just heartbreaking 
...his foreign policy decisions always seem to come back to bite him, and this time it could have major consequences for honduras and the world 
. It's like he's more concerned with his own politics than the well-being of the Honduran people. And now if this Tito guy wins, Trump is just gonna be super supportive? Like what's in it for him? 
. I don't get why the US can't just support whoever the people want to vote for without putting pressure on them like that. It's kinda like they're trying to influence the outcome of an election, which isn't exactly transparent 
. Anyway, hope these Hondurans know who's really behind this whole thing 
. MS-13 is like, super bad news, you know? And for him to be backing Nasry "Tito" Asfura and using gang intimidation tactics to get people to vote for him is just, like, so not on 
. Like, if Asfura wins, Trump will just be happy and tweet about it or something. But if Asfura loses? Good riddance! 
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