French academic denied entry to US for 'personal opinion' on Trump

> JD Vance launching a blistering attack against the continent last month, saying in Munich: “I believe deeply that there is no security if you are afraid of the voices, the opinions and the conscience that guide your very own people.”

Nothing inconsistent here, really. To the USA, a French national is _their_ very own people, not _our_ very own people.

Of course, there are two ways to quell that fear, either adjust circumstances so people don't generate the voices, or suppress the voices so they can't be heard. At home it's going to the latter.

Discussion (112 points, 21 hours ago, 50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43416476

If all countries would implement that, the aviation industry would be in deep trouble. But then again the climate would benefit. Perhaps this is DJT's secret agenda...;-p

From the article:

The academic, who works in the space sector and whose identity has not been revealed, was travelling to the U.S. on March 9, and underwent a random check on arrival, according to the AFP agency. His phone and computer were examined and messages referring to Trump’s policies toward the academia were found.