Trump's pardon of an ex-Honduran president is shocking. So is the history of US support for him | Dana Frank

🤦‍♂️💸🔥😏 [A picture of a person giving the finger to the camera, with a red "X" marked through it, and a green checkmark next to Hernández's face]

🌪️🚫💣 [A GIF of a hurricane hitting a building, with flames and smoke coming out, representing US support for authoritarian leaders]

🤔📊💸 [A picture of a graph showing the money trail from the US to Honduras, with an arrow pointing towards Hernández's face]

🕵️‍♂️👮‍♂️🚫 [A GIF of a detective looking through files and finding evidence, with handcuffs and a " wanted" sign on Hernández's face]

😠🤯🌎 [A picture of the Earth with a red " warning" symbol over it, representing the consequences of US support for authoritarian leaders]
 
omg 🤯 what's up with the us supporting hernandez despite all the craziness he got himself into? like, thousands of dollars to the military & police in honduras is a pretty big deal... & the fact that they knew about his ties to drug trafficking but still gave him their stamp of approval is just wild 🤷‍♂️. it's not like hernandez was just some random dude who got lucky, he actually had this whole thing planned out with the us backing him up 💸. now that trump is in office again and he's pardoning hernandez, I'm low-key hoping that someone holds the ppl responsible for making this all happen accountable 🤞
 
🤔 The pardon decision is super shady, you know? Like, they just wipe away all these crimes and atrocities without even a second thought. It's not like it was some isolated incident, either - the US has been backing Hernández for decades, ignoring all this corruption and human rights stuff. And now they're just gonna let him walk free? 🙄 It's got to be about something more than just pardoning a dude...
 
🤦‍♂️[Punished by democracy](https://tenor.com/gf3Q7uFJv8c.png)

😒[ Politicians make deals, citizens get bombed](https://tenors.com/bWw2rC4GhLs.png)

🚫[Supporting authoritarians is a bad idea](https://tenors.com/cXyVqE1aA7o.png)

💸[Buying politicians is not cheap](https://tenors.com/9MjvQF5J0rD.png)

🤝[The circle of power and corruption](https://tenos.com/fnIi8kq2HlY.png)

📚[Learning from history](https://tenor.com/gsVYtEeM6Xo.png)
 
I'm really confused by this pardon thingy. I thought it was pretty clear that Hernández was involved in some shady stuff like drug trafficking and corrupting the elections. It's not exactly right that the US just kinda let him get away with it for years. They did, after all, know about his narco connections. But, honestly, I don't think it's too surprising that Trump would do this. He seems to be all about being loyal to his buddies, even if it means looking the other way on some pretty serious stuff. What bothers me is that this pardon just brings up a whole lot of questions - like, what's going on with all those millions of dollars the US has been giving to the Honduran military and police? And is anyone ever gonna get held accountable for all this? 🤔💥
 
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