> The decision to add the US to the first 2025 watchlist was made in response to what the group described as the “Trump administration’s assault on democratic n

> The decision to add the US to the first 2025 watchlist was made in response to what the group described as the “Trump administration’s assault on democratic norms and global cooperation”. > The group cited several of the administration’s actions such as the mass termination of federal employees, the appointment of Trump loyalists in key government positions, the withdrawal from international efforts such as the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council, the freezing of federal and foreign aid and the attempted dismantling of USAid. > The organization warned that these decisions “will likely impact civic freedoms and reverse hard-won human rights gains around the world”. Okay, so there's nothing to do with actual civil freedoms. I dislike orange man as much as the next person, but this article is garbage.