Brits Jailed for Memes—Will Trump Offer Asylum to UK Citizens Silenced for Free Speech?

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You know things are bad in the UK when Grammy-winning musician Winston Marshall unironically asks Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt whether the Trump administration would consider granting asylum to Brits prosecuted for reposting memes.

"As we speak, there are people in prison for quite literally reposting memes."

"We have extensive prison sentences for tweets, social media posts, and general free speech issues."

"Would the Trump administration consider political asylum for British citizens in such a situation?"

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