> There is also a conflict of interest for many in the tech space who browse this forum. Many of the technologies we work on are being abused by this administration.

Possibly true. Just irrelevant.

I already have far too much exposure to Trump, and I'm not even American. I'd like it not to come up here. You may disagree, and that's fine, but the original question was - why are stories about him flagged. I maintain that the answer, for many people if not nearly all, is simple: ugh, not again.