Those questions didn’t come out of thin air. His file has been flagged and obviously contains some sort of brief about his political activities so that any and every Customs agent will know about it when they pull up his file. They apparently take that as a cause to harass him. However ‘gentle’ their harassment might be that’s a very chilling message they’re sending.
I don’t like it either. But then, I don’t even like being asked my zip code when I go to check out at a local retail store. I just lie because its none of their business. I used to give the cashiers hell for asking, but stopped because of the glazed look in their eyes. Just a waste of time anyway.
But look, every phone call and message board is monitored by the Alphabet Soup agencies. Donald Trump doesn’t use a cell phone for a reason.