The Democratic mayor of the only American city governed entirely by Muslims has endorsed President Donald Trump, signaling a potential problem for Kamala Harris and highlighting the fragility of the left's so-called intersectional coalition.
Amer Ghalib, mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, a battleground state,
Announced On Sunday, he said he would support the Republican candidate, saying, “I know [Trump] He's a man of principle.”
“Though the outlook is bright, I am not sure if he will win the election and become the 47th president of the United States,” Ghalib wrote, “But I believe he is the right choice at this critical juncture. Whatever the outcome, I will not regret my decision and am ready to face the consequences.”
“Let the caravan journey begin. This is just the starting point,” Ghalib added.
A few days ago, Ghalib, one of many religious Americans who have challenged the cultural imperialism of LGBT activists in recent years, met briefly with Trump in Flint. show “It's a new era” on Facebook
Ghalib, who last year defended a bill banning the flying of LGBT flags on public buildings, said The Detroit Free Press reported that it was a “productive meeting,” suggesting that Trump had asked for support.
The Trump campaign appears eager to capitalize on the current administration's alienation of Muslim voters and Arab Americans over its Middle East policies and promotion of LGBT propaganda.
FiveThirtyEight Poll Average Harris currently leads Trump 48.6% to 45.9% in Michigan, a state Biden won by about 155,000 votes in 2020. According to According to NPR, there are approximately 240,000 Muslims in Michigan.
According to According to the Hamtramck Review, 61% of Hamtramck residents voted “independent” in the Democratic primary, which Biden ultimately won with 32% of the vote.
Some Muslim Americans who would normally support the Democrats may choose to back Trump, as Ghalib suggested, or support the Green Party's Jill Stein instead.
Reuters attention An August poll by the extremist group Council on American-Islamic Relations found that 40% of Muslim respondents in Michigan supported Stein, 18% supported Trump and 12% supported Harris.
The mayor of Hamtramck is from Yemen.
protested against treatment With the Palestinians in Gaza Demanded divestment “He knew a lot about me before we met, and we discussed a variety of topics, including the debate, poll updates, voting statistics in Michigan and Wayne County, and the concerns of Arab Americans, particularly Yemeni Americans,” Trump, who is Israeli-born, said.
Trump has made no secret of his contempt for Hamas, his opposition to Islamic extremism, and his affinity for Israel. Normalize relations Between Israel and Arab countries, and To officially acknowledge He considers Jerusalem to be Israel's capital, but his criticism of American interventionism and foreign engagement appears to have struck a chord with some disgruntled Democrats.
For example, Trump’s criticism of President Biden’s missile strikes on Yemen earlier this year may have resonated with Ghalib and other former Democrats in the Yemeni community.
“A lot of people are moving to the right.”
Biden in January
Ordered The country launched military strikes against Houthi militias in Yemen after they repeatedly attacked Israeli-linked ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, marking something of a policy reversal previously acknowledged by the Biden-Harris administration. Dropped Remove the Houthis from the list of foreign terrorist organizations.
Trump
Written An article from Truth Social at the time of the strike:
So let me be clear. We are dropping bombs all over the Middle East, again (I defeated ISIS there!), and our Secretary of Defense, who was missing for 5 days, is running the war from a laptop in his hospital room. Remember, this is the same group that “surrendered” in Afghanistan, where no one was ever held accountable or fired. It was the most embarrassing “moment” in US history. Now we are at war in Ukraine, Israel, Yemen, but there is no “war” on our southern border. Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Villain Joe Biden is the worst president in US history!
“A lot of people are moving to the right,” Hassan Aoun, a Republican activist in Dearborn, Michigan, another Detroit suburb with a large Muslim population, told the Free Press, adding that the understanding is that Trump would not support a new war.
Ghalib also criticized the Democratic Party's views on social issues, particularly the party's support for child mutilation and sterilization, and
Promoting LGBT porn At school.
Last year, Ghalib
Reportedly He hosted former National Security Advisor to President Trump, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, to discuss gender ideology, illegal immigration, critical race theory, and other social issues.
Bernadette SmithThe ethnic vice chair of the Michigan Republican Party called the meeting “historic.”
“We have to focus on what unites us and get past what divides us,” Smith said. “I believe this is a day that will be made history, and we give God the glory and the honor for meeting here tonight. … We want to continue to build bridges. … We don't want to see our children hurt.”
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