Muslim civil rights group, Democrats condemn Trump’s rant against Somali community

October 11, 2019   

(Pioneer Press) The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday condemned President Donald Trump for targeting the state’s Somali community during his Thursday night rally at the Target Center.

“President Trump’s hate rhetoric places the entire Somali community in Minnesota and nationwide in danger from the growing white supremacist movement that looks to him for validation and encouragement,” CAIR-MN executive director Jaylani Hussein said in a statement. The CAIR statement also noted that the remarks were met with “cheers and jeers by an almost all-white crowd.”

Trump ranted about refugees — specifically those from Somalia — during his rally, drawing loud agreement from the raucous crowd of some 20,000 people.

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