(Middle East Eye) An online event organised by “Muslim Voices for Trump” descended into chaos late on Tuesday when activists infiltrated the call in another case of the new viral threat termed “Zoom bombing.”
The call, arranged by US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in conjunction with the group, had to be abandoned when it turned into a disorderly free-for-all less than 20 minutes in.
The unnamed activists made passive-aggressive comments each time a Muslim Trump supporter spoke, wrote endless insulting messages on the Zoom chat box, and asked direct questions to the Trump surrogates without being prompted.
At one point, when Farhana Shifa, co-chair of Muslim Voices for Trump, introduced herself and greeted the group, activists took turns to mockingly reply: “Wa alaikum salam,” Arabic for “and unto you peace,” forcing her to stop and start her address from the beginning.
