(Middle East Eye) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clarify comments he made on a radio show earlier this week, where he appeared to threaten the domestic non-profit group with a terror designation for alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
“Your response, whether intentional or not, appeared to raise the possibility that the State Department is trying to find a way to weaponize federal terrorism laws against CAIR and other American Muslim institutions based on a debunked conspiracy theory,” the letter said, asking that Rubio’s office reply directly.
During an interview on the Sid & Friends In the Morning podcast on Tuesday, Rubio was asked: “Why wouldn’t you guys designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR?”
