Muslim leaders who backed Donald Trump against Bidenʼs Middle-East stance dont feel good about his latest moves. Their support (which helped win places like Michigan) seems to have led nowhere – the new Cabinet picks tell a different story than what they hoped for
Marco Rubio‚ picked for Secretary-of-State earlier this Nov‚ stands firm against Gaza cease-fire; he thinks Israel should remove “every element“ of Hamas. Mike Huckabee got the Israel ambassador spot: hes known to back West Bank occupation and thinks two-state solution wont work. For UN ambassador Elise Stefanik got picked – shes the one who called UN an anti-semitic place for speaking about Gaza deaths
We are very disappointed‚ it seems like this administration has been packed with pro-war people
Hassan Abdel Salam‚ who helped run Abandon Harris campaign thinks its worse than expected: “Its like hes going on Zionist over-drive.“ The community had high hopes after Trump visited Arab-American areas like Dearborn where he said he loved Muslims; in Pittsburgh he called Muslims for Trump a beautiful peace-loving movement
Some still keep faith – Rola Makki‚ Michigan Republican Partyʼs Muslim vice-chair points to current problems: look at whats happening now with thousands dead in Palestine and Lebanon under Biden she says. Trumpʼs team hasnt responded to questions yet‚ while Richard Grenell and Massad Boulos who did Muslim outreach during campaign stay quiet