{"id":2248759,"date":"2024-05-20T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-setting-up-michigan-meeting-to-recruit-arab-voters-abandoning-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:46:33","slug":"former-trump-official-setting-up-michigan-meeting-to-recruit-arab-voters-abandoning-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-setting-up-michigan-meeting-to-recruit-arab-voters-abandoning-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump appointee organizing Michigan gathering to attract Arab voters deserting Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-trump-official-setting-up-michigan-meeting-to-recruit-arab-voters-abandoning-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of Arab American\u200c donors and\u200d activists will convene for \u200ba private dinner with Donald Trump&#8217;s former Ambassador to Germany, \u2064Richard Grenell, in\u200d Oakland\u200d Hills, Michigan. Despite\u200b not being part of \u200cTrump&#8217;s campaign,\u2062 Grenell is\u200c viewed\u200b as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">potential candidate<\/a> for a\u200c top national security role if \u200dTrump secures the presidency. \u200bThe meeting reflects growing dissatisfaction among Muslim\u2064 and Arab Americans towards President Biden&#8217;s handling of the\u2064 Israel-Gaza conflict, as reported\u2064 by the\u2063 Washington \u2062Post. Additionally, a \u2064recent New York Times-Siena College poll revealed \u200bTrump leading Biden 57%-25% among Arab and Muslim \u200bvoters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as \"Always the Smartest Person in the Room\" Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">battleground states<\/a><\/a>,\u200c signaling a significant shift in voter sentiment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A group of Arab American donors and activists will be meeting on Tuesday for a private dinner in Oakland Hills, Michigan, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Richard Grenell.\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s former Ambassador to Germany <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Richard Grenell.\">Richard Grenell.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Grenell isn\u2019t a member of Trump\u2019s campaign team, the former president has referred to him as \u201cmy envoy,\u201d and Grenell is considered to be a contender for a top national security position if Trump wins the election. Tuesday\u2019s meeting comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/islam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muslim Americans\">Muslim Americans<\/a> and Arab Americans are growing more dissatisfied with President Joe Biden\u2019s handling of the Israel-Gaza war, according to people involve who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/05\/20\/trump-muslims-arabs-michigan-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spoke<\/a> with the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/13\/upshot\/polling-biden-battlegrounds-senate.html#:~:text=Arab%20and%20Muslim%20voters,Muslim%20voters%20in%20the%20poll.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released<\/a> last week showed Trump leading Biden 57%-25% among Arab and Muslim voters in five battleground states. This is a drastic change compared to four years ago when Biden won the same group 56%-35%.  <\/p>\n<p>And when it came to Michigan\u2019s Democratic primary in February, 94% of Muslim voters voted \u201cuncommitted\u201d in protest to Biden, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-exit-poll-finds-94-of-michigan-muslims-voted-uncommitted-in-dem-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>some exit polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yahya Basha, a Syrian American physician who has worked with the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, helped organize the meeting.\u00a0While Basha has not pledged his vote to Trump just yet, he is open to hearing what the potential Trump administration plans to do differently compared to the Biden administration. <\/p>\n<p>Basha criticized Biden for not enforcing sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and said\u00a0the administration\u2019s policies were a major letdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s too early to say Trump is the one. That\u2019s the reason we are hosting an event for his representative, to see how he views the community and what kinds of things he will do,\u201d Basha said. \u201cWith [the Biden] administration, I was hopeful for a better policy, but unfortunately, the delivery was lacking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haytham Albizem, a doctor from Pennsylvania who voted for Biden in 2020, is now organizing for and financially supporting Trump\u2019s reelection efforts. The Arab community is particularly critical of Biden for not meeting with Arab community leaders in the first months of the Israel-Gaza war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump bragging about his support for Israel as president, his clear lines on how to deal with Iran might be enough to persuade Arab voters to support him in November.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting in Michigan is just the first of many meetings scheduled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"\"We've Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden\" - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">swing states<\/a> between Trump\u2019s team and Arab community leaders. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Michigan&#8217;s Oakland Hills, Arab American donors and activists will gather for a private dinner with ex-Ambassador Richard Grenell, appointed by Trump. Grenell, though not part of Trump&#8217;s campaign, is dubbed &#8220;my envoy&#8221; by the former president. 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