{"id":2344810,"date":"2024-09-23T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-mayor-in-michigan-endorses-trump-after-private-meeting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:48:33","slug":"muslim-mayor-in-michigan-endorses-trump-after-private-meeting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-mayor-in-michigan-endorses-trump-after-private-meeting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim mayor in Michigan endorses Trump after private meeting &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmuslim-mayor-in-michigan-endorses-trump-after-private-meeting-washington-examiner%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=2344810&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>In \u2063a surprising move, Amer Ghalib, the Democratic mayor \u200dof Hamtramck, \u200dMichigan, has publicly\u200d endorsed \u200cformer President Donald Trump for the\u200b 2024 election. Ghalib, who has\u2062 served as \u200dmayor since 2021 and is originally \u200dfrom Yemen, announced \u200dhis endorsement on Facebook after a 20-minute \u200cmeeting with Trump. Despite acknowledging differences in political views, he described Trump \u200das a man of principles and the right \u200cchoice \u200bfor these critical times. \u2063Ghalib is aware of the potential backlash \u200dfrom his endorsement, \u2064particularly\u200c given Hamtramck&#8217;s diverse and immigrant-heavy population, which\u200d has historically leaned toward Democratic \u200dcandidates. The endorsement comes\u200d in \u2063the context \u2064of rising frustration among Arab Americans regarding the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, leading many \u2063to seek alternatives. Ghalib emphasized the importance \u2064of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/birmingham-mayor-issues-warning-to-parents\/\" title=\"Mayor of Birmingham issues caution to parents\">addressing key issues affecting<\/a> the community, particularly those\u2063 relevant to\u200c Yemeni Americans.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Muslim mayor in Michigan endorses Trump after private meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1674829\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Muslim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> mayor who runs a city just five miles outside of Detroit endorsed former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in the 2024 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mayor Amer Ghalib, who was born in Yemen, has been leading the city of around 27,000 residents since 2021. The city of Hamtramck, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, which has a sizable immigrant population, became the first in the nation to have a Muslim-majority city council in 2015.&nbsp;Forty percent of the city&rsquo;s population was born in another country.<\/p>\n<p>Ghalib shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=8672371466130632&amp;set=ecnf.100000735956217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;that he will be endorsing Trump for the presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump and I may not agree on everything, but I know he is a man of principles,&rdquo; Ghalib wrote. &ldquo;Though it&rsquo;s looking good, he may or may not win the election and be the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice for this critical time.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ghalib says that he is willing to accept the &ldquo;consequences&rdquo; that may follow from his public endorsement of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Ghalib&rsquo;s post comes after he met with Trump for about 20 minutes last week, and he shared with the <em>Detroit News<\/em> that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/09\/18\/donald-trump-lobbied-hamtramck-mayor-amer-ghalib-for-his-endorsement-during-flint-meeting-president\/75278341007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"discussed\">discussed<\/a> Michigan and Wayne County&rsquo;s voting statistics, the presidential debates, and Arab American issues, particularly the concerns of Yemeni Americans regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-border-crisis-is-even-worse-than-you-think\/\" title=\"WATCH: Live Recording Exposes The Secret Atrocities Happening At The Border\">humanitarian crisis unfolding<\/a> in Yemen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit metropolitan area is home to the largest Arab population in the U.S., and many Arab leaders have been highly critical of how the Biden-Harris administration has addressed the Israel-Hamas war. They have accused President Joe Biden of assisting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his war efforts. As a result of the conflict that began on Oct. 7, millions of Palestinians have been displaced, children have been killed, and communities have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>During the presidential primary, 100,000 people voted uncommitted in Michigan to protest Biden&rsquo;s handling of the war, earning them two delegates at the Democratic National Convention. In total, there were 36 uncommitted delegates at the DNC. Advocates criticized planners of the convention when family members of a hostage were given a speaking slot but not a Palestinian American.<\/p>\n<p>Since beginning her bid for president, Vice President Kamala Harris has worked to garner support from the Arab population, having hired an Egyptian-born Department of Homeland Security official to lead outreach and having met with the&nbsp;mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, last month. Dearborn is the largest city in the U.S. that has an Arab-majority population.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harris has been unable to garner the support of the Uncommitted group.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris&rsquo;s unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear campaign statement in support of upholding existing U.S. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preposterous-and-false-human-rights-watch-slammed-for-report-demonizing-israel-omar-tlaib-celebrate\/\" title=\"\u2018Preposterous And False\u2019: Human Rights Watch Slammed For Report Demonizing Israel; Omar, Tlaib Celebrate\">international human rights law<\/a> has made it impossible for us to endorse her,&ldquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, the group has said it is against Trump, and it has urged voters to not vote for third-party candidates.<\/p>\n<p>As a swing state, winning Michigan would be crucial for both Harris and Trump in their road map to winning 270 electoral votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1674829\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1674829\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Muslim Democratic mayor from a city near Detroit has publicly endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 election. Mayor Amer Ghalib, originally from Yemen, has been in office since 2021 in Hamtramck, Michigan, which has a significant immigrant community and was the first U.S. city to have a Muslim-majority city council in 2015. Approximately 40% of Hamtramck&#8217;s residents are immigrants. Ghalib announced his endorsement on Facebook, stating that while he may not agree with Trump on all issues, he believes Trump is principled and the right choice for this critical time. He acknowledged that he is prepared to face any repercussions from his endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Ghalib&#8217;s announcement followed a private meeting with Trump where they discussed voting statistics in Michigan and Wayne County, presidential debates, and issues affecting Arab Americans\u2014particularly those related to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The Detroit area hosts the largest Arab population in the U.S., many of whom have criticized President Biden&#8217;s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this conflict that began on October 7th\u2014resulting in widespread displacement and destruction among Palestinians\u2014100,000 voters chose &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; during Michigan\u2019s primary as a protest against Biden\u2019s handling of these issues. This group earned two delegates at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), where there were a total of 36 uncommitted delegates.<\/p>\n<p>Critics pointed out that while family members of hostages were given speaking opportunities at the DNC, Palestinian Americans were not represented. Vice President Kamala Harris has attempted to connect with Arab voters by hiring an Egyptian-born official for outreach efforts and meeting with Dearborn&#8217;s mayor\u2014a city known for its large Arab population\u2014but she hasn&#8217;t gained support from those who voted uncommitted due to her stance on weapons policy regarding Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their opposition to Trump as well, this group urged voters not to consider third-party candidates since winning Michigan is vital for both Harris and Trump as they aim for enough electoral votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2344811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-donald-trump-rally-092324.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13348,4601,41520,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2344810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-endorsement","tag-michigan","tag-muslim-mayor","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-donald-trump-rally-092324.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}