{"id":2351672,"date":"2024-10-07T13:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamtramck-councilman-endorses-harris-after-mayor-backed-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T17:30:16","slug":"hamtramck-councilman-endorses-harris-after-mayor-backed-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamtramck-councilman-endorses-harris-after-mayor-backed-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamtramck councilman endorses Harris after mayor backed Trump &#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\">22<\/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%2Fhamtramck-councilman-endorses-harris-after-mayor-backed-trump-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=2351672&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 Hamtramck, Michigan, a city with a significant Muslim population, Councilman\u2062 Mohammed Hassan is rallying community support \u200cfor Vice President \u2064Kamala Harris following Mayor Amer Ghalib&#8217;s endorsement of former \u2064President Donald Trump.\u200b The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-school-officials-call-threat-to-sue-district-to-reopen-campuses-a-political-stunt\/\" title=\"Los Angeles School Officials Call Threat To Sue District To Reopen Campuses A \u2018Political Stunt\u2019\">councilman<\/a> organized an event \u2063at Radhuni Restaurant, which drew\u200b around 250\u200d attendees, as a\u200c direct response to the mayor&#8217;s surprising political shift. Hassan emphasized that the mayor&#8217;s decision does not reflect the \u2062views of the\u2064 council or the city as\u200b a whole. He indicated that a \u2062majority of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calvin-beisner-climate-lockdowns-coming-to-a-city-near-you\/\" title=\"Calvin Beisner: Climate Lockdowns Coming to a City Near You?\">council intends<\/a> to back Harris in the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>, distancing their\u200d stance from that of Mayor Ghalib.  <\/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\">Hamtramck council defies Trump-backing mayor and mobilizes support for Harris<\/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_1778550\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &ndash; <\/strong>A councilman in the Muslim-majority city of Hamtramck is mobilizing support for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> after its mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162987\/muslim-mayor-michigan-endorses-trump\/\">endorsed<\/a> former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mohammed Hassan, a long-time councilman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> city, home to a large Yemini and Bangladeshi population in Detroit, held an event Sunday night in which he and other community leaders offered their support to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which brought an estimated 250 people to Radhuni Restaurant in Detroit, was organized in direct response to Mayor Amer Ghalib&rsquo;s surprise announcement that he would back Trump in the presidential race last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s only the mayor. It&rsquo;s him. It&rsquo;s not Hamtramck city. It&rsquo;s only his decision. It&rsquo;s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kroger-closing-more-stores-due-to-seattles-mandated-hazard-pay-for-workers\/\" title=\"Kroger Closing More Stores Due To Seattle\u2019s Mandated \u2018Hazard Pay\u2019 For Workers\">council decision<\/a>,&rdquo; Hassan said on Monday, telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that a majority of the council will be supporting Harris.<\/p>\n<p>He named two other Hamtramck <a href=\"https:\/\/hamtramckcity.gov\/city\/city-council\/\">councilmen<\/a> who endorsed Harris on Sunday &ndash; Mohammed Alsomiri and Muhith Mahmood &ndash; plus a slate of candidates and current or former officials in the area, among them Rep. Abraham Aiyash, who represents Hamtramck in the Michigan House.<\/p>\n<p>The offices of those officials did not respond to requests for comment by press time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. 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