{"id":2523728,"date":"2025-12-21T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-leaves-nyt-race-baiter-stunned-and-confused-with-quick-retort-you-know-im-arab-right\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:41:15","slug":"jillian-michaels-leaves-nyt-race-baiter-stunned-and-confused-with-quick-retort-you-know-im-arab-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-leaves-nyt-race-baiter-stunned-and-confused-with-quick-retort-you-know-im-arab-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Jillian Michaels Leaves NYT Race-Baiter Stunned and Confused With Quick Retort: &#8216;You Know I&#8217;m Arab, Right?&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fjillian-michaels-leaves-nyt-race-baiter-stunned-and-confused-with-quick-retort-you-know-im-arab-right%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=2523728&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>Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels responded firmly after New York Times contributor Wajahat Ali accused her of being a &#8220;white nationalist&#8221; during a discussion on the show &#8220;Piers Morgan uncensored.&#8221; The controversy stemmed from Michaels&#8217; comments on Islamic extremism and her referencing statistics about radicalized individuals within the Muslim population. Ali criticized Michaels for relying on what he called outdated arguments from 2001 and escalated the confrontation by calling her a white nationalist. Michaels refuted the charge by revealing her Arab heritage, explaining that she is Syrian, lebanese, and Turkish, and denied ever claiming to be a white nationalist. Ali later retracted his statement, acknowledging his mistake. The article also provides background on Michaels&#8217; diverse ethnic roots and highlights Ali&#8217;s history as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-reselling-russian-gas-to-make-europe-reliant\/\" title=\"CCP Reselling Russian Gas to Make Europe Reliant\">writer focused<\/a> on race, Islamophobia, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">social justice<\/a> issues<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels pushed back Monday after New York Times contributor Wajahat Ali accused her of being a &ldquo;white nationalist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At least 15 people were killed Sunday when two assailants opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach, where hundreds gathered for an event known as Chanukah by the Sea, according to officials and media reports. During a discussion on &ldquo;Piers Morgan Uncensored,&rdquo; Ali criticized Michaels&rsquo; comments about Islamic extremism, saying that her arguments were outdated, and then he went further, flatly calling Michaels a white nationalist.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I&rsquo;m trying to say is that when people are labeled Islamophobic, I think what they&rsquo;re often reacting to is an ideology that is not aligned with the West &mdash; not the vast majority of Muslims. Even if it&rsquo;s, say, 10 percent, that is still a large number of people, and those are statistics,&rdquo; Michaels said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Individuals who were radicalized, we don&rsquo;t know how, and saw Jews as the target through their dehumanization. There are 1.7 billion Muslim people on earth. Jillian&rsquo;s talking points are from 2001, which is why I yawned. The DeLorean right now is in 2025,&rdquo; Ali said. &ldquo;Jillian, I know you&rsquo;re discovering this. Congratulations. Let me just finish. I let you say a lot of hateful, stupid, reckless things. Jillian. You are a white nationalist. By your own admission. That&rsquo;s what you are, a white nationalist. You admitted it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michaels immediately cut in, dismantling the accusation with a personal fact Ali appeared unprepared for.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know I&rsquo;m Arab, right? I&rsquo;m Syrian and Lebanese and Turkish. When did I say I was a white nationalist?&rdquo; Michaels asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Okay, wasn&rsquo;t there a clip of you saying you were a white nationalist? Oh, you&rsquo;re not a white nationalist?&rdquo; Ali asked.<\/p>\n<p>After Michaels denied the accusation, Ali backtracked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Interesting to know. All right. I&rsquo;m under the mistaken impression. I thought you were a white nationalist. I&rsquo;m glad you&rsquo;re not,&rdquo; Ali said.<\/p>\n<p>Michaels&rsquo; paternal grandparents were of Syrian and Lebanese origin, while her maternal grandfather was the son of Italian immigrants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1992190\/bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to IMDB. Her maternal grandmother was born in Salford, England, to a Russian Jewish father and an Austrian Jewish mother. There are no credible articles, profiles, or documented write-ups showing that Michaels is a white nationalist.<\/p>\n<p>Leftist writer Ali, who frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wajali.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writes<\/a> about the Muslim American experience, identity, and social justice, is a Daily Beast columnist and former New York Times op-ed contributor whose work often focuses on Islamophobia, race, immigration, and cultural inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Ali launched a racially charged rant telling white Americans that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-appears-to-encourage-terrorism-urges-black-people-to-buy-guns-for-use-against-ice\/\" title=\"Don Lemon Appears to Encourage Terrorism, Urges &#039;Black People&#039; to Buy Guns for Use Against ICE\">brown people&#038;rdquo<\/a>; were &ldquo;breeding,&rdquo; responding to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s pledge to end &ldquo;third world migration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The mistake that you made is you let us in in the first place. That&rsquo;s because brown people, and I am going to say this as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-the-true-identity-of-jesus-was-he-looked-more-like-a-muslim-or-someone-who-was-dark\/\" title=\"Don Lemon: The \u2018True Identity Of Jesus\u2019 Was He \u2018Looked More Like A Muslim Or Someone Who Was Dark\u2019\">brown person<\/a>, there&rsquo;s a lot of us, like a lot. There&rsquo;s like 1.2 billion in India. There&rsquo;s more than 200 million in Pakistan. There&rsquo;s like 170 million in Bangladesh. Those are just the people over there,&rdquo; Ali said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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