{"id":2628144,"date":"2026-07-10T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-youtube-star-ms-rachel-defends-beautiful-hijabs-after-trump-blows-whistle-on-elementary-school-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:13:41","slug":"kids-youtube-star-ms-rachel-defends-beautiful-hijabs-after-trump-blows-whistle-on-elementary-school-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-youtube-star-ms-rachel-defends-beautiful-hijabs-after-trump-blows-whistle-on-elementary-school-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids&#8217; YouTube Star Ms. Rachel Defends &#8216;Beautiful&#8217; Hijabs After Trump Blows Whistle on Elementary School Ceremony"},"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%2Fkids-youtube-star-ms-rachel-defends-beautiful-hijabs-after-trump-blows-whistle-on-elementary-school-ceremony%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=2628144&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 popular children&#8217;s YouTuber, Ms. Rachel, with over 20 million subscribers, commented positively on kindergarten graduates in Minnesota who wore hijabs during their graduation ceremony. She expressed admiration, calling hijabs &#8220;lovely,&#8221; and emphasized that kids wear different cultural and religious items freely.This sparked criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a>, who argued that children do not choose to wear hijabs, noting that in some Muslim cultures, refusing to wear a hijab can be risky. The incident drew attention from organizations like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which condemned President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cancel-culture-journo-taylor-lorenz-cries-about-harassment-on-msnbc-then-blames-msnbc-for-people-making-fun-of-her-interview\/\" title=\"Cancel Culture Journo Taylor Lorenz Cries About ...Harassment\u201d on MSNBC Then Blames MSNBC for People Making Fun of Her Interview\">social media posts criticizing<\/a> the children. The controversy highlights the complex and sensitive issues surrounding the wearing of hijabs, cultural identity, and motivations behind such practices, with some critics pointing out the risks faced by girls in certain countries who are pressured or forced to wear head coverings.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A popular kids\u2019 channel host on YouTube just said that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hijabs \u2014 head coverings worn<\/a> by Muslim women \u2014 are \u201cbeautiful\u201d when she decided to comment on a kindergarten graduation in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Rachel, who has over 20 million subscribers on YouTube, has content targeted toward young children. Although secondary to her YouTube success, the content creator enjoys a sizeable following on social media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msrachelforlittles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, where she currently has over 5 million followers.<\/p>\n<p>It was here on Wednesday that Ms. Rachel commented on a recent video d by the social media X account End Wokeness, later d by President Donald Trump, of school children singing with the girls in the class wearing the hijab.<\/p>\n<p>End Wokeness posted the footage June 12, but it was not until Monday that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116873600928684662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d<\/a> it via social media platform .<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/ms-rachel-sends-message-minnesota-153129053.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bring Me The News<\/a>, the footage comes from Gateway STEM Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota. The school\u2019s official YouTube channel posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZUEq88gxE_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the graduation<\/a> in its entirety on June 10. The class, audience, and speakers largely appear to be Somali or have Somali ancestry.<\/p>\n<p>Were it not for the English spoken in the footage, the viewer would believe this ceremony was happening in Somalia. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/trump-putting-children-risk-anti-muslim-post-cair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Arab<\/a>, Trump\u2019s actions got the attention of the Council on American Islamic Relations, an organization notorious for going after critics of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota chapter of CAIR said of the president\u2019s social media activities, \u201cBy using his global platform to amplify anti-Muslim bigotry and target Muslim children at this elementary school, President Trump is putting lives at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was in this context that Ms. Rachel posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dag9MtbFZab\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> saying, \u201cHi to the Kindergarteners in Minnesota \u2014 Congrats on your kindergarten graduation!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw some of you wore a hijab to your graduation. I am glad you wore something meaningful and special to you and your family. I think hijabs are beautiful,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDifferent kids wear different things that are part of their cultures and religions, such as hijabs, kippahs, or necklaces with a cross. Some kids don\u2019t wear anything that is from their religion or are not religious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post was later reposted to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t think those kindergarteners chose to wear the hijab, Rachel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkg11AQG1A\">pic.twitter.com\/nkg11AQG1A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max \ud83d\udcdf (@MaxNordau) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaxNordau\/status\/2074820512031641908?\">July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing \u201cbeautiful\u201d about it. In Muslim culture, women refusing to veil put themselves at risk of harm.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2019, a 19-year-old living in Sweden beat his 14-year-old sister when she refused to cover her head, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/02\/19\/teen-sweden-beat-sister-refused-islamic-veil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A 16-year-old in Algeria, Katia Bengana, was walking home from school one day in February 1994. She had received death threats from Muslim men for refusing to wear a hijab and knew she was taking a risk by being out in public without it.<\/p>\n<p>She was shot and killed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/ACT77\/004\/1995\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a> said that Muslims gave women in Algeria an ultimatum: wear the hijab or your life is in danger.<\/p>\n<p>The hijab as a head covering or burqa \u2014 a full covering of the body \u2014 varies in application from country to country, but the Islam-critical site The Religion of Peace notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/thereligionofpeace.com\/pages\/quran\/veils.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverings<\/a> are a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/thereligionofpeace.com\/pages\/articles\/sharia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharia Law<\/a>, a legal system utilized by Muslims based on the Sunnah, a collection of traditions about the life of Islam\u2019s prophet, Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all to say, it\u2019s highly unlikely these little girls chose to wear hijabs.<\/p>\n<p>They come from Muslim families where they have little choice in anything.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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