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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTry Not To Laugh: Trump Camp Quietly Reaching Out To Muslims For Support
Try Not To Laugh: Trump Camp Quietly Reaching Out To Muslims For SupportFreakOutNation at Crooks and Liars
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/05/try-not-laugh-trump-camp-quietly-reaching
"SNIP.............
We're not sure how presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump could possibly have the audacity to court Muslim voters but it's happening.
The HIll reports that Trump's top foreign policy adviser, Walid Phares, has quietly opened backchannels within Muslim and Middle Eastern communities in the U.S. in an attempt to win over a small but increasingly important voting bloc.
Prominent Muslim Republicans and conservative Middle Eastern activists in the U.S. are being courted by the Trump campaign. It's almost funny considering the GOP front-runner's ban Muslims' remark.
The Hill reports:
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Phares said that he initiated contact with several individuals and groups to ask them to organize for Trump or to sell them on Trump's positions in hopes that they'd at some point support the likely GOP nominee.
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Try Not To Laugh: Trump Camp Quietly Reaching Out To Muslims For Support (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2016
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Wounded Bear
(58,792 posts)1. K & R ......
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. Whoa! No way!
world wide wally
(21,762 posts)3. He'll just come up with another lie for them
travisjbailey
(7 posts)4. I believe in fairness
I believe in fairness, equality and equal opportunity! And, live and let live!