Muslims in the US call on Trump after the election
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy organization in the US, has called on Donald Trump, who was elected as the 47th President of the United States, to prioritize fulfilling his campaign promise to seek peace abroad, including ending Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip.
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In a statement, CAIR Director Nihad Awad asked Democratic officials to learn lessons from the fact that Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris lost support among Muslims and other voters who opposed the genocide in Gaza.
Stating that no politician or party owns the Muslim vote, Awad said, "Moving forward, we expect all elected officials to sincerely address the urgent concerns of Muslim voters. This includes President-elect Trump."
Pointing out that Trump promised to stop the bloodshed in Gaza, Awad recalled that he had condemned the policies of former US President George W. Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney that harmed the Muslim world.
Awad stated that it is important for Trump to acknowledge that the majority of Americans, including American Muslims, do not want to see more "bigotry" or wars overseas, adding, "Trump must fulfill his campaign promise to seek peace abroad, including ending the war in Gaza. However, this peace must be a real peace based on justice, freedom, and a state for the Palestinian people."
In a speech he gave on November 2 in Michigan, the state with the highest concentration of American Muslims and Arabs, Trump had said that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris was "campaigning with the daughter of Dick Cheney, who almost destroyed the Middle East."
Trump had assessed, "If Kamala wins, there will only be death and destruction. I am the candidate of peace."
Dick Cheney served as Vice President to US President George W. Bush during the US invasion of Iraq.