With only five days left for the presidential elections in the United States, Republican candidate Donald Trump suddenly remembered the Hindu community and wished Diwali and sent a message for Hindus on social media. On Friday, he reached out to the Arab-American community and appealed to them to vote.
As the election date in America is approaching, Trump is starting to worry about Hindus around the world including America. He has accused his rival Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden of ignoring Hindus around the world.
Raised the issue of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Donald Trump wrote in his social media post, 'I condemn the violence against Hindus, Christians and other minorities in Bangladesh, who were attacked and looted by the mob.' Trump said that if he had been president, this would never have happened.
Taking aim at Biden and Harris, Trump said, “From Israel to Ukraine to our southern border, they have been destructive, but we will make America strong again and will once again bring peace through strength.”
American promised to protect Hindus
Referring to American Hindus, Trump wrote, 'We will protect American Hindus from the anti-religious agenda of the extremist left. We will fight for your right to freedom. We will further strengthen our great partnership with India and my friend Prime Minister Modi.
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In the last phase of his campaign, Donald Trump is trying to woo Hindus as well as Muslims. He is scheduled to visit Dearborn, Michigan, which has the largest Arab population, on Friday. This information was given by a local businessman of the city, who before hosting Trump, had appealed to him to maintain peace in Lebanon.
Metro Detroit is home to the largest Arab-American community, the majority of whom live in the city of Dearborn. While President Joe Biden won the last election 3-1, many in the community are disappointed with the way the Biden administration is handling the Israel-Hamas war.
Are upset with Biden-Harris administration These God-Americans!
Kamala Harris has not visited the city despite trying to ease tensions with the Arab-American community. According to local leader Osama Siblani, Trump's visit will be the first by any presidential candidate for the 2024 elections. Although Kamala Harris met with the city's Democratic Mayor Abdullah Hammoud earlier in the year, the meeting took place outside the city of Dearborn.
“We are not here to be political, nor are we here to tell people who we are voting for,” says Sam Abbas of the Arab-American community. But we hope that there will be discussion on ending the ongoing war in the Middle East and restoring peace. He said that we are here because our families are being killed and we want the bombing to stop, the war to stop.
Arab-American Democrats opposed both
However, some Democratic leaders in the Arab-American community who have not yet promoted or endorsed Kamala Harris still have negative views of Trump. In fact, during his first term, Trump had called for a complete ban on Muslims entering America and a travel ban on people from Muslim-majority countries.
Furthermore, some people believe that if Trump wins the presidential election, he may give Israel more freedom to attack Gaza and Lebanon, so they are supporting neither Harris nor Trump.
Before his visit, Trump responded to public demand by posting on the social media platform X that he was in favor of ending Lebanon's destruction and suffering. He promised to bring peace and stability to the Middle East and equal partnership with all communities in Lebanon. Only after Trump's post did the Arab-American community agree to host him.