Democratic Muslim Mayor In Michigan Endorses Trump And Gives Him Certificate Of Appreciation

The Democratic Muslim mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, has endorsed President Trump.

Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib recently endorsed President Trump and granted President Trump a certificate of appreciation.

Hamtramck is currently the only Muslim-majority city in the United States.

Watch the moment it went down:

REPORTER: “What does it mean to have a Democratic Muslim mayor endorse you here in Michigan?”

TRUMP: “It's an honor. I've got a lot of an endorsements, including Arab Americans. That's a great honor.”pic.twitter.com/ugkf2SKubB

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 18, 2024

Per Times Of India:

Former President Donald Trump was honoured during his visit to Hamtramck, Michigan, on Friday when the city’s Mayor, Amer Ghalib, presented him with a certificate of appreciation.

The gesture came after Ghalib, the city’s first Muslim mayor, endorsed Trump, marking a notable moment in the former president’s campaign to court Michigan’s Arab-American voters ahead of the 2024 election.

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Ghalib, who was born in Yemen and became Hamtramck’s mayor in 2021, praised Trump during the brief ceremony, calling the visit “historic” for the Muslim-majority city.
“We had a history of disconnect and miscommunication with the Republican Party… Now we are here to end that disconnect,” Ghalib stated, adding that Trump’s visit demonstrated “respect and appreciation for our community.”

Trump, grateful for the endorsement, promised to bring peace to the Middle East, a key concern for many Arab-American voters. “We all ultimately want one thing: peace in the Middle East, and we’re going to get peace,” Trump said, speaking at a campaign office in Hamtramck, where signs reading “Peace through strength” were on display.

The mayor of Hamtramck (a Muslim majority city in MI) with President Trump.

He endorsed Trump a month ago.

A CAIR poll showed Trump leading Harris among Michigan’s Muslim American voters.

A super underreported story in Michigan.

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— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) October 18, 2024

Check out what Al Jazeera reported:

The mayor of the only city in the United States with an all-Muslim government has endorsed former President Donald Trump for November’s presidential election.

Amer Ghalib, who leads the city of Hamtramck in the crucial battleground state of Michigan, said on Sunday that the Republican candidate is a “man of principles” and “the right choice”, despite their disagreements on some issues.

“President Trump and I may not agree on everything, but I know he is a man of principles,” Ghalib said in a post on Facebook.

“Though it’s looking good, he may or may not win the election and be the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice for this critical time. I’ll not regret my decision no matter what the outcome would be, and I’m ready to face the consequences.”

“Now, let the Caravan begin its journey,” Ghalib added. “This is just the starting point.”