Comments - Trump's America Shutting Out Muslim Refugees - PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network 2024-03-28T09:08:18Zhttp://nedians.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1119293%3ABlogPost%3A121786&xn_auth=no#Trump tweets #socialdistanci…tag:nedians.ning.com,2020-04-19:1119293:Comment:2194422020-04-19T14:29:05.449ZRiaz Haqhttp://nedians.ning.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>#Trump tweets #socialdistancing enforced differently at mosques & churches. #Muslims calls remarks "insulting and frustrating on the eve of Ramadan … our president chooses to use his energy and platform to amplify the hateful words" of the original tweet."https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-04-18-20-intl/index.html</span><br></br><br></br><span>President Donald Trump said Saturday that there "could be a difference” in how authorities enforce social distancing…</span></p>
<p><span>#Trump tweets #socialdistancing enforced differently at mosques & churches. #Muslims calls remarks "insulting and frustrating on the eve of Ramadan … our president chooses to use his energy and platform to amplify the hateful words" of the original tweet."https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-04-18-20-intl/index.html</span><br/><br/><span>President Donald Trump said Saturday that there "could be a difference” in how authorities enforce social distancing guidelines at mosques versus how they do at churches.</span><br/><br/><span>This was in a response to a question regarding a post by conservative author and political commentator Paul E. Sperry he retweeted today.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>Paul Sperry</span><br/><span>@paulsperry_</span><br/><span>Let's see if authorities enforce the social-distancing orders for mosques during Ramadan (April 23-May 23) like they did churches during Easter</span><br/><br/><br/><span>Farhana Khera, executive director of Muslim Advocates, called Trump’s remarks "insulting and frustrating on the eve of Ramadan … our president chooses to use his energy and platform to amplify the hateful words" of the original tweet."</span><br/><br/><span>"As is often the case, the President is yet again stoking anti-Muslim hate and sowing division at a time when he is failing to do his job," Khera said.</span><br/><br/><span>Asked if he thought mosques might not follow the social distancing guidelines, Trump responded, "I don't think that at all. I'm somebody who believes in faith. It matters not what your faith is. But politicians treat different faiths differently. I don't know what happened with our country. But the Christian faith is treated much differently than it was, and I think it's treated unfairly."</span><br/><br/><span>The retweet ignores the fact that President Trump is pushing for states to ease social distancing guidelines if they are ready to do so, and for weeks has been pushing for some of those restrictions to be lifted by May 1. Ramadan will be observed between April 23 and May 23 this year.</span></p>