CAIR criticises Trump for using 'Palestinian' as slur
The Council on American Islamic Relations criticised US President Donald Trump for referring to Senator Chuck Schumer as a Palestinian, saying the president used the term as a slur.
“Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian,” Trump said on Tuesday, as he expressed his displeasure with Schumer, the US’s highest-ranking elected Jewish official.
“President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office. He should apologize to the Palestinian and American people,” Nihad Awad, national executive director of the organisation said in a statement.
Awad, who is of Palestinian heritage, says Trump’s comments show the “continuing dehumanization” of Palestinians.
“President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office. He should apologize to the Palestinian and American people..." @NihadAwad
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) March 12, 2025
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