2 weeks Ago By Claire Anderson
Donald Trump was interrupted during his speech in Warren, Michigan on Friday as a spectator shouted out, "Who cares?" The former president was feeling sorry for Joe Biden who suspended his presidential campaign following a disastrous CNN debate . He told the crowd: " Joe Biden got millions of votes and they tell him, 'get the hell out' and give it to [Kamala Harris]. Donald Trump sues CBS for $10bn, blasting 'election interference fraud' Trump's 'inconsistent leadership’ could cause a ‘disastrous fallout' with Vance "She came in last in the Democratic primary out of 22 people and now I'm running against her.
"It's actually not fair on [Biden]" to which someone shouted back: "Who cares?" The moment comes after Trump met with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan — the nation’s largest Arab-majority city — as the Republican presidential nominee works to court the potentially decisive group despite his history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policy. Trump was greeted with cheers and applause from a modest crowd at The Great Commoner restaurant in one of his campaign's final attempts to garner support in the key battleground state. Metro Detroit is home to the nation’s largest concentration of Arab Americans, with a large chunk of them living in Dearborn.
The city — which Democrat Joe Biden won by a 3-to-1 margin in 2020 — has been roiled by political turmoil, with many upset with the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Israel- Hamas war. Democrats worry that anger over the war will lead traditionally loyal voters to shift their votes to Trump or third-party candidates like Jill Stein — or skip the top of the ballot altogether. This could prove pivotal in Michigan, a state both parties see as a toss-up.
While the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has been working through surrogates to ease community tensions, Trump’s visit marked the first by either candidate, according to a local leader, Osama Siblani. Earlier this year, Harris met with the city’s Democratic mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, though their discussion took place outside Dearborn. The meeting with Arab supporters Friday follows Trump’s rally in Michigan last week, when he brought local Muslims up onstage with him.
Trump has also received endorsements from two Democratic mayors of Muslim-majority cities. “It is time to prioritize our nation’s best interests and foster lasting peace for all,” Albert Abbas, an Arab American, said Friday while standing next to Trump. “This current administration has failed miserably in all aspects of humanity.
" He added, “We look to a Trump presidency with hope and envisioning a time where peace flourishes, particularly in Lebanon and Palestine.".
