Lawmakers and lawyers calling for the elimination of USAID Office as the official Biden Trump, calls Islamophobia ‘

Lawmakers and lawyers calling for the elimination of USAID Office as the official Biden Trump, calls Islamophobia ‘

The presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized in two US agencies in charge of President Donald Trump to be Islamophobic, stressing that “both published offensive, anti-Muslim rants on social media.” Biden’s statement on Sunday followed a request to speak on-the-record from a Muslim advocacy group Action Emgage that are distributed only by time. Adopt targets Mark Kevin Lloyd appointed Minister Donald Trump as religious freedom consultants Agency for International Development (USAID) and Brig. General Anthony Tata (Ret.), Has been appointed to be the Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for policy. The Biden’s statement pointed to a number of elderly Islamophobic social media messages of the two candidates. Lloyd said in a Facebook post now cleared of 2016, quoted by the Associated Press, the Emgage and Biden action that Islam is a “barbaric cult” and that people should have to eat bacon before a sale of the gun. The Biden’s statement also stressed that Lloyd had religion above “violent in their teaching and practice.” A screenshot from this post is connected by civil rights attorneys national Muslim organization. Tata had already posted tweets deleted that “Islam is a violent religion oppressive I know,” and that President Barack Obama was a “terrorist leader” according to the CNN report and Biden. The former Vice President of the statement also referred a comment from Tata that Obama “has done more damage to US vital interests and with the help of Islamic countries than any president in history.” “Islamophobia is a pernicious disease. It does not belong in government facilities,” said Biden gave a statement at the time, and promised that under his presidency er, Personen call that represent the values ​​of our nation and respects all racial communities , ethnic and religious’. House Democrats, including repetitions. Ilhan Omar and Joaquin Castro, have called for are canceled for Lloyd’s appointment in a statement on Monday, saying that in front of you has a “success story of the injury of the Islamic faith and Muslim-majority countries, discrimination, are contradictory mission USAID Global Development and freedom of religion. ” The two representatives also sent a letter to USAID Administrator action on Monday. “Someone who can not see in our country the importance of religious diversity is not credible promotes religious freedom internationally,” said Omar. “This appointment will support USAID with force to weaken the ability of the world’s poorest countries, including many Muslim-majority nations.” “USAID is working with the countries, the majority, 32% are Muslims and all these countries need our help,” said Castro. “I fear, be discriminated against Mr. Floyd at the top of these countries.” “USAID always works closely and in cooperation with the Congress,” the spokesman acting USAID Pooja Jhunjhunwala said in a statement on the issues raised in the letter react and Omar Castro. “As a matter general, we do not comment on the public oversight.” The new candidates have caused an uproar among some current and former USAID employee. Members of USAID employees, including minority rights, their frustration in a letter to his steward to act expressed by the agency last week reported Axios. And Steven Radelet, who from 2011-2012 chief economist at USAID, is now said “appalling” that Lloyd works in this position because of the message it sends to the international partners and employees of the agency. Radelet says it is “impossible” to look like “one-time thing.” When hiring Lloyd “You have to see this as part of a systematic attempt to more people in these types of view. It is suitable as part of a broader pattern,” said Radelet. “It ‘s part of a larger pattern of racist comments, and other partisan comments that come from this government.” Defended Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa previously Lloyd and two other officials of USAID which have been criticized for making anti-LGBTQ comments. He said the trio had been the target of “unjustified and malicious attacks” in a public statement on June 8, and that it was “full confidence that every political appointee at USAID has and will continue to the President of the policies and agenda for the meeting directed TIME the best of his ability. “When asked Tata and Lloyd comments on Islam, the Department of Defense at the white house for comment. The White House did not immediately comment on the statement by Biden. Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage action, called Lloyd appointment be reversed and said that his Islamophobic comments should be taken into account during the appointment process. “How could actually serve as Advisor USAID religious freedom, and a track record terribly Islamophobic marrying?” He said in a statement to Alzayat time by E-mail. “We ask the Lloyd-because Islam is not the exception resignation, if recommended in a position on religious freedom to a government agency for evaluation.” Image Copyright
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