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riversedge

(70,441 posts)
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:03 PM Aug 2017

People At the Minnesota Mosque That Was Bombed Are Waiting For Trump To Address The Act Of Terror

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Source: buzz feed




“We are wondering why President Trump has not tweeted about this. He seems to want to tweet about security and terror issues,” said Asad Zaman, director of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.

Posted on August 7, 2017, at 6:09 p.m.


Officials at the mosque that was bombed this weekend in a Minneapolis suburb are asking why President Trump hasn’t addressed — or tweeted — about what the state’s governor has declared an “act of terrorism.”

“We invite the president to come and see — to come and see what happened,” said Mohamed Omar, the center’s executive director, who was getting ready for early morning prayers when what the FBI called an “improvised explosive device” was thrown into the imam’s office.

“He is the president of this country, and this happened to us. He has to come here and at least express his feelings and say this is bad,” Omar said in a room adjacent to where the blast happened at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center.

“We are wondering why President Trump has not tweeted about this. He seems to want to tweet about security and terror issues,” said Asad Zaman, director of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. The organization is offering a $24,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.


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Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/talalansari/minnesota-mosque-no-trump-response?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=.ss6KprLk8#.djB7kN8EK



Very interesting. They asked Trump but Trump is ignoring them!


"On the day of the bombing in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Muslim Public Affairs Council — a national public affairs advocacy organization for American Muslims — called on the White House to condemn the attack."



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People At the Minnesota Mosque That Was Bombed Are Waiting For Trump To Address The Act Of Terror (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2017 OP
Don't wait for him to sing "Amazing Grace" George II Aug 2017 #1
That is a scene I will always remember. So lovely. Thanks for post riversedge Aug 2017 #3
Very appropriate reminder, George. brer cat Aug 2017 #8
wrong color terrorist to concern Trump Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #2
Waiting for Trump? The Congressman, Eric Paulsen, who represent the district dflprincess Aug 2017 #4
Keith Ellison was there and it's not even in his district. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #5
As I've snark'ed in a previous post Lokilooney Aug 2017 #6
So agree. Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #7
Waiting on tRump comments... (crickets) InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #9
Waiting to see, I'm sure ... on the off-chance it was a brown-skinned person who set the bomb ... mr_lebowski Aug 2017 #10
Locking - duplicate thread muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #11

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. Don't wait for him to sing "Amazing Grace"
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:13 PM
Aug 2017

riversedge

(70,441 posts)
3. That is a scene I will always remember. So lovely. Thanks for post
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:18 PM
Aug 2017

brer cat

(24,645 posts)
8. Very appropriate reminder, George.
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 11:39 PM
Aug 2017

A president who cares about people, who acknowledges and shares their grief, who tries to lift them up when they are down.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
2. wrong color terrorist to concern Trump
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:13 PM
Aug 2017

dflprincess

(28,094 posts)
4. Waiting for Trump? The Congressman, Eric Paulsen, who represent the district
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:24 PM
Aug 2017

has hardly said anything except for a very weak statement on his Facebook page that wasn't posted until today (no doubt by an intern). He didn't even bother to show up at the site when Governor Dayton and other public officials were there. I did not see Paulsen on any local news shows over the weekend and, I'm inclined to think his staff, not he, were in contact with the Mosque.

Governor Dayton did flat out call it terrorism, but to Paulsen it is an "event".

https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanErikPaulsen/?sw_fnr_id=2721850225&fnr_t=0

"As I said over the weekend, I am so relieved to hear that no one was hurt in events at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center on Saturday morning. My office and I have been monitoring this ongoing investigation and been in contact with Dar Al-Farooq. I have full confidence that the investigation will get to the bottom of this and am encouraged by the progress the FBI as well as local and state authorities are making to make sure justice is served. Any attack of this nature is an affront to our American and Minnesotan values, and we will continue supporting the Dar Al-Farooq and Muslim community."

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,974 posts)
5. Keith Ellison was there and it's not even in his district.
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:49 PM
Aug 2017

Erik Paulsen seems to be as useless as tits on a boar hog, as my dear departed grandpa would say.

Lokilooney

(322 posts)
6. As I've snark'ed in a previous post
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 10:57 PM
Aug 2017

He might not want to anger the last of his base.

He could also address it in a manner I would imagine would go like this:

"Who knows if it was a terrorist attack, who knows. I mean it could have been a friendly prank gone wrong or something, who knows. Now I'm not saying this could happen at a DFL'rs residence I'm not saying that at all, but who knows."

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. So agree.
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 11:06 PM
Aug 2017

Paulsen MIA ,wow. But his base would not approve of a pro comment.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,125 posts)
9. Waiting on tRump comments... (crickets)
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 01:22 AM
Aug 2017
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
10. Waiting to see, I'm sure ... on the off-chance it was a brown-skinned person who set the bomb ...
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 03:34 AM
Aug 2017

In which case, when discovered, he'll suddenly have ALL SORTS of comments to make ...

Until/Unless ... not so much.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,411 posts)
11. Locking - duplicate thread
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 07:22 AM
Aug 2017

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141838893 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.

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