Holy Hypocrite: Trump Wants to Attend Muhammad Ali’s Funeral

[MrWendel]

http://www.mediaite.com/online/holy-hypocrite-trump-wants-to-attend-muhammad-alis-funeral/

by Dean Obeidallah



Donald Trump – the man who has made demonizing Muslims a big part of his presidential campaign – now wants to attend the funeral for America’s best known Muslim, Muhammad Ali. Everything Trump does is “yuuuuge” – even his hypocrisy.

Next up will Trump attend Mexican Independence Day celebrations? Or perhaps he will show up at a rally for the National Organization of Women?

Keep in mind Trump didn’t just stir up hate in general about Muslims throughout this campaign — he actually denied that Muhammad Ali was a person worthy of praise. That happened in December after President Obama declared in a speech that, “Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes.”

Trump would have none of that. So he took to Twitter mocking the very notion there were any Muslim sports heroes: “Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who?”

If Trump doesn’t view Ali as a “sports hero” than what does he view him as? If Trump sees Ali as nothing more than a typical Muslim, why would Trump want to attend the funeral of a guy who follows a religion that Trump has said “hates us.” Not only that, thousands of Muslims will be at Ali’s Muslim funeral Thursday and at the interfaith services on Friday, which are both open to all faiths as Ali directed. Why would Trump want to stand with so many people who follow a religion that he believes hates America?

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[NCTraveler]

1. He is a sick man. Nt

[katmondoo]

6. That was also my first thought

A sick man

[BootinUp]

7. +1

[Xyzse]

2. They have attended quite a few social functions together.

Friendships happen even with differing points of view.

It is good to see that the family of Muhammad Ali as gracious as always.

[One Black Sheep]

3. Apparently Ali and Trump were longtime friends

I saw a Trump interview once where he was showing off a big coffeetable size book that was devoted to Ali and his fights, and it was signed by Ali as well.

It is strange that Trump doesn't seem to connect Ali with the Muslim religion, just another of Trump's odd contradictions.

[braddy]

4. Between Trump and Ali, guess which one voted for Reagan in 1984, and which one didn't.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Between Trump and Ali, guess which one called our president an illegal alien, and which one didn't.