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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump couldn’t name any Muslim athletes. Here are 38.
Fusion News
12/7/15
Last night, Donald Trump livetweeted President Obamas speech from the Oval Office. One part of the tweetstorm stuck out: Trumps reaction to the President saying, Muslim-Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co- workers, our sports heroes.
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Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who? Is Obama profiling?
?@realDonaldTrump
Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who? Is Obama profiling?
1) Muhammad Ali, boxer
2) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball
3-4) Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille ONeal, basketball
http://fusion.net/story/242243/donald-trump-muslim-athletes/
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Donald Trump couldn’t name any Muslim athletes. Here are 38. (Original Post)
Henhouse
Jun 2016
OP
Jarqui
(10,124 posts)1. Trump palling around with Muslim athletes
Henhouse
(646 posts)4. Poor Mike Tyson...Trump had no problem with him being a convicted rapist.
But a Muslim? This may be a bridge too far....
malaise
(268,993 posts)2. Get thee to the greatest page
Rec because Don the Con is a dumb ass fugg!
xmas74
(29,674 posts)3. Fifth rec.
How the hell can anyone not name Muhammad Ali or Kareem Abdul Jabbar? Come on!
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)5. I never knew Shaq and Tyson are Muslims!
Thanks!
Shoulders of Giants
(370 posts)6. Don't forget the Iron Sheik.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)7. Come on people some of those names are hard to pronounce
like Ali!
The list forgot Ali's daughter, Laila.
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)8. Here was Ali's Response to Trump's Muslim Ban
:large
Henhouse
(646 posts)9. K&R....nt