Trump’s top security pick known for anti-Muslim remarks
US president-elect Donald Trump has named Michael Flynn, a controversial ex-army general who once said that “fear of Muslims is rational” and used the phrase “Islamic ideology sick”, as his national security adviser. In an interview with Al Jazeera first published in July, Flynn, 57, defended his remarks on social media, saying leaders in the […]
Trump’s Cabinet And Its Problem With Islam
Donald Trump is slowly starting to fill out his important cabinet positions ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. And like the President-elect himself, many have a past littered with controversial comments. In particular, those in the frame are unlikely to assuage the fears of the Muslim community, already on edge by Trump’s rhetoric during […]
Mike Flynn: Outspoken three-star general and Trump loyalist
Washington (dpa) – Retired three-star Army General Michael Flynn, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the post of national security advisor, is a controversial choice given his hardline positions on Islam. In February, the next president’s presumptive head foreign policy advisor tweeted a video link with the message that “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL.” Flynn, 57, […]
Trump’s CIA nominee wants unrestricted power to collect data
Mike Pompeo, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, is a strident critic of the Iran nuclear deal and favors unrestrained data collection by US spy agencies. As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, Republican Representative Pompeo, 52, has been active in monitoring the CIA and other US spy agencies, […]
Republican Lawmakers Promote Unity Despite Signs of Unease With Trump
Signs of the long, divisive presidential contest that nearly tore the Republican Party apart were nowhere to be seen Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Republican members of the House of Representatives easily renominated Paul Ryan to be their leader. In January, the new Congress will confirm him as speaker for his first full term. “This entire […]
The People, Organizations Denouncing Stephen Bannon
The denouncements came swiftly after President-elect Donald J. Trump made his first key appointments. On Sunday, Trump announced his choices for his senior White House leadership team: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and Trump for President CEO Stephen K. Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to the […]
Can the Muslim American family survive Trump?
The day after the presidential election, my 14-year-old son left a message in the shower. With his little brother’s foam alphabet letters, he spelled out, “Haters gonna hate us.” It was the “us” that transformed the popular catchphrase into something troubling. I knew that the rhetoric of this election cycle had affected my children, but […]
Donald Trump makes first key White House appointments
US president-elect Donald Trump made his first two key appointments on Sunday, one an overture to Republican inner circles and the other a shot across the bow of the Washington DC establishment. Trump named GOP chief Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, and tapped right-wing Breitbart news executive Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and […]
Trump should dump Steve Bannon | Editorial
The second most powerful man in U.S. government is the White House Chief of Staff, which means the second most powerful man may soon be a propagandist for racists and xenophobes. Reports say Steve Bannon may be in line to get that job in the Trump Administration. Bannon is best known for running Breitbart News, […]