Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, an Arab-American Democrat, has thrown his assist behind former President Donald Trump, shaking the political institution.
Ghalib met with Trump on Tuesday in Flint throughout a personal 20-minute assembly earlier than Trump’s city corridor in Flint, Michigan, the place the previous president reportedly requested for the Muslim mayor’s official endorsement.
“He knew rather a lot about me earlier than the assembly,” Ghalib stated Wednesday in a textual content message to The Detroit News.
“We talked about varied subjects together with the debates, the polls updates, the statistics of votes in Michigan and Wayne County, the Arab American considerations and the Yemeni People particularly. We additionally talked concerning the scenario in Yemen,” Ghalib added.
The mayor, who immigrated from Yemen and made historical past by ousting the long-time Democrat incumbent in 2021, represents a good portion of Hamtramck’s inhabitants—over 40% of which is foreign-born.
“He requested me if I can endorse him and ask individuals to vote for him? I informed him: ‘I’m right here to speak about that and the way we will make it occur,’” Ghalib stated. “I then handed him an official letter with some particulars about our considerations and to ask him to come back to Hamtramck if doable.”
5 days after their assembly, Ghalib formally endorsed Trump in a Sunday Fb put up, the place he expressed his clear assist.
He wrote:
“Let me be clear, so our expectations are sensible.
President Trump and I could not agree on every part, however I do know he’s a person of rules.
Although it’s wanting good, he could or could not win the election and be the forty seventh president of america, however I imagine he’s the correct alternative for this vital time. I’ll not remorse my resolution it doesn’t matter what the end result can be, and I’m able to face the results.
For this, and for a lot of different causes, I announce my assist and endorsement for the previous, and hopefully, the subsequent president of america, Donald Trump.Now, let the Caravan start its journey. That is simply the place to begin.”
Trump instantly reposted his endorsement.
President Trump proudly declares the endorsement he simply acquired from Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Ameer Ghalib.
Hamtramck is the one Muslim-majority metropolis in america! pic.twitter.com/s828ojexPC
— Trump Battle Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 22, 2024