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Donald Trump Becomes First President In Two Decades To Not Host A Ramadan Dinner
Huffington and Puffington Post ^ | June 25, 2017 | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ramadan-iftar_us_594fb494e4b02734df2af512

Posted on 06/25/2017 2:47:55 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Breaking with tradition, the White House under President Donald Trump did not host an iftar dinner, the meal Muslims eat to break their daily fast during Ramadan.

The dinner, which has been often attended by prominent members of the U.S. Muslim community, began in 1996 during former President Bill Clinton’s White House tenure and continued through the subsequent Bush and Obama administrations.

Trump and first lady Melania simply issued a brief statement Saturday that offered “warm greetings” to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the close of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting.

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Regardless of public opinion of Islam . . . why should Trump celebrate a religion that isn’t his? This doesn’t imply a lack of respect; simply, he has no reason to observe other religious holidays.


81 posted on 06/25/2017 9:19:37 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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The Muslims refused dinner with the Trumps. Dinner was Pork chops with bacon, bacon stuffed potatoes, green beans with bacon and chocolate covered bacon. 😀
82 posted on 06/26/2017 4:24:46 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“SO” - Andrew Breitbart


83 posted on 06/28/2017 11:31:22 PM PDT by deek69
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