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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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.
“SO” - Andrew Breitbart
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