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 numerous subjects together with the debates, the polls updates, the statistics of votes in Michigan and Wayne County, the Arab American issues and the Yemeni Individuals specifically. We additionally talked in regards to the state of affairs 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 folks to vote for him? I instructed 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 issues 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 life like.
President Trump and I could not agree on every little thing, however I do know he’s a person of rules.
Although it’s wanting good, he might or might not win the election and be the forty seventh president of the US, however I consider he’s the suitable selection for this crucial time. I’ll not remorse my choice it doesn’t matter what the result can be, and I’m able to face the implications.
For this, and for a lot of different causes, I announce my assist and endorsement for the previous, and hopefully, the subsequent president of the US, 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 obtained from Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Ameer Ghalib.
Hamtramck is the one Muslim-majority metropolis in the US! pic.twitter.com/s828ojexPC
— Trump Conflict Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 22, 2024
