CAIR-Georgia rebukes Trump’s mockery of the name Muhammad
Civil-rights group urged Georgia officials to condemn remarks in which president joked that guessing "Muhammad" for Middle Eastern name is usually right
ATLANTA (MNTV) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) has called on the state’s political leaders to condemn President Donald Trump’s mockery of the name Muhammad, warning that such rhetoric deepens anti-Muslim prejudice.
At a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 16, Trump joked that guessing “Muhammad” when unsure of someone’s name “from the Middle East” would be right about 65% of the time.
“I’ve done it for years now. I’ve never been wrong,” he said.
The remark came as Trump has repeatedly misnamed Abdul El-Sayed, the Muslim Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, while attacking him.
CAIR-Georgia called the comments part of a broader climate of hostility in which religious identity is used for political ridicule, pointing to calls to close mosques and to bar Muslims from the country.
“Muhammad is a name held with pride and affection by millions of people around the world, including countless American Muslims,” the group said.
“It is not a source of shame and should never be weaponized for political ridicule.”
The chapter urged Georgia leaders of both parties to reject Islamophobic bigotry and defend religious freedom, calling it a shared civic responsibility rather than a partisan issue.
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