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Paul Ryan endorses Trump hours after meeting with peace org
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On Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) hosted a meeting with the nation’s oldest interfaith peace organization, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, who pleaded with him to publicly stand up to the Islamophobia in his party and promote tolerance of refugees. A few hours later, he announced he’d be voting for the person who has been the loudest voice stoking fear of Muslims and refugees: Donald Trump.
Following their meeting at his Janesville, Wisconsin office, the Fellowship of Reconciliation said Paul promised the group that he would visit the new Muslim Community Center and Masjid in his hometown, and speak out publicly against inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric. Anthony Grimes, the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Director of Campaigns and Strategy, told ThinkProgress the meeting included a local Muslim faith leader and his daughter, who “shared their stories about what it’s like to be Muslim in this country.”
“Mr. Ryan was supportive of trying to build a country of people of all faiths,” Grimes said. “He affirmed much of our messaging.”
Before learning of Ryan’s endorsement of Trump, Grimes praised him for making “a bold stand for freedom of religion,” referring to his speech last year condemning Trump’s proposal to ban Muslim immigrants from the U.S. “His willingness to speak out against those who would jettison core tenets of the Constitution makes him an ideal person to initiate a national discussion,” he said.
After he learned Ryan had vowed to vote for Trump, Grimes told ThinkProgress: “That news is something many of our constituents may be disappointed in.” He added: “At the end of the day, his actions must match his words.”
Ryan has moved in less than a month from staunch opposition to Trump, to a “cordial” meeting with him, to a grudging endorsement on Thursday, all without extracting any changes in his rhetoric or policies regarding Muslims and refugees, or apologies for past offensive statements.
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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/20...-islamophobia/
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