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actually detained under Obama
Yet another spurious claim of Muslim victimhood. But Ibtihaj Muhammad need not worry: the establishment propaganda media will continue eagerly to retail any and all claims of “anti-Muslim hate crimes,” and anything reflecting negatively upon President Trump, no matter how outlandish.
“More mainstream media mess-ups: The Muslim Olympian ‘detained because of President Trump’s travel ban’ was detained under Obama,” by T. Becket Adams, Washington Examiner, February 13, 2017:
but anyway kids...:lol:
actually detained under Obama
Yet another spurious claim of Muslim victimhood. But Ibtihaj Muhammad need not worry: the establishment propaganda media will continue eagerly to retail any and all claims of “anti-Muslim hate crimes,” and anything reflecting negatively upon President Trump, no matter how outlandish.
“More mainstream media mess-ups: The Muslim Olympian ‘detained because of President Trump’s travel ban’ was detained under Obama,” by T. Becket Adams, Washington Examiner, February 13, 2017:
Reporters have done it again.
The latest media misfire on the Trump administration involves Ibtihaj Muhammad, a New Jersey native who made headlines last year when she became the first female Muslim-American to win an Olympic medal for the United States.
Muhammad, a lifelong American citizen, claimed in an interview last week that she was detained “just a few weeks ago” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. She said she was held for two hours without explanation.
Her remarks on Feb. 7 earned her an entire news cycle, as several journalists ran with reports suggesting, and alleging outright, that the American Olympian had been ensnared in the president’s executive order temporarily barring immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries.
But Muhammad has since clarified crucial parts of her story, including the date on which she was detained. A Customs official with direct knowledge of the incident has also disputed much of how she characterized what happened.
“She comes and goes many times. She travels quite extensively. She has never been stopped before,” the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday in an interview with the Washington Examiner, confirming that she was indeed detained. “She wasn’t targeted. The checks are totally random; random checks that we all might be subject to.”
Muhammad was also not held for two hours, he said, adding that the entire ordeal wrapped up in under an hour.
It’s important to recognize from the get-go that in her Feb. 7 interview, Muhammad didn’t put a hard date on when she was detained by Customs. It’s also probably worth noting that she is an outspoken Trump critic, and that she is extremely displeased with his immigration order.
“This all happened in December, which was well before any executive order,” the Customs official told the Examiner, “which is a totally separate incident.”
Muhammad herself noted several days after her Feb. 7 interview that she meant last December 2016 when she said “just a few weeks ago.”
“Thanks to all who reached out regarding the December incident at customs. I will continue be a voice for all impacted by profiling & bigotry,” she said in a tweet on Feb. 11.
Let’s pause now to review some quick facts:
– Barack Obama was still president in December 2016, meaning Muhammad was detained under America’s 44th commander in chief.
– Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20.
– The executive order on immigration was signed into law on Jan. 27.
To put it plainly, reports suggesting, and alleging, that the executive order had ensnared an American champion are totally false.
Before we go, a few points bear further discussion, and none of them reflect well on Muhammad or the press.
First, it’s mind-boggling that no one in that room on Feb. 7 thought to ask her for the exact date on which she was detained. It’s a basic duty of journalism to get the who, what, where, when, why and how to every story. That Muhammad’s interviewers didn’t think to pursue the “when” is astounding.
Secondly, Muhammad isn’t blameless in all of this. A less-than-charitable person would suspect her of being intentionally vague and imprecise. She was asked a simple “yes or no” question about the president’s immigration order. Instead of giving a simple answer, she provided an anecdote involving the very misleading use of “just a few weeks ago.”…
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/02/...se-of-trump-ban-actually-detained-under-obamaThe latest media misfire on the Trump administration involves Ibtihaj Muhammad, a New Jersey native who made headlines last year when she became the first female Muslim-American to win an Olympic medal for the United States.
Muhammad, a lifelong American citizen, claimed in an interview last week that she was detained “just a few weeks ago” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. She said she was held for two hours without explanation.
Her remarks on Feb. 7 earned her an entire news cycle, as several journalists ran with reports suggesting, and alleging outright, that the American Olympian had been ensnared in the president’s executive order temporarily barring immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries.
But Muhammad has since clarified crucial parts of her story, including the date on which she was detained. A Customs official with direct knowledge of the incident has also disputed much of how she characterized what happened.
“She comes and goes many times. She travels quite extensively. She has never been stopped before,” the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday in an interview with the Washington Examiner, confirming that she was indeed detained. “She wasn’t targeted. The checks are totally random; random checks that we all might be subject to.”
Muhammad was also not held for two hours, he said, adding that the entire ordeal wrapped up in under an hour.
It’s important to recognize from the get-go that in her Feb. 7 interview, Muhammad didn’t put a hard date on when she was detained by Customs. It’s also probably worth noting that she is an outspoken Trump critic, and that she is extremely displeased with his immigration order.
“This all happened in December, which was well before any executive order,” the Customs official told the Examiner, “which is a totally separate incident.”
Muhammad herself noted several days after her Feb. 7 interview that she meant last December 2016 when she said “just a few weeks ago.”
“Thanks to all who reached out regarding the December incident at customs. I will continue be a voice for all impacted by profiling & bigotry,” she said in a tweet on Feb. 11.
Let’s pause now to review some quick facts:
– Barack Obama was still president in December 2016, meaning Muhammad was detained under America’s 44th commander in chief.
– Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20.
– The executive order on immigration was signed into law on Jan. 27.
To put it plainly, reports suggesting, and alleging, that the executive order had ensnared an American champion are totally false.
Before we go, a few points bear further discussion, and none of them reflect well on Muhammad or the press.
First, it’s mind-boggling that no one in that room on Feb. 7 thought to ask her for the exact date on which she was detained. It’s a basic duty of journalism to get the who, what, where, when, why and how to every story. That Muhammad’s interviewers didn’t think to pursue the “when” is astounding.
Secondly, Muhammad isn’t blameless in all of this. A less-than-charitable person would suspect her of being intentionally vague and imprecise. She was asked a simple “yes or no” question about the president’s immigration order. Instead of giving a simple answer, she provided an anecdote involving the very misleading use of “just a few weeks ago.”…
but anyway kids...:lol:
