Sanders Mentions Muslims US President Donald Trump Does Not Dislike
- US President Donald Trump has come under fire after rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- In a post that has been viewed over 1 million times, Senator Bernie Sanders said Trump hates Muslims, except the rich ones
- The visit was the first by the Saudi ruler to the US since the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, which the CIA said had been ordered
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering global affairs.
Washington, USA - Senator Bernie Sanders has asserted that the United States (US) President Donald Trump dislikes Muslims.
In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, November 18, the former US presidential aspirant said the only group of Muslims that Trump reportedly does not dislike are 'billionaire autocrats who can make his family even richer'.
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Legit.ng reports that Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, was reacting to Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Salman received a warm welcome to the White House from Trump in a visit that has emphasised the deepening ties between Riyadh and Washington, according to Al Jazeera.
As seen in a post on X, the White House rolled out the literal red carpet for Prince Mohammed on Tuesday, November 18, greeting him with a ceremony that featured marching bands, flag-carrying horsemen and a military flyover.
As he welcomed the Saudi kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House, the US President defended bin Salman, saying he 'knew nothing' about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump's comments appeared to contradict a US intelligence assessment in 2021, which determined the crown prince had approved the operation that led to Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
The crown prince has denied any wrongdoing.
Amid the meeting, Sanders fumed on X:
"Trump dislikes Muslims, except those who are billionaire autocrats who can make his family even richer."
Sanders, 84, was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, finishing second both times.
Since Trump's reelection as president in 2024, he has vocally opposed Trump's government and perceived corruption, condemning the present administration for what he calls a right-wing oligarchy, according to AP News.
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What Trump's team has said about Islam
Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers of 'radical Islamic terrorism' and publicly feuded with the parents of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq.
He has, at times, advocated a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US and instituted a 'watch list' for those already in the US.
Earlier in November 2025, Trump threatened to 'completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists', allegedly killing Nigerian Christians.
These policies and actions, critics have stated, revealed an anti-Islamic animus that lies at the heart of Trump's radical politics.
Expert slams Trump, urges Tinubu diplomacy
Meanwhile, Dr Sulaimon Adigun Muse, a senior lecturer in the department of political science education, Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), criticised recent remarks made by Trump regarding the security situation in Nigeria.
Muse, the president of the Global Academy of Political Entrepreneurship and Leadership (GAPEL), branded Trump’s motives as sinister and not based on genuine concern for Nigerian Christians.
Muse told Legit.ng:
"Remember when Donald Trump showed a fake picture from the Democratic Republic of Congo to claim a so-called “White genocide” in South Africa during his meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa in May? They ignored the suffering of Black Christians in South Africa. This is just so you may know - they do not actually care about Nigerian Christians genuinely. They only spread lies to justify false genocide claims.
"These are the same manipulative tactics used to sow chaos and legitimise foreign interference in Africa.
"My advice to the Tinubu administration: follow South Africa’s example of strong, diplomatic, and intellectual engagement. Trump’s team lacks the depth for serious diplomatic dialogue."
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AU rejects Donald Trump's claims
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Youssouf, dismissed claims by Trump that Christians are being deliberately targeted and killed in northern Nigeria, insisting that available evidence does not support the genocide claims.
Youssouf said the popular narrative describing the security situation as a 'Christian genocide' failed to reflect the complexity of the northern region’s long-running conflict, stressing that the earliest and most widespread victims of Boko Haram’s violent insurgency were Muslims, not Christians.
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