Sanders Mentions Muslims US President Donald Trump Does Not Dislike
- US President Donald Trump came under fire after rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- In a social media 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, a journalist the CIA concluded bin Salman had ordered his murder
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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, Al Jazeera noted.
The White House rolled the literal red carpet out for Prince Mohammed on Tuesday, November 18. Trump greeted 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, Trump 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 denied any wrongdoing.
Amid the meeting, Sander fumed:
"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, Sanders 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 team has said about Islam
Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers of "radical Islamic terrorism".
He 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 say, reveal an anti-Islamic animus that lies at the heart of Trump's politics.
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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 allegations of genocide.
Youssouf said the popular narrative describing the security situation as a “Christian genocide” fails to reflect the complexity of the northern region’s long-running conflict.
Youssouf stressed that the earliest and most widespread victims of Boko Haram’s violent insurgency were Muslims, not Christians.
Source: Legit.ng
