Former President Trump received endorsements from “highly respected” Muslim leaders and Imams during a campaign rally in Michigan.
Trump, speaking to a crowd in Novi, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon, called the group of Muslim leaders “highly respected,” before introducing them to the stage.
“I am very pleased to accept the endorsement of these highly respected leaders,” Trump told the roaring crowd.
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets local Muslim community leaders who endorsed him on stage during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich., on Saturday. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)
The group of leaders cited Trump’s commitment to ending wars and ensuring world peace as the main reason for their support, describing him as a leader who “promises peace, not war.”
“We, as Muslims, stand with President Trump because he promises peace, not war!” Imam Belal Alzuhairi said.
“We support Donald Trump because he promised to end the war in the Middle East again Ukraine,” said Alzuhairi. “Bloodshed should stop all over the world, and I think this man can do that. I personally believe that God saved his life twice for a reason.”
Former Republican presidential candidate President Trump stands with local Muslim community leaders as they endorse him on stage during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)
Mayor Bill Bazzi, the first Muslim and Arab American elected mayor of Dearborn Heights, Michigan was also present at the rally to express support for Trump.
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“We’re going to stop wars, we’re going to make the United States safe again, and we’re going to make the world safe,” Bazzi said.
“What a great endorsement,” Trump said after Bazzi’s speech. “These are great people.”
Former Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks as Hamtranck Mayor Amer Ghalib listens at a campaign office, Oct. 18, in Hamtranck, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The official approval of the Muslim leaders came after Amer Ghalib, the mayor of the district Detroit suburb of Hamtramckannounced his support for Trump on Facebook on October 20.
“Although it looks good, he may or may not win the election and become the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice at this critical time,” Ghalib wrote in Arabic on his Facebook page. “I will not regret my decision no matter what the outcome may be, and I am ready to face the consequences. For this, and for many other reasons, I declare my supportand the support of the previous, and hopefully, the next. President of the United States, Donald Trump.”
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, 43, in his City Hall office in Hamtramck, Mich., Sept. 10. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Ghalib’s endorsement of Trump comes after the two met in Flint earlier this week for a private 20-minute conversation.
Ghalib told the Detroit News that Trump “knew a lot about me before the meeting.”
“We talked about a variety of topics including the debates, polling updates, vote counts in Michigan and Wayne County, the concerns of Arab Americans and Yemeni Americans in particular. We also talked about the situation in Yemen,” said Ghalib.
Former Republican presidential nominee President Trump dances on stage during a campaign rally Saturday in Novi, Mich. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Swing state
Michigan’s critical state has seen record early voting numbers so far.
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According to data from the Michigan Department of State dashboard, more than 1.2 million voters in Michigan have already voted in this year’s election, taking advantage of early voting and postal voting, while breaking the state’s previous record for early voting returns.
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz and Michael Lee contributed to this report.
