A Muslim woman wearing a T-shirt that read "I come in peace" was escorted out of a Donald Trump rally in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday. According to CNN[1], Rose Hamid attended the event to show Trump supporters what a Muslim looks like.
"I figured that most Trump supporters probably never met a Muslim so I figured that I'd give them the opportunity to meet one," she told the broadcaster[2]. "I really don't plan to say anything. I don't want to be disrespectful but if he says something that I feel needs answering I might -- we'll just see what strikes me."
Hamid, wearing a hijab, stood up in silence behind the property mogul when he talked about Syrian refugees being affiliated by the Islamic State group. CNN reported[3] that members of the Trump crowd turned on her and police escorted her out of the arena.
Hamid, a 56-year-old flight attendant who lives in Charlotte, N.C., was removed, alongside Marty Rosenbluth, who stood up besides her. The crowd booed as they left. Hamid said one person shouted: "You have a bomb, you have a bomb."
Speaking to CNN after the event, Hamid said: "The ugliness really came out fast and that's really scary."
Trump has been accused of stoking xenophobic and anti-Islamic sentiment on the campaign trial. The Republican Party frontrunner received international censure[4] in December for suggesting all Muslims should be temporarily barred from entering the US[5] in the wake of the Paris massacre.
In December, a Trump supporter was arrested in California[6] for plotting an attack on Muslims.
Muslim woman wearing a Hijab escorted out of @realDonaldTrump rally. Shirt says "Salam I come in peace" pic.twitter.com/ku53dIrs7x[7][8]
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 9, 2016[9]
Woman escorted from #Trump rally says she wanted to show his supporters what a Muslim looks like @jeffzeleny reports
https://t.co/EFAxp0yMZO[10][11][12]
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 9, 2016[13]
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- ^ According to CNN (www.cnn.com)
- ^ told the broadcaster (www.cnn.com)
- ^ CNN reported (www.cnn.com)
- ^ international censure (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
- ^ barred from entering the US (www.cnn.com)
- ^ was arrested in California (www.ibtimes.com)
- ^ @realDonaldTrump (twitter.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/ku53dIrs7x (t.co)
- ^ January 9, 2016 (twitter.com)
- ^ #Trump (twitter.com)
- ^ @jeffzeleny (twitter.com)
- ^ https://t.co/EFAxp0yMZO (t.co)
- ^ January 9, 2016 (twitter.com)
