RFK Jr. Says 500M Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ at Michigan Rally
Summary
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Republican campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that 500 million Arabs do not produce science, win major prizes, or produce literature. Nobel Prize records cited in the article include Arab recipients in science, literature, and peace. Kennedy spoke amid a Michigan Senate race dispute over Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood; El-Sayed has denied ties and disavowed the group.Key Facts
- Kennedy made the remarks at a Republican campaign rally in Grand Rapids on Monday.
- He was discussing the Muslim Brotherhood after referencing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
- Rogers and his allies have sought to link Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- El-Sayed has denied ties to the group and publicly disavowed it.
- Egyptian scientist Ahmed Zewail won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakkol Karman shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Kennedy also visited Corewell Health to promote an initiative on hospital food and nutrition education.
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