RFK Jr assailed over ‘wildly racist tirade’ about Arabs at Michigan campaign stop
Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew criticism after saying at a Michigan campaign event that Arabs do not produce science or literature and do not win major awards. The Associated Press reported that Arabs have won or been shortlisted for the awards he named, while several groups and Democratic Representative Hillary Scholten condemned his remarks.Key Facts
- Kennedy made the comments at a Monday night event in Grand Rapids supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
- Kennedy said Arabs do not win the Nobel, Fields or Wolf prizes and do not produce literature.
- An Associated Press fact-check said Arabs have won or been shortlisted for all the awards Kennedy named.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations and Protect Our Care condemned Kennedy’s remarks.
- Scholten said Kennedy should serve all Americans and called his claims demonstrably false.
- Kennedy made the remarks while criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and amid attacks by Trump administration officials on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
- El-Sayed has repeatedly denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and disavowed the group at a Michigan town hall.
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