On Wednesday, Elham Khatami, an editor at the leftist website ThinkProgress, decided to slam President Trump for stating he wanted to send Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the Muslim terrorist who murdered eight people in New York City, to Gitmo. Trump had said, “That was a horrible event and we have to stop it and we have to stop it cold. We also have to come up with a punishment that is far quicker and far greater in the punishment these animals are getting right now.” Responding to a question from a reporter, Trump stated, “I would certainly consider that. Send him to Gitmo.”
That was enough for Khatami to issue a tweet condeming Trump that had one small problem:
The singular problem with Khatami’s tweet was succinctly stated by Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro:
Um that guy is dead https://t.co/KthOxV0TnK
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 1, 2017
After deleting her tweet, Khatami tweeted:
Hi hi yes, I misspoke about the Vegas shooter, but the point stands: Trump's rhetoric is much harsher when the criminal is a PoC.
— Elham Khatami (@ekhatami) November 1, 2017
But she had no problems parroting the plaint of those on the Left that criticism of Muslim terrorists is by definition Islamophobic
My latest – a recap of some of the most Islamophobic reactions to the #nycattack https://t.co/m5shJL7OHP
— Elham Khatami (@ekhatami) November 1, 2017
She also tweeted this out on Wednesday:
Trump rushed to condemn NYC attack—like he always does when the suspect isn’t white (by @rebekahentralgo)https://t.co/nHReKqvNCP
— Elham Khatami (@ekhatami) November 1, 2017
As a well-known non-Muslim might have advised Khatami regarding the Islamophobia obsession blinding her to facts: Physician, heal thyself.
(First reported by the Daily Wire) http://www.dailywire.com/news/23035/xxx-daily-wire (November 1, 2017)
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