Donald Trump tweeted Sunday night in response to comments President Obama made in a recent speech where he said that Muslim Americans have had distinguished athletic careers. Trump’s tweet read, “Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who? Is Obama profiling?” Muhammad Ali, one of America’s best-known Muslim athletes, responded to Trump’s tweet Wednesday in a statement first released to NBC News where he said, “We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.” We look at the backlash to Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the US on the Lip News with Nik Zecevic and Mark Sovel.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali criticised Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling on Muslims "to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda." Ali, one of the most famous Muslims in the world, issued a statement saying, "True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion." He added, "I believe that our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of Islam and clarify that these misguided murderers have perverted people's views on what Islam really is."Ali's statement on Wednesday, first reported by NBC News, did not identify Trump by name but was directed at "presidential candidates proposing to ban Muslim immigration to the United States."
Here's what Muhammad Ali said: “I’m a Muslim. I’ve been a Muslim for 20 years. I'm against killing and violence, and all Muslims are against it. People should know the real truth about Islam. You know me. I’m a boxer. I’ve been called the greatest of all time. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn’t be here representing Islam if it was really like terrorists make it look. I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth, because Islam is peace. I'm against killing and the terrorists, and the people doing that in the name of Islam, are wrong, and if I had a chance I would do something about it."
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