President Donald Trump said last month “Ramadan reminds us of the richness Muslims add to the religious tapestry of American life.” | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next week to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a White House official, a departure from last year’s decision not to host the traditional post-sundown meal.
The iftar dinner is scheduled for Wednesday. The White House official declined to provide a list of attendees.
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset and they break the fast with a meal known as an iftar.
The White House faced criticism last year for neglecting to host an iftar dinner, breaking with a long-standing tradition embraced by Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Trump has a tense relationship with the Muslim community. During the presidential campaign, Trump called for a "total and complete" ban on all Muslims entering the United States. As president, he has restricted citizens from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
In a statement issued last month marking the start of Ramadan, Trump said, “Ramadan reminds us of the richness Muslims add to the religious tapestry of American life.”
#1: Tooconservative To: hondo68 (#0)
Trump is at his funniest when he's doing deadpan sarcasm.
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 01:59:26 Reply Private Reply
#2: Vicomte13 To: Tooconservative (#1)
Vicomte13 posted on 2018-06-03 08:42:41 Reply Private Reply
#3: Tooconservative To: Vicomte13 (#2)
Trump won't drink it anyway. He is quite the teetotaling germophobe.
It's a facet of his personality that goes largely unremarked, strangely enough. Of course, Romney was also a teetotal. Two in a row, it seems.
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 08:57:06 Reply Private Reply
#4: Vicomte13 To: Tooconservative (#3)
Vicomte13 posted on 2018-06-03 10:15:00 Reply Private Reply
#5: Tooconservative To: Vicomte13 (#4)
IOW, since 2000 the GOP nominee has been a teetotal in four out of five elections.
So much for wine, women and song.
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 10:28:51 Reply Private Reply
#6: sneakypete To: Tooconservative (#3)
Has nothing to do with germs,and everything to do with an older brother who was an alcoholic that drank himself to death.
The dangers of alcoholism are both hereditary and obvious to those who grew up seeing it in person.
sneakypete posted on 2018-06-03 13:31:21 Reply Private Reply
#7: Tooconservative To: sneakypete (#6)
There. Feel better?
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 13:36:04 Reply Private Reply
#8: Fred Mertz To: Tooconservative (#7)
Read and comprehend much?
Of course, petey is correct about why Trump doesn't drink at all.
Fred Mertz posted on 2018-06-03 14:43:15 Reply Private Reply
#9: Hank Rearden To: hondo68 (#0)
It's time for Allah the Pigraper to die, along with his deathcult.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-06-03 14:51:37 Reply Private Reply
#10: rlk To: hondo68 (#0)
“And Polio reminds us of the religious tapestry of American disease.”
rlk posted on 2018-06-03 14:57:03 Reply Private Reply
#11: Tooconservative To: rlk (#10)
Best quip. : )
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 15:20:36 Reply Private Reply
#12: Hondo68 To: Hank Rearden (#9)
It's strictly a business dinner to sell arms to rich Muslims.
Boy Muhammad, ready for jihad. Thank you Donald.
Hondo68 posted on 2018-06-03 16:00:40 Reply Private Reply
#13: no gnu taxes To: hondo68 (#0)
no gnu taxes posted on 2018-06-03 16:54:21 Reply Private Reply
#14: Tooconservative To: hondo68 (#12)
Those arms are not going to sell themselves!
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-03 17:08:32 Reply Private Reply