Obama to rebut GOP Muslim rhetoric in first U.S. mosque visit - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views
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Obama plans to herald the contributions of Muslims to American society while issuing a forceful counterpoint to the language favored by some Republican presidential candidates like Donald Trump, according to White House officials.
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We've seen an alarming willingness on the part of some Republicans to try to marginalize law-abiding, patriotic Muslim Americans,"
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Obama has visited mosques in the past, but never inside the United States, which is home to 2.75 million Muslims, according to the Pew Research Center
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U.S. mosque as a public rejection of Islamophobia, the same way President George W. Bush did in the days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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"Coming to a mosque is a public reminder that Muslims have been part of America since our nation's founding,
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This is not where ISIS is recruiting. Law enforcement sources tell us ISIS is recruiting online, not in our mosques
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new fears of homegrown attacks have emerged following the rise of ISIS and its dexterity in recruiting would-be terrorists online
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Republican candidates have vowed to apply extra scrutiny to Muslims entering the country, and to tamp down on suspected extremist activities at U.S. mosques.
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n December Trump proposed banning all Muslims from entering the country until better anti-terror measures were enacted.