Here are some Muslim sports heroes (cc: Donald Trump)
The Washington Post
December 8, 2015 13:38 MYT
December 8, 2015 13:38 MYT
Trump had once taken photo with Mike Tyson.
In his speech to the nation on Sunday night, President Obama vowed to defeat the Islamic State without targeting all Muslims, which he says would play right into ISIS's hands.
"Muslim-Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co- workers, our sports heroes," he said.
To which Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted this: "Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who? Is Obama profiling?"
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We're a full-service shop here at The Washington Post, so here are some Muslim sports heroes, including a couple with whom Trump has been photographed.
- Muhammad Ali
- Mike Tyson (in 1992, Trump hatched a cockamamie plan to keep Tyson out of prison after he was found guilty of raping Desiree Washington).
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Bernard Hopkins
- Muhammad Wilkerson
There are plenty more, but you get the idea.