During the second U.S. presidential debate on Oct. 9, Donald Trump said, when asked about Islamophobia, that Muslims in the U.S. need to “report when they see something going on.”
“In San Bernardino, many people saw the bombs all over the apartment of the two people that killed 14 and wounded many, many people. Muslims have to report the problems when they see them.”
In response Muslims began to tweet using the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff:
I did laundry this morning but still haven't put it away #MuslimsReportStuff
— Sana M (@sanamasuds) October 10, 2016
@realDonaldTrump My sister puts milk in the bowl before cereal #MuslimsReportStuff
— Umar Ahmad (@SneakyBrownBear) October 10, 2016
I'm not entirely sure I've seen all the Star Wars movies and I'm not entirely sure I care #MuslimsReportStuff
— Mahalia (@Zablamia) October 10, 2016
I'd like 2 report that both candidates haven't addressed disability issues (50 million voters) #MuslimsReportStuff #debates @chaudary_zainab
— Dilshad D. Ali (@DilshadDAli) October 10, 2016
I'd like to report that quinoa is overrated and looks gross. #MuslimsReportStuff
— Eman Hassaballa Aly (@EmanHAly) October 10, 2016
I'm a Muslim and, just once, I'd like to hear candidates talk about me neither as a terrorist nor as eyes and ears on terrorists. #Debates
— Laila Lalami (@LailaLalami) October 10, 2016
I am bullied and harassed by Trump supporters EVERY DAY. #MuslimsReportStuff
— Amelia Noor-Oshiro (@Amelia_Inc) October 10, 2016
.@HillaryClinton I'm with you but please stop saying my value to the country as a Muslim American is national security. #debate
— Zeba Khan (@zebakhan) October 10, 2016
The LA Times reports that “there is no evidence that witnesses saw weapons in the Redlands townhouse of Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik.”
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