Kennedy Defends Michigan Remarks on Islamism in Lengthy PostRepublicans Escalate Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Against El-SayedKennedy Says Media Miscast His Criticism of Islamism
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the federal health and human services department, defended remarks at a Michigan campaign rally in a lengthy social media post on Friday, disputing criticism that he disparaged Arabs and Muslims.Kennedy’s defense of his Michigan remarks did little to soften the criticism that his comments disparaged Arabs and Muslims as Republicans target Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.Kennedy says coverage of his Michigan rally remarks blurred his criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood with an attack on Arabs and Muslims, and he argues the distinction matters in the Senate campaign.