Hawzah News Agency- "On March 9, 2019, Pirro questioned Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's patriotism, suggesting that Rep. Omar's decision to wear a hijab signaled her opposition to the Constitution. Pirro stated, 'Think about it. Omar wears a hijab...Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to sharia law which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?'
"Pirro was widely condemned for her comments on Rep. Omar and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for a boycott of Fox News. A number of corporate advertisers pulled their ads from Pirro's show, with one stating, 'We absolutely condemn Ms. Pirro's comments, which are offensive and completely contrary to our values.' Although Pirro never explicitly apologized for her comments, Fox News elected to suspend Pirro for three weeks and issued its own condemnation of her comments''.
Pirro has also used her show to promote misinformation about Muslims and Islam by advancing anti-Muslim tropes such as the belief that Islam is uniquely tied to terrorism.
In a statement, CAIR said:
“Appointing an infamous anti-Muslim bigot like Jeanine Pirro to one of the nation’s top federal law enforcement posts calls into question the application of equal justice to members of minority communities. We urge President Trump to rescind her appointment and instead nominate someone without such a clear history of bigotry and bias''.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
Source: CAIR
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