With the presidential election just two months out, President Donald Trump continues to receive endorsements from members of the opposite party.
This time, the mayor of Muslim-majority city Hamtramck, a suburban area near Detroit, Michigan, announced Sunday that he would be endorsing Trump for president because “he is the right choice for this critical time.”
“President Trump and I may not agree on everything, but I know he is a man of principles,” explained Mayor Amer Ghalib, a Democrat, in a post to Facebook, which was uploaded later to X.
Ghalib continued, “Though it’s looking good, he may or may not win the election and be the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice for this critical time. I’ll not regret my decision no matter what the outcome would be, and I’m ready to face the consequences. For this, and for many other reasons, I announce my support and endorsement for the former, and hopefully, the next president of the United States, Donald Trump.”
Ghalib’s blessing comes following his meeting with Trump last week in Flint Michigan where the two reportedly met for a private 20-minute conversation, Fox News reported.
The outlet also noted that Hamtramck is the only city in the country that is entirely governed by Muslims, with an over 40 percent-foreign-born population.
Ghalib previously revealed in text messages to the Detroit News that Trump “knew a lot about me” before the two met in Flint.
“We talked about various topics including the debates, the polls updates, the statistics of votes in Michigan and Wayne County, the Arab American concerns and the Yemeni Americans in particular. We also talked about the situation in Yemen,” Ghalib told the outlet Wednesday.
Ghalib, a Democrat and immigrant from Yemen, was elected mayor of Hamtramck in 2021. He told Detroit News that the president had asked for his endorsement, and that he responded by inviting Trump to come to Hamtramck.
“He asked me if I can endorse him and ask people to vote for him? I told him: ‘I’m here to talk about that and how we can make it happen,'” Ghalib told the outlet. “I then handed him an official letter with some details about our concerns and to invite him to come to Hamtramck if possible.”