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March 21, 2019

Trump Administration Official Under Fire for Islamophobic Comments
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Back in the United States, the Interior Department's newly appointed top
spokesperson is under fire for her past Islamophobic comments and her
denial of climate change. Faith Vander Voort said in a 2017 episode of
the podcast "The Word" that the National Security Agency was justified
in spying on Americans' phones and messages because of the threat posed
by Muslim communities. She went on to say that Muslims pose a far
greater threat than climate change, citing terrorist attacks in
Manchester and London.

Faith Vander Voort: "The left is so upset because they genuinely believe
that climate change-quote-unquote, 'climate change'-is the biggest
threat to our society, which, to me, is ridiculous. Look in Manchester.
Look in London. That is the biggest threat to our society, not climate
change."

Faith Vander Voort previously said a Muslim person can never be
president. She's worked for a number of Republican lawmakers, including
Iowa Congressmember Steve King, who has openly professed white
nationalist views.


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