Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque

Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque

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“Muslim Americans keep us safe,” President Obama said on Wednesday as he visited a mosque in the U.S. for the first time as president. His speech was designed to draw contrasts with rhetoric from some Republicans running to succeed him.

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