The Trump administration should actually do as it says, and put America – including our constitutional guarantee of free speech for everyone on American soil – first.
Releasing Sami Hamdi and the other political prisoners who have been detained for their opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza should be the first step. It’s time for the administration to actually prioritise American freedom over the feelings of a foreign government.
Ismail Allison serves as National Communications Manager at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation.