The national headquarters and Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Donald Trump’s sharing an inflammatory, anti-Muslim social media post of Muslim elementary school children, saying doing so puts a target on them and their school.
President Trump shared a post attempting to shame Muslim children for wearing Islamic head scarves (hijabs) to their kindergarten graduation at a school in Minnesota.
In a statement, CAIR and CAIR-MN said:
“By using his global platform to amplify anti-Muslim bigotry and target Muslim children at this elementary school, President Trump is putting lives at risk. Just two months ago, two white supremacists attacked a mosque and private school full of children in San Diego. Children deserve to feel safe in their schools and communities. When a political leader validates hate speech, it gives bigots a green light to target minority children. We call on all people of conscience, regardless of political affiliation, to reject this dangerous escalation of religious hatred.”
Last month, CAIR-MN called on members of Congress to publicly rebuke U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) for racist and xenophobic remarks targeting Somali Americans.
He said CAIR has repeatedly condemned hate rhetoric and actions by public officials targeting Somali Americans.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR’s latest civil rights report documented 8,683 anti-Muslim bias complaints in 2025 – the highest number ever recorded by the organization since it began publishing civil rights reports in 1996.
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CONTACT: Suleiman Adan, Deputy Executive Director, CAIR-MN, [email protected], 612-408-7183; Jaylani Hussein, CAIR-MN Executive Director, [email protected], 612-406-0070; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]