President Barack Obama, on his first visit to a U.S. mosque as president, says Americans “too often” conflate Islam with terrorism.
“We’re one American family,” Obama told Muslim-Americans at the Islamic Society of Baltimore. He said the entire Muslim community is often blamed for the “violent acts of a few.”
He also said “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslims has no place” in the country.
Earlier, Obama took part in a round table with Muslim-American leaders to hear their concerns.
“It will be an opportunity to do a couple of things. The first is to affirm the important role that Muslim-Americans play in our society and to affirm our conviction in the principle of religious liberty,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday.
Obama has previously visited mosques overseas.
President Barack Obama, on his first visit to a U.S. mosque as president, says Americans “too often” conflate Islam with terrorism.
“We’re one American family,” Obama told Muslim-Americans at the Islamic Society of Baltimore. He said the entire Muslim community is often blamed for the “violent acts of a few.”
He also said “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslims has no place” in the country.
Earlier, Obama took part in a round table with Muslim-American leaders to hear their concerns.
“It will be an opportunity to do a couple of things. The first is to affirm the important role that Muslim-Americans play in our society and to affirm our conviction in the principle of religious liberty,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday.
Obama has previously visited mosques overseas.
