October 27, 2026

RFK Jr. faces calls to be fired over remarks about Arab contributions

Kennedy made the remarks Monday in Grand Rapids while discussing Michigan’s Senate race and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for Kennedy’s dismissal; the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee also condemned his comments.
Critics cited Arab Nobel laureates, including Palestinian-American chemist Omar Yaghi, Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz and chemist Ahmed Zewail.

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