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Michigan governor-elect appoints Benton Harbor mayor to transition council
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Just the News, The Daily Wire and the Washington Free Beacon report that Michigan Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson appointed Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad to her 15-member transition council. The outlets describe Muhammad as a Nation of Islam “student minister” who has defended its leader, Louis Farrakhan. They say Jewish organizations have criticized his past remarks, and that the Combat Antisemitism Movement removed him from an advisory panel over the summer. Muhammad announced the appointment on Facebook, saying a Democratic trifecta would increase opportunities to deliver resources. The council also includes Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield, according to the reports.
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Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson appointed Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad, a Nation of Islam leader, to her 15-member transition council.
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Muhammad announced the appointment on Facebook, saying a Democratic trifecta increases opportunities to deliver resources.
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The outlets say Muhammad has repeatedly defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
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The Combat Antisemitism Movement removed Muhammad from its mayoral advisory panel over the summer, according to the reports.
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Muhammad wrote about what he described as an ongoing Jewish and Gentile Kristallnacht against Black Muslim businesses.
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield are also on the transition council.
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Every outlet present reports that Michigan governor-elect Jocelyn Benson appointed Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad, a Nation of Islam leader, to her transition council. The right-side outlets frame the appointment mainly as a question of antisemitism, emphasizing his remarks and Farrakhan ties.
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Right-side headlines lead with Muhammad’s Nation of Islam ties and alleged antisemitism, with the Free Beacon and Daily Wire calling him openly antisemitic or tying him to Farrakhan; the Just the News headline is plainer.
Michigan governor-elect appoints National of Islam leader to serve on transition council
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conspiracy theoriesOpenly Antisemitic
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…Jocelyn Benson (D.) tapped a Nation of Islam leader who has pushed antisemitic conspiracy theories, referred to Jews as "the enemy," and promotes Nation of Islam literature that…
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Jocelyn Benson Taps Openly Antisemitic Nation of Islam Leader and Farrakhan Acolyte To Serve on Transition Team
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Michigan governor-elect appoints National of Islam leader to serve on transition council
Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad written about what he described as "the ongoing Jewish and Gentile Kristallnacht against Black Muslim businesses," a reference to a 1938 state-sponsored riot in Nazi Germany that destroyed over 1,400 synagogues and other Jewish sites.
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Swing State Governor Taps Nation Of Islam Leader For Her Transition Team
Michigan Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson has appointed a Nation of Islam leader who has repeatedly promoted antisemitic rhetoric and defended the group’s controversial leader, Louis Farrakhan, to serve on her gubernatorial transition team — months after an antisemitism coalition …
- Washington Free BeaconFar Right
Jocelyn Benson Taps Loaded modifier“Openly Antisemitic”Attaches a settled label of antisemitism to the man in the headline, which pre-judges a contested characterization.More neutral: Nation of Islam LeaderDisagree with this highlight? Nation of Islam Leader and Farrakhan Acolyte To Serve on Transition Team
Michigan governor-elect Jocelyn Benson (D.) tapped a Nation of Islam leader who has pushed antisemitic Delegitimizing label“conspiracy theories”Ends the discussion by labeling; state the claim.More neutral: describe the claim and the evidence against itDisagree with this highlight?, referred to Jews as "the enemy," and promotes Nation of Islam literature that forbids interracial relationships to serve on her gubernatorial transition …
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