Author Topic: WaPo Publishes Fact-less Story Thomas Jefferson ‘Celebrated Ramadan’ (Read 517 times)

rangerrebew · « **on:** June 27, 2017, 01:11:47 pm »

WaPo Publishes Fact-less Story Thomas Jefferson ‘Celebrated Ramadan’
Posted on June 26, 2017

In an effort to smear President Trump for skipping the White House hosted Ramadan dinner, Washington Post writer Amy B. Wang published an article titled “Trump just ended a long tradition of celebrating Ramadan at the White House.”

The column, completely devoid of fact, was trying to prove that Trump is an islamophobic d-bag (if you read between the lines).

Wang’s whole foundation for her article, however, is fake news.

Her proof was the time in 1805 when a diplomatic envoy from the Bey of Tunis, Sidi Soliman Melli Melli, visited Washington during Ramadan.

Thomas Jefferson never hosted a dinner celebrating Ramadan, though. Here is what really went down:

http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/wapo-publishes-fact-less-story-thomas-jefferson-celebrated-ramadan/

Fishrrman · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2017, 12:45:05 am »

Looks like they're "progressing" from fake news to outright lies.

austingirl · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2017, 01:23:05 am »

The Founders were dealing with islam on the shores of Tripoli in those days when the islamic Barbary pirates were raiding and pillaging and interfering with shipping. They never considered that islam would set up on our shores.

ConservativeGranny · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2017, 02:31:10 am »

This article is correct. All Jefferson did was change the time of the dinner so that the ambassador could keep his religious restrictions. The dinner wasn't intended as a celebration of the religious event. The intent of the dinner was to honor and entertain the ambassador. Nothing more.