Adeel Mangi, President Biden's Muslim judicial nominee, is facing challenges in confirmation due to shaky votes and Islamophobic attacks from GOP members. A Black GOP-appointed former US appeals court judge has privately urged Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer to confirm Mangi, condemning the attacks as 'disturbing' and based on 'ugly distortions' of his record. The White House recently endorsed the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, emphasizing the need for actions beyond rhetoric. Critics, including Senator Ted Cruz, have been accused of Islamophobia for questioning Mangi's qualifications based on his religion, specifically grilling him about October 7, a move seen as discriminatory and not applied to nominees of other faiths. The lack of sufficient Democratic votes, in addition to GOP opposition, has also been highlighted as problematic and indicative of bigotry within the process.
Senate Democrats should listen to the Democratic White House and stop indulging the GOP’s Islamophobic attacks on a Muslim judge. It’s crazy that Mangi doesn’t have enough Dem votes, not just GOP votes. Crazy and bigoted. https://t.co/kZoVbXOPx4 https://t.co/tF2y2pH1n9
This is straight up Islamophobia. This nominee is highly qualified. Ted Cruz grilled him about October 7. That’s no different than grilling a Jewish nominee about Israel’s conduct of the war. Are they asking other nominees these questions? Of course not. Only the Muslim nominee. https://t.co/hmKZ691Qpf
Yesterday the WH endorsed the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. But rhetoric isn’t enough. We need actions. The Biden folks need to be combating Islamophobia by making sure their party in the Senate confirms a Muslim judge being subjected to brazen, non-stop GOP bigotry. https://t.co/lb4sq3RNqg
NEW: Biden's Muslim judicial pick Adeel Mangi may be in trouble. *Votes shaky *GOP spreading ugly distortions of his record *A GOP-appointed former US appeals court judge privately urged McConnell + Schumer to confirm him bc attacks are so "disturbing." https://t.co/4EAdFADxAv
Black GOP-Appointed Former Judge Steps In To Defend Biden’s Muslim Court Pick https://t.co/G0Envh7zMV