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Booker Slams Gabbard's Radical Islam Comments on NJ City with Large Muslim Population
US Senator Cory Booker and the top counter-terrorism official sparred over remarks made by Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who referred to Paterson, New Jersey's Muslim community as 'radical' during her speech at a festival for American patriots. Gabbard had claimed that Islam is in some way connected to terrorism.
US Senator Cory Booker criticized Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for allegedly 'endangering' New Jersey's Muslim community with remarks about radical Islam in Paterson, a heavily-Muslim city. The comments were made during her speech at the AmericaFest conference. The situation escalated when the top US counter-terrorism official responded to Gabbard's remarks. Booker called out Gabbard for her perceived threat to the community.
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