are mostly jewish and christian but in 2007 voters here elected america's 1st muslim congressman keith ellison. keith back on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june 19th 865. the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halls of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the 1st muslim in congress reelected. oh good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just have a going out here you know keith introduces me to his intent. would you say just sort of young muslims living in other parts of the world even think being a muslim in america is a very tough thing and such are i mean there's advantages there's disadvantages we definitely have a lot more opportunity is that it's kind of difficult going up any different especially where i'm from it's a stance and the only muslim in my school deali

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are mostly jewish and christian but in 2007 voters here elected america's 1st muslim congressman keith ellison. keith back on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june 19th 865. the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halt of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the 1st muslim in congress reelected. oh good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just having fun out here you know keith introduces me to his intent . would you say just sort of young muslims living in other parts of the world i think being a muslim in america is a very tough thing and such are i mean there's advantages there's disadvantages we definitely have a lot more opportunity is a kind of difficult going up in a different especially where i'm from it's a stance and the only muslim in my school the only muslim i

beneath this great miracle i'm meeting congressman keith ellison who i came across at the start of my journey in minneapolis. so he tell me about when you took your oath of office because it was a copy of the koran and not just any copy but in fact was on this qur'an that we have right here before us and you know in fact this go on which is a 2 volume set has the initials t.j. inscribed right here thomas jefferson and so you know we said this was your reaction when you find them one of the founding fathers had his own copy of the koran i was gobsmacked. as i would say. huge had it was international. i didn't have much appreciation for why it would be a big deal that a muslim of the elected to the united states congress i thought the issue was going to be color. and i thought wow we've really made some great strides in terms of racial justice when people don't care that i'm black anymore they're just they're just exudes or dark about religion but do you think keith that for all the grassroots activism in the muslim community that at a national level the fact is that most americans are

keith ellison said we'll not be bullied in getting away from our core position. i hope this happens. i hope there are some people with decency but at least agree on the big things like markets and american exceptionalism. but it seem the left has become so radical, the civil war is beginning. i can't wait to see it. jesse: shots are being fired. no doubt about that. big day at the white house. sarah sanders leaving the white house press secretary job. and kim kardashian making a big appearance. listen to what the ladies had to say. >> this has been the honor of a lifetime, the opportunity of a lifetime. i couldn't have been prouder to serve my country and work for this president. >> my whole journey with criminal justice reform started about a year ago when i came to see the president, and i want to thank the president for standing behind this issue and see the compassion that he's had for criminal justice has been really remarkable. jesse: okay, governor. >> first of all, thank you, kim kardashian. she used her celebrity status to bring attention to something th

but congressman keith ellison has read my reporting.er to the department of defense, demanding an accounting of their efforts to rid the ranks of extremists.et >> well,e tell you, i am a believer in our nation's military.cl i have vere relatives who serve, including active duty, and i can tell you that it's an institution that, even in mye family, we'vways revered. to think that somebody who does not support the true goals of the u.s. military, which is to protect americans, and actually wants to use that training to hurt americans, isto revoltine, and i hope that, that people in theli ry really do take this seriously. >> thompson: we've identified seven members of one neo-naziroup who are current or former military. om is that atomwaffen? >> thompson: that'waffen. what do you make of that?l, >> wel think that they have decided this is a strategic initiative for them.th want their people to go into the military. there's a real legitimate fear here, and i think that we've got to be vigilant about it.♪ ♪ >> thompson: the pentagon responde

and say how dare you threaten us with your evils capitalist ways, of course and paraphrasing but keith ellison had a great track record, he said we will not be bullied and getting away from the core positions. >> i hope this happens, i hope there's people with common indecency who might have difference of opinion degree on the big things like markets in american exceptionalism, it seems that the left has become so radical that the civil war is beginning and i cannot wait to see it. >> shots are being b fired. a big day at the white house the other day. sarah sanders leaving the white house press secretary job and kim kardashian making a big appearance, praising the president, listen to what she had to say. >> this has been an honor of a lifetime, and opportunity of a lifetime. i cannot be prouder to have thee opportunity to serve my country and particularly to work for this president. >> my whole journey with criminal justice reform has started about a year ago when i came to see the president, i want to thank the president for standing behind this issue and see the compassion that he has had

beneath this great meeting congressman keith ellison who i came across at the start of my journey in minneapolis so he tell me about when you took your oath of office because it was a copy of the koran and not just any copy but that was on this qur'an that we have right here before us and you know in fact on which is a 2 volumes it has the initials t.j. inscribed right here thomas jefferson and so you know we said this was your reaction when you found of the one of the founding fathers had his own copy of the koran i was gobsmacked. there was a huge head it was international. i didn't have much appreciation for why it would be a big deal that a muslim of the elect of the united states congress i thought the issue was going to be color. and i thought wow we've really made some great strides in terms of racial justice when people don't care that i'm black anymore they're just they're just exudes or dark about religion but do you think keith that for all the grassroots activism in the muslim community that at a national level the fact is that most americans are still afraid of islam ame

are mostly jewish and christian but in 2007 voters here elected america's 1st muslim congressman keith ellison keith back on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june 19th 865. the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halls of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the 1st muslim in congress reelected. oh good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just having fun out here you know keith introduces me to his intent . would you say just sort of young muslims living in other parts of the world think being a muslim in america is a very tough thing and such are i mean there's advantages there's disadvantages we definitely have a lot more opportunity is that it's kind of difficult going up any different especially where i'm from existence and i'm the only muslim in my school feeling the