Rights groups say Trump used term Palestinian as slur in reference to Schumer
Nihad Awad, national executive director of CAIR, who is of Palestinian heritage, said Trump's comments showed the "continuing dehumanization" of Palestinians.
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)ByREUTERS
