The Trump Organization has canceled an event that was planned by an anti-Muslim group at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The group, ACT for America, issued a statement on Monday alleging the Trump company “caved to the Left’s bullying tactics” after the “Council on American-Islamic Relations, the discredited SPLC, and the Fake News Media” supposedly published articles that “falsely claimed ACT for America is an islamaphobic ‘hate group’ seeking influence with the President.”
The gala was initially scheduled to take place on Nov. 7, and conservative pundit Michelle Malkin was the planned keynote speaker. A standard ticket had a price tag of $1,500 with a VIP ticket going for $2,500, according to an archived version of the event website.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ACT for America Responds to Mar-a-Lago Cancellation pic.twitter.com/xNgZl0uJ1z
— ACT for America (@ACTforAmerica) October 7, 2019
The group’s founder and chairman, Brigitte Gabriel, issued a statement that reads in part, “While we are disappointed in the decision made by the Trump Organization attorneys, we do not blame President Trump or the Trump family. ACT For America, with its over one million member base, will continue to stand with President Trump and support his fight for the soul of our country, and his fight to protect and preserve our freedoms.”
A pro-@realDonaldTrump group, with almost one million members, was deplatformed from Mar-A-Lago. @michellemalkin was scheduled to be their keynote speaker.
Trump is banning his own supporters from his properties.
Seems like not a great move. https://t.co/EcVxEDjwf7
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) October 7, 2019
Some conservative pundits, including John Cardillo and Mike Cernovich, expressed their displeasure on social media.
Very disappointing that Mar-a-Lago has joined the Cancel Culture movement.@michellemalkin and @ACTBrigitte speak the truth. Why ban their event and voices?
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 7, 2019
Gabriel, who’s an immigrant herself, told the Department of Defense’s Joint Forces Staff College in 2007 that “a practicing Muslim who believes the word of the Koran to be the word of Allah … cannot be a loyal citizen of the United States,” according to the Anti-Defamation League. The group also organized a “March Against Sharia” in June of 2017 that took place in 28 cities across the United States.
