Muslim Trump supporter name-checks Prophet Muhammad in closing prayer at Republican convention

The second day of the Republican National Convention began with a prayer from a lay Catholic and ended with a benediction from a Muslim, who told the remaining delegates and TV viewers, "God bless Donald Trump," and also invoked "the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him." Sajid Tarar, founder of the actual group American Muslims for Trump, did not mention the word "Allah," however, as this Donald Trump parody account noted:

Some Muslims did, too:

Tarar's appearance was reportedly greeted with some boos from Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena, but you mostly hear claps in the video. You can watch Tarar's entire speech below. Peter Weber

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