Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority

The following article by Aaron C. Davis and Jack Gillum was posted on the Washington Post website February 3, 2018:

Ken Isaacs, head of international relief for Samaritan’s Purse, is seen speaking about an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014. Isaacs has in recent years expressed controversial views about Muslims in social media posts. He is the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the UN International Organization for Migration. Credit: Alejandro Davila Fragoso/MCT

The Trump administration’s nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media posts that Islam is an inherently violent religion and has said Christians in some cases should receive preferential treatment when resettling from hostile areas.

In tweets, social media posts and radio appearances reviewed by The Washington Post, Ken Isaacs, a vice president of the Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, made disparaging remarks about Muslims and denied climate change — a driving force behind migration, according to the agency the State Department has nominated him to lead. Continue reading “Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority”