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7/11/2024–|Last updated: 11/7/202402:21 AM (Mecca time)
The results of the US elections showed that the candidate won the presidency Donald Trump He was able to increase his gains after winning a mandate Michigan swinging in his favor by a margin of less than 90,000 votes, in a race that revealed some of the anger of Arab and Muslim Americans over Washington’s support. The war on Gaza.
Trump received 2.79 million votes, or 49.8% of the total votes, after 99% of the ballots were counted, according to the Associated Press.
In return, the Democratic nominee and vice president received Kamala Harris 2.71 million votes, or 48.3%.
2% of the total electoral votes in the state, or about 110,000 votes, went to candidates other than Trump and Harris, led by the Green Party candidate. Jill Stein Which demanded a halt Extermination In Gaza.
Stein received 0.8% of the total votes, or about 44 thousand votes. In her election campaign, she called for an end to the war on the Gaza Strip and the cessation of all American military aid to Israel.
Commenting on these results, Democratic Senator George Helmy, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in an interview with Al Jazeera that the war in Gaza contributed to Kamala Harris losing the state of Michigan.
Helmy added that the United States must hold its allies accountable when they violate international law.
#Trump He wins the state of Michigan, where the Arab and Muslim vote is concentrated.. So why did it fail? #Harris Attracting this sound?#Al Jazeera_America24 #News pic.twitter.com/prwVTwyifs
– Al Jazeera Channel (@AJArabic) November 6, 2024
Arab and Muslim Americans constitute an influential voting bloc in the state of Michigan, which both Trump and Harris tried to win over during the election campaign. However, many of these voters confirmed before the elections that they would not vote for any of the candidates, and would boycott the elections or give their votes to the Green Party candidate.
The number of Americans of Arab descent in Michigan is estimated at about 392,000, according to data from the Arab American Institute, which is the largest Arab presence among the American states.
