(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 8/18/16) - On Friday, August 19, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will host a news conference in Minneapolis with Muslim and Somali-American leaders to condemn recent Islamophobic and anti-Somali rhetoric by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump is scheduled to speak in Minnesota on Friday.

 SEE: Trump's Attack on Somalis Illustrates the Harm He Could Do http://www.startribune.com/2016-presidential-campaign-x2009-x2009-trump-s-attack-on-somalis-illustrates-the-harm-he-could-do/390506971/

In Speech, Trump Targets Somalis in Minnesota, Mainehttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/08/05/trump-takes-aim-at-somalis 

"Donald Trump's anti-Muslim and anti-Somali rhetoric is sowing division in our society and negatively impacting the lives of ordinary Muslims and Somali-Americans," said CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein. 

WHAT:    Press Conference to Condemn Donald Trump's Islamophobic, Anti-Somali Rhetoric

WHERE: CAIR Minnesota, 2021 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55413

WHEN:    Friday, August 19, 11 a.m.