I saw the Reidout episode in question and I strongly disagree with the claims in the OP
The clip did not include footage from just before Reid asked the question, when she described instances of Trump apparently approving of or rationalizing the alleged violent actions of his supporters, such as Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of murdering two people during Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.
The clip also left out Jamali responding to Reid's question by saying that he does not believe there is a difference between Trump's comments allegedly in support of violence committed by his followers and similar comments that may be made to extremists in the Muslim world.
When speaking to Newsweek on Tuesday for this article, Jamali suggested Reid's comments were taken out of context and may have been misinterpreted by people on both sides of the political spectrum. He pointed out that coverage of the controversy appearing in different media outlets, including The Blaze and Slate, had not sought his opinion even though he was the person Reid had posed the question to.
"I don't understand how people are rushing to judgement but not asking me," Jamali said. "We live in a country that is full of double standards, why is it not a fair question to ask why when it comes to extremism, we don't point out that there's a double standard between brown extremists and white extremists, in terms of how law enforcement approaches them?"
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