Mayor says he still has Trump’s support

Mayor Amer Ghalib

By Charles Sercombe
Mayor Amer Ghalib is facing stiffer resistance to his nomination as ambassador to Kuwait.
According to media reports, some Democratic Senators are putting the brakes on his nominations in order to dig further into his background.
Ghalib is facing criticism from the Anti-Defamation League over his past social media activities and statements he said publicly. In short, the ADL is saying Ghalib “routinely traffics in antisemitism.”
Senate committee members say they are now gathering additional background information on Ghalib, who is a Muslim immigrant from Yemen.
Ghalib told The Review that “This is all nonsense. Some people are trying to make it a news while it’s not. There are some serious attempts by some people and organizations to block my confirmation but they will not succeed.”
One of his critics, though, is far-right conservative Laura Loomer, who has been influential with President Trump, and has urged Trump to withdraw Ghalib’s nomination.
In a recent social media post, Loomer said: “Amer Ghalib’s ambassadorship should be revoked. We can’t allow Islamification of the West to be supported from within the White House.”
But Ghalib insists he has the support of Trump, and said he received a phone call from him where Trump reassured Ghalib that he will continue to back him.
“The President admitted during his call that attempts by some parties have hindered this appointment, and assured me that he will not accept to stand before my appointment for this task that I am honored to do to serve this great country, any obstacle, from any party,” Ghalib said on his Facebook page.
Ghalib continued: “The president jokingly said: ‘Mayor, you are a lovely and handsome young man. If I were like you, I would have become president thirty years ago.’”
The mayor gained Trump’s trust and support after he endorsed him for president in the election last year, and Ghalib is also credited with influencing a number of other Muslim and Arab voters to switch from voting for Democrats to supporting Republicans.
Ghalib said he supported Trump because he promised to end the wars in Ukraine and in Gaza in one day.
The wars only got worse when Trump took office, although it appears that Israel and Hamas are on the edge of a peace deal.
In the meantime, it’s unknown when Ghalib will get a hearing with Senators.

Posted Oct. 10, 2025