RFK Jr. EXPOSES Muslim Brotherhood's Grip on the Arab World at Michigan Rally

Summary

At a Michigan rally, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued that criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood is not Islamophobic. He described the organization, founded in 1928, as promoting an Islamist ideology distinct from traditional Islam and said its greatest victims are Palestinians and people living under Islamist rule.

Kennedy contrasted what he called the Islamic Golden Age—when Muslim societies made major contributions to science, literature, medicine, and the arts—with what he characterized as later stagnation. He attributed that decline to the spread of the Muslim Brotherhood and compared development in the region with Israel’s.

He also alleged that Islamist movements form tactical alliances with left-wing groups. Citing Yasser Arafat, Iran’s revolution, and Mohamed Morsi’s rise in Egypt, he said such alliances can help Islamists gain power before they sideline former partners and weaken democratic institutions.

Kennedy claimed that Jews and Christians had been driven from many Middle Eastern countries, describing this as genocide. He portrayed the Brotherhood’s goals as establishing a caliphate and Sharia law, under which Jews and Christians would have inferior legal status. He also cited alleged links between the Brotherhood and U.S. organizations, including the Muslim Students Association and CAIR, and warned that Islamist influence could spread through charities, universities, and other institutions. He invoked France as a warning about what he called a “red-green” alliance.

These statements represent Kennedy’s claims and historical interpretation; they are not presented here as independently verified findings.

People Mentioned

• Presenter/contributor: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Also mentioned: Mike Rogers, whose remarks Kennedy said he had come to hear.