Donald Trump campaigned to the Arab American community ahead of the 2024 election promising to solve the war in Gaza and not enter into new wars.
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The Global StoryOct 20, 2026
Multiple sources show Trump actively courted Arab American voters in Michigan before the 2024 election, including a Dearborn visit, and promised to end the Gaza war and bring peace in the Middle East. The 'not enter new wars' element is not explicitly addressed, but it is secondary to the confirmed core and no source contradicts it.
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… I mean, Michigan's a swing state. Do the Arab Americans in Michigan have the influence and the capacity to actually decide the election? Well, what I can say is, the highest percentage of Arab Americans of any state live in the state of Michigan, and there's a reason why Donald Trump went and actively campaigned to this community ahead of the 2024 election, promising that he was going to solve the war in Gaza, that he was not going to enter into new wars, because he saw the potential of this group to sway the election. Hi, this is Charlotte Gallagher from the Global News Podcast. …
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Supports. Detroit News reports Trump courted Metro Detroit's Arab American and Muslim communities before the election, and that his Dearborn visit was crucial to his success there.[1]
Supports. JTA reports Trump visited a Lebanese restaurant in Dearborn and vowed 'peace in the Middle East,' while seeking to take advantage of Arab American disaffection with the Biden administration's Gaza policy.[2]
Supports. AFP reports Trump won over Muslim voters with a promise to end bloodshed in the Middle East, and that a contact said he was 'pushing to stop the war.'[3]
Supports. A 2026 New Yorker interview quotes a founder of Arab Americans for Trump saying President Trump 'promised that he would end the war in Gaza' during the 2024 campaign.[4]
Supports. Prism and a Delaware Public piece both state that Trump gained support in Dearborn with a promise to end the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.[5][6]
Context. No source directly reports Trump promising not to enter new wars, so that element rests on the claimant's wording and is not corroborated here.
Sources
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- 1Trump wins Dearborn, Dearborn Heights amid fury over Gaza ...detroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they're aiming to end the ...jta.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Trump's Middle East peace promise wins over Muslim votersthenews.com.pk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regretsnewyorker.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump picks staunch Israel supporters for key roles worrying Arab Americansdelawarepublic.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Arab and Muslim Americans regroup after Trump’s electionprismreports.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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