“Muslims make our nation stronger every single day, even as they still face real challenges and threats in our society including targeted violence and Islamophobia (sic),” Biden said, falsely saying the term Islamophobia while reading from his teleprompter.
The President also grieved that Uyghur and Rohingya Muslim communities were unable to celebrate the holiday but did not mention that China was the source of their persecution and oppression.
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At the beginning of his speech, Biden chose two young Muslim boys from the audience and brought them up on stage next to him. Biden asked the boys if they were ready to be President of the United States.
“All kidding aside, look at these young men. They can be anything they want in this country if we’re smart,” he said.
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Biden also ridiculed that the fasting season of Ramadan was shorter than the fasting season of Lent.
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“For Lent, I gotta go 40 days with no sweets and no ice cream … and I did it. 40. It’s harder guys. You know what I mean?” he said. Biden repeated his frequent observation that the United States was a nation founded on the idea that all men and women were created equal.
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“We’ve never met that goal, but we’ve never walked away from it, except one brief moment,” he said, likely hinting at his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. “And we’re back. We’re back. No, I really mean it,” he said proudly.
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“No one -- no one should ... be oppressed for their religious beliefs. Nobody. Nobody.” Biden said, remarking on the significance of the holiday and the contributions Muslim Americans make across the nation.
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This was the first assembly marking the end of Ramadan since Barack Obama was in office. Former President Donald Trump ended a years-long White House tradition of marking it with a Fitr or Eid celebration. Last year, Biden held a virtual Ramadan event because of COVID-19 concerns.
“One of the promises I made when I ran for office is that I was to restore this annual celebration, because it’s important. It’s important,” Biden said.
“This year, thanks to the progress we made fighting the pandemic, we can fully honor my promise. And it’s in no small part thanks to the courage and commitment of many Muslim frontline workers and first responders.”
Biden also alluded to his predecessor and the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol during his Eid al-Fitr speech while harkening back to the values of America.
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