By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke out against disparaging American Muslims, saying the focus is on radicals who are attempting to recruit would-be terrorists, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“Vilifying Muslim communities in this country is frankly contrary to our homeland security interests,” Johnson, a Morehouse College alum, told the Rotary Club of Atlanta at the Loudermilk Center. “Building bridges to these communities — encouraging them to work with us — is vital.”
Johnson, who in the past has criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his anti-Muslim messages, didn’t mention anyone specific in the speech.
Johnson said he’s communicating with Muslims across the country.
“We are working with the tech sector,” he said, “to help Muslim communities build the message that counters the targeting and the efforts of the Islamic State.”
