Biden reelection campaign team travels to Michigan but is shunned by some Arab American leaders

By JOEY CAPPELLETI and WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign manager has traveled to Michigan, where many Arab American leaders are enraged over the administration’s policy toward Israel, and found some top activists unwilling to meet. The backlash on Friday exposes a growing rift between the White House and groups otherwise loyal to Democratic causes in a critical swing state. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, manager of Biden’s reelection campaign, led a group of top Biden advisers to the  Dearborn area. The visit is part of her ongoing travels around the country, meeting with key constituent groups. But some Arab American leaders, who say the president has been too supportive of Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza, refused to meet with the campaign team.