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Why Arab-American voters switched to Trump in US election

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Melissa Kent
November 7, 2024

After supporting Joe Biden in the 2020 US election, the Arab-majority city of Dearborn in the swing state of Michigan helped Donald Trump return to the White House. Voters there say anger over the Biden administration's support of Israel was key to their vote — an anger that president-elect Trump capitalized on.

Melissa Kent Award-winning Canadian broadcast news and current affairs journalist
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