Overview
- The president reposted a 14‑second clip on Monday showing Gateway STEM Academy kindergarteners in caps and several girls in hijabs, using an End Wokeness caption that questioned the students' dress.
- Minnesota officials and local leaders condemned the post, with Gov. Tim Walz saying the president was attacking children for their clothing and civil‑rights groups calling the amplification dangerous.
- Advocacy groups including CAIR‑Minnesota and local Somali and Muslim organizers said the repost has increased threats and anxiety for families and that they are coordinating support and urging people to report hostile messages to authorities.
- Reporters documented hostile online reactions to the repost, including calls to deport children and ban hijabs, and critics warned that sharing unblurred images of students can put them at greater risk.
- Observers placed the episode in a broader pattern of anti‑Somali and anti‑Muslim rhetoric tied to past remarks by the president and to a national rise in anti‑Muslim incidents that advocates say heightens the stakes for student safety and community trust.