Assad Turfe, right, the Wayne County Executive's Chief of Staff, addresses the media in 2021, as Sheriff Raphael Washington listens. - Todd McInturf/The Detroit News/TNS
The organizer of a planned meeting between President Joe Biden's campaign manager and a group of Arab and Muslim American leaders in Dearborn said it was canceled after some in the wider community objected to the gathering amid fury over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Assad Turfe, who was coordinating the sit-down of Arab leaders and officials with Biden's campaign in Dearborn, said he made the decision to cancel Friday afternoon's group meeting "in the best interest of the community."
