Republican 2024 Candidate Stumbles on Question About Uyghur Muslims
- Francis Suarez, the GOP mayor of Miami and 2024 presidential candidate, appeared to not know what Uyghur Muslims were during a radio interview.
- The Chinese government has detained over a million Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group, in "re-education camps."
- Suarez's lack of knowledge on the issue was criticized, as China's treatment of Uyghurs has been an ongoing human rights concern.
- GOP politicians and presidential candidates have condemned China's actions against the Uyghurs and called for sanctions.
- Suarez later claimed he did know about the Uyghurs but was confused by the interviewer's pronunciation of the word.