Michigan Imam Who Refused To Call Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization Scrubbed Last Minute From Inauguration Line Up

Husham Al-Husainy, who has been described by a Middle East watchdog group as a ‘radical antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah’ Imam, was notably absent from Monday’s lineup.

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Reverend Father Frank Mann of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn with President Trump after delivering a benediction during Trump's inauguration ceremony. Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images

A Michigan-based Imam with a “history of extremism” who was tapped to deliver a benediction at President Trump’s inauguration, appears to have been scrapped from the lineup. 

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