VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-22
“I take what [Trump] says with a grain of salt even though I know there’s a part of the country that takes what he says as gospel,”
Nashid Shakir · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Shakir reflected on how he interprets rhetoric coming from the White House.
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