ROOKE: Islamic Group With Terror Ties Tried To Infiltrate Texas GOP — Media Treated Them Like The Victims

The Texas GOP rejected individuals with ties to an organization that Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated as linked to terrorist groups, trying to serve as delegates at their convention. Left-wing Texas media went out of its way to falsely present the story as one of anti-Muslim bigotry.

At the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston in June, individuals with ties to CAIR attempted to serve as delegates to the state GOP. When party members objected and tried to remove them, the Texas Tribune inverted the facts in order to frame the infiltrators as victims. In reality it was an attempted invasion by an Islamic advocacy network with documented terror connections.

Muslim members of CAIR (a terrorist org) infiltrated the Texas GOP Convention. We the delegates updated the rules, so this won’t happen again. The Texas Tribune is now telling us how super sad the members of the terrorist org are, and how we should feel bad for them. So insane… https://t.co/ZKQ9ia8zkS

— Luke Person (@LPersonTX) June 16, 2026

The Texas Tribune focused on Mohamed Hussein, who left a panel discussion in tears after clashing with speakers over Sharia law. His father, Tarek Hussein, founded CAIR-Houston. Tarek Hussein established CAIR-Houston after 9/11 and maintains involvement with the Clear Lake Islamic Center, where Mohamed Hussein serves on the board.

Other attendees included Amjad Muhtaseb, executive director of the Muslim American Society Houston, and his wife, Samar Halabi. Muhtaseb leads an organization that is reportedly described as the Muslim Brotherhood’s main operational arm in the U.S. Halabi has promoted activities in public schools that opponents describe as recruitment and ideological outreach.

Texas designated CAIR and related Muslim Brotherhood entities as terrorist-linked organizations in 2025. This followed evidence from the Holy Land Foundation trial, the largest terrorism financing case in U.S. history. CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in that case. Internal Brotherhood documents, including the 1991 Explanatory Memorandum, describe a “civilization jihad” strategy to undermine Western society from within through front groups. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries have also designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.

Party delegates attempted to expel them due to these affiliations. Outgoing Texas GOP Chair Abraham George told the group on stage to leave the Republican caucus and join the Democrats. The party then updated its rules to prevent future participation by those linked to designated terrorist organizations.

Religious liberty under the First Amendment protects private belief and worship. It does not require political parties to accept members who advance doctrines that undermine constitutional government, like those supporting terrorist-linked organizations.

The convention clash highlights the battle going on in Texas, which is facing rapid demographic change due to the growing Muslim population in the state. The way the Texas Tribune framed the ordeal exposed the goal of left-wing media, which is to stigmatize resistance to the replacement happening to Texans and help advance the influence of these groups looking to subvert the will of Texas voters.

🚨 SCOOP: Staged Tears at Texas GOP Convention

DO NOT FALL FOR THIS ISLAMIC AND LEFT-WING OPERATION!

Mohamed Hussein’s staged tears at the Texas GOP Convention were pure theater.

The Texas Tribune and its leftist media allies are running the same tired “Islamophobia” script… pic.twitter.com/y6sMCebZuG

— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) June 17, 2026

The Texas GOP confronted an attempted infiltration by networks with terror ties and responded with policy and principle. The Texas Tribune predictably called them bigots. However, this line of attack no longer works. The left has overplayed their hand by calling anyone who disagrees with their narrative every derogatory name from racist to xenophobic.

Texans are rightly outraged by what’s happening. For many longtime Texas residents, the alienation runs deeper than the convention. It is the quiet, daily experience of living in neighborhoods that no longer feel like home. Once close-knit communities have been transformed by rapid population growth and large-scale immigration. Texans who used to know their neighbors by name and recognize a common culture wake up every day to see that quickly slipping through their fingers.

Stop lying. Thousands of delegates attend the @TexasGOP convention and more than two were Muslim this past week. For the two who were targeted for removal, it was because of their ties to CAIR, a designated foreign terrorist organization. https://t.co/44DJxo2D5C

— Rohit Joy (@rohitjoycpa) June 16, 2026

Spend the day traveling around the suburbs of Houston and Dallas, and you’ll see streets where English is no longer the dominant language on storefronts or in casual conversations. Mosques and Islamic centers have appeared in areas with little prior Muslim presence. There is a tangible loss of social cohesion.

The Texas GOP convention pushback wasn’t anti-Muslim bigotry as the Texas Tribune tried to claim. It was merely a reflection of Texas residents’ desire to preserve the social fabric that once made their communities feel connected.

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