The Filipino Muslims ended Sunday their month-long fasting by celebrating Eid'l Fitr.
"I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also broke with tradition by not hosting an Iftar dinner at the State Department during Ramadan, as has happened for the past two decades. Meanwhile, Muslim leaders admitted it may have been hard to find attendees if Trump chose to host a dinner, BuzzFeed News reported.
He also recalled his visit to an worldwide charity organisation, Islamic Relief Canada, which is committed to alleviating poverty in over thirty different countries around the world.
Eid-ul-Fitr, which means "festival of breaking the fast", marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramzan.
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That first iftar dinner at the White House took place during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson over 210 years ago. "Now, as they commemorate Eid with family and friends, they carry on the tradition of helping neighbors and breaking bread with people from all walks of life", the President said. President Trump talked at large about Washington's commitment to defeat the "perverted ideology" of the terrorists.
In the White House, Trump has attempted to ban travel to the US from several Muslim-majority countries.
On a related note, President Trump will be having dinner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today which would also be his first dinner with a world dinner at White House. After a Ramadan message that did not go well with the American Muslim community, is the kind Eid message Donald Trump's way of impressing them? The day begins with a prayer service, and ends with a celebration. "How come you don't have time for a population of your society that needs some assistance?"
The president Trump has faced backlash over his views of Muslims, as well as his travel ban restricting several Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East from entering the U.S.
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