(CNN) The White House's nominee for a top position at the Pentagon has a history of making Islamophobic and inflammatory remarks against prominent Democratic politicians, including falsely calling former President Barack Obama a Muslim. Called Obama a 'Muslim' and 'terrorist leader'In 2018, Tata falsely said Obama was a "Muslim" and a "terrorist" while on Twitter, writing "Obama normalized Islam for America." And so President Trump is simply allowing us to defeat ISIS now which Obama did not want to happen." "I think President Obama really disliked Israel and [I] know he disliked Netanyahu. In April 2018, Tata tweeted his support for then-Fox News personalities Diamond and Silk as they demanded a retraction from Lemon after he played clips of the duo testifying in front of Congress.

Source: CNN June 12, 2020 18:00 UTC