Trump Applauds Harmeet Dhillon At White House Event
WASHINGTON, DC– President Donald Trump marked Black History Month at the White House, and touted his checkered record on criminal justice reform, the economy, and public safety, and to praise Harmeet Kaur Dhillon from the stage.
The President began by paying tribute to the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. “He was a piece of work, but he was a good man,” Trump said. “I just want to pay my highest respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson.”
As he moved through a long list of guests and officials, Trump turned to legal battles involving Harvard and other institutions and said, “Harmeet is on their trail, right?” referring to Dhillon, who serves as US Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
Dhillon, previously served as vice chair of the California Republican Party and as the Republican National Committeewoman for California.
For Indian audiences, Dhillon’s mention at a White House event underscores the growing presence of Indian Americans in influential positions across US administrations, including in sensitive portfolios such as civil rights enforcement. (IANS)
Daljit Singh
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Well, the president of the United States has lauded the work of Harmeet Kaur Gill as an enforcer of civil rights in the country. No one should be proud of this designation, especially Harmeet. More Sikhs have been abused of their civil rights during the MAGA administration than at any period in the history of the United States, including the early Sikh immigrants on the West Coast. They have been dragged out of their cabins, arrested without charges, and photographed without their turbans, which were forcefully removed without their consent and publicly humiliated in the global media. More than 75,000 Sikhs lost their economic viability in the transportation industry, not because of their unsafe driving record, but because they could not understand American rhymes, such as “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;…”
February 24, 2026