Condemned
Role at the time: Los Angeles County supervisor, public statement
"Calling for Muslims to leave America—and applauding that hateful rhetoric—is vile and dangerous Islamophobia."
Horvath condemns both Yousef's demand that Muslims leave the United States and the applause it received.
- First noted
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- People and groups discussed
- Mosab Hassan Yousef, Jewish American Summit
Why we used this label
Her post explicitly rejects the speech and the audience response as anti-Muslim bigotry.
Context
Before the quotation
Horvath says the event occurred in her district and that she had seen videos of the remarks.
After the quotation
The statement is by Horvath, not a vote or statement of the full Board of Supervisors.
Sources
Lindsey Horvath condemns Yousef's remarks and audience applause (opens in a new tab) · Lindsey Horvath
Original post by the Los Angeles County supervisor; September 3 UTC and Eastern time. The exact post timestamp is preserved.