all right, so president biden has once again spoken with kentucky governor andy beshear this evening to get the latest on recovery efforts and reaffirm the support of the federal government in the trying times for this state. this comes after a catastrophic string of tornados tore through the south and midwest of the country leaving a trail of destruction. as we mentioned parts of arkansas, missouri, illinois, mississippi, tennessee, they ve literally been flattened. kentucky thought to be the worse affected. as many as 100 people are estimated to have been killed in that state alone. we re going to keep an eye on that throughout the course of the hour. but we do want to switch gears for a moment and head to washington. the gop has an islamaphobia problem. there s no doubt about that. so much so that 400 congressional staff members are calling on house leaders to categorically reject incendiary rhetoric coming from inside the republican party. now, this comes after those comments, thos
discrimination group. it is a concerning lee islamophobia trend according to some. i am curious to get your reaction. so what is being done to counter that, and keep muslims safe in your country. those friends have an exam of phobia problem? no. , i don t think it was but islamaphobia problem. especially because of this new legislation to reinforce the principle of our republic. is meant to fight ridiculous a shun and i think that it is a danger for all the french citizens whatever they are, muslim, arduous. french is a tolerant country. france is a real diverse country. we have one of the largest
indo-pacific. allow me to ask you a few questions about france. it s rare to have you on the program. we are fortunate. i want to ask you about what s happening there right now. as you are well aware from this side of the atlantic, there seems to be issues of concern about white nationalism and xenophobia. i will put up a few highlights. we have seen the french government shut down mosques. women unable to wear hijab. it is an islamaphobic trend. does france have an islamaphobia problem? no. i don t think it is islamaphobia. what has been made by the french what has been decided by the french parliament in the last month, especially this new legislation to reinforce the