‘People who call me a paperwork American’: Indian-origin Trump aide triggers MAGA row, says she faces racist comments daily
US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet K Dhillon was at the center of a mini-MAGA implosion this weekend as she said she faces racist attacks daily. One side of MAGA asked her to leave the US and got blocked by her, while the other side called her a true American. But all of it started with Dhillon’s ‘Happy weekend’ post and then ended with her photo of a beef dinner.
What happened with Harmeet K Dhillon?
From her personal account, Dhillon made a weekend post but made sure to add some punch as she wrote: “Happy weekend and good Shabbos to all — yes, even the people who call me a “paperwork American,” who post racist nonsense for clicks, who haven’t read enough books, who don’t know history. God loves all of you and it’s not too late to stop being wrong.”Conservative commentator and author Megan Basham expressed shock that Dhillon was ever called a ‘paperwork American’ but Dhillon set the record straight and added: “I get racist comments like this daily and many top social media accounts, including many whose shows I have appeared on dozens of times, are spewing this racist crap, and I’m sick of it.” Social media users said this must be a dig at Erike Kirk, Sara Gonzales and the MAGA podcasters Dhillon has spoken to.“Looks like the Sikh Truck Driver getting stabbed and the Department of Homeland Security posting that image of a Sikh finally made @HarmeetKDhillon reach her breaking point. She just called out Erika Kirk, Sara Gonzalez and the entire MAGA Alternative Media here,” one wrote.As Megan Basham defended Dhillon, Megan’s old social media posts calling all non-Christians ‘demon-worshippers’ surfaced and X users asked Basham whether she considered Dhillon too a ‘demon worshipper’
Then a photo of an Indian dinner plate with beef
As Dhillon announced in her weekend wishing post that she was going to spend time with her family, she posted a photo of her Indian dinner plate and detailed the items, including beef. Social media users called her out for eating beef and she said eating beef is not prohibited in the Sikh religion.Dhillon, who was born in Chandigarh, India, moved with her family to the United States after living in London. She attended Dartmouth College before earning her law degree from the University of Virginia. She was nominated by President Donald Trump in December 2024, confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 2025, and sworn in as assistant attorney general for civil rights on April 7, 2025.
