Children’s YouTube star “Ms. Rachel” has waded into a political controversy after pushing back against President Donald Trump for sharing a viral video showing several children wearing hijabs at a Minnesota kindergarten graduation.
Support for Kindergartners
Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, took to Instagram to express support for the kindergarteners wearing hijabs. “I saw some of you wore a hijab to your graduation,” she wrote. “I am glad you wore something meaningful and special to you and your family. I think hijabs are beautiful. Different kids wear different things that are a part of their cultures and religions, such as hijabs, kippahs, or necklaces with a cross.”
Accurso’s post also appeared to take an indirect jab at the president, without mentioning him by name, writing, “No one’s hurtful words can take away our worth and our value! Just because someone says something does not mean it’s true!”
Background
Trump had reshared a graduation video on Truth Social, which was previously shared by the X account End Wokeness, claiming it showed a school in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the caption, “Every girl is in a hijab … in kindergarten.”
Accurso has more than 20.5 million subscribers on YouTube, along with nearly 9.3 million TikTok followers and over 5 million on Instagram. She has previously faced backlash for her advocacy surrounding children in Gaza and for appearing to like an antisemitic comment on her Instagram post.
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