Obama avoided mosques until political expediency for CVE policing demanded otherwise.

Evidence

Political aversion to mosques, in President Obama’s case, exhibits a less conspicuous brand of Islamophobia. And under what circumstances did Obama—during the final quarter of his second term—finally enter a mosque and speak to its congregation? That his visit took place during his second term, and at the close of his administration, meant that the political stakes were far lower. The damage the visit could have done to his administration was minimal; he was setting his sights beyond his presidential post. He dodged American mosques and close association with Muslims until it was no longer politically expedient to do so, namely when he sought to advance his signature structural Islamophobic program: CVE policing. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 321

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 321
• XREF: connects to: Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322; DHS actively recruited Muslim community groups into CVE with multimillion-dollar grants — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 403; Obama formally implemented CVE policing as his signature Islamophobic policy in 2011 — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 376 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. #expands (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322
• The Baltimore mosque speech mobilized Muslim support for CVE policing. #expands (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 323
• Obama formally implemented CVE policing as his signature Islamophobic policy in 2011 #expands (0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 376
• DHS actively recruited Muslim community groups into CVE with multimillion-dollar grants #expands (0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 403
• Obama’s mosque speech contradicted its own stated aims through CVE promotion. #complicates (0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 325
• Divide-and-conquer foreign policy tactics moved into domestic Muslim communities via CVE #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 409