In hotly contested Michigan, Arab Americans account for 5% of the vote.
In other battleground states Pennsylvania and Ohio, they are between 1.7% to 2%, said Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute.
Arab and Muslim Americans are unlikely to back Trump but could sit out the election and not vote for Biden, some activists said.
Some Arab American and Muslim appointees are scared of backlash and reprisals and worried about family members in the region, said one White House official, who is Arab American.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged the personal difficulties some staff are facing in a Thursday letter, and met Monday with Palestinian and Arab American community leaders and Jewish American groups.
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