- Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Trump has repeatedly attacked Muslims and their religion in terms sharply at odds with previous Republican presidents — including by disseminating debunked and damaging falsehoods.
- Islamophobic Staff Members: Anti-Muslim voices once relegated to the fringes of political discourse, including Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, and Sebastian Gorka were elevated to key positions in the White House.
- Muslim Travel Ban: Trump’s travel ban, the implementation of which has been halted by multiple courts, was intended by Trump and his aides to suspend the entry into the U.S. of as many Muslims as possible.
- “Extreme Vetting”: The administration’s goal of making vetting procedures “extreme” for potential visitors and immigrants ignores the reality that the U.S. already has some of the world’s most rigorous and strict vetting policies. New practices such as “ideological screening” of travelers specifically target Muslims, and rely on disproven assumptions about terrorism while being at odds with American values.
- Hate Crimes: The ramping up of Islamophobic rhetoric during the campaign coincided with hate crimes that, according to FBI data, were soaring to the highest level in over a decade. 2015 and 2016 appear to have logged record high numbers of mosque attacks.
Brennan Center for Justice New Analysis: The Islamophobic Administration, 100 Days In
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