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GOP Candidates Increasingly Use Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Campaigns, Reports Show
Confirmed
In Short: A growing number of Republican candidates are employing anti-Muslim rhetoric in their campaigns, according to reports, as political leaders at the highest levels frame military campaigns in religious terms, contributing to an environment of suspicion and hostility towards Muslims.
The rhetoric ranges from blanket calls to 'deport all Muslims' to specific calls for stripping citizenship from Muslim Americans through mass denaturalization, according to reports from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
Senior Trump administration officials and some members of Congress have framed the war in overtly religious terms, drawing on Christian nationalist narratives, and inflaming anti-Muslim hatred, contributing to an environment in which Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim become targets of suspicion, hostility, and violence.
The combined effect of the US-Israel war on Iran and the Austin shooting resulted in an explosion of anti-Muslim content across social media platforms, according to the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
Bo French, the GOP nominee for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission, doubled down on a xenophobic post that disparaged Asian American students at the University of Texas after receiving blowback from fellow Republicans over the weekend.
What's confirmed
- The rhetoric ranges from blanket calls to 'deport all Muslims' to specific calls for stripping citizenship from Muslim Americans through mass denaturalization, according to reports from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
- Senior Trump administration officials and some members of Congress have framed the war in overtly religious terms, drawing on Christian nationalist narratives, and inflaming anti-Muslim hatred, contributing to an environment in which Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim become targets of suspicion, hostility, and violence.
- The combined effect of the US-Israel war on Iran and the Austin shooting resulted in an explosion of anti-Muslim content across social media platforms, according to the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
- Bo French, the GOP nominee for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission, doubled down on a xenophobic post that disparaged Asian American students at the University of Texas after receiving blowback from fellow Republicans over the weekend.
What's still developing
- “James Talarico continues to lie to Texans about his radical record with the help of Epstein money. It’s disgusting that the man claiming to run a campaign against billionaires is bought and paid for by Epstein’s billionaire buddy,” Paxton campaign spokesperson Madison Cercy said in a statement to The 19th.
- It’s typically been GOP candidates who have run attack ads hitting their opponents as being “soft” on crime.
- To assess the scale of Islamophobic discourse online, the Center for the Study of Organized Hate analyzed posts on X (formerly Twitter) using a comprehensive query designed to capture language associated with dehumanization, incitement, and exclusionary rhetoric targeting Muslims.
- He continued: “But whatever you want to talk about, Abdul, keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth, because she’s way out of your league.” While El-Sayed campaigned during the primary with Hasan Piker — a far-left Twitch streamer who once suggested that the country “deserved” 9/11 — El-Sayed did not say that.
- Still, at a state party convention over the weekend, El-Sayed remained largely dismissive about concerns over his relationship with Piker, a strident critic of Israel, telling reporters, “This is not a campaign that is about a single streamer in California.” This story has been updated with additional details.
- One respected security think tank described the pardon as “a blow to Sri Lanka’s battered rule of law”, warning that releasing an individual widely accused of stoking anti-Muslim sentiment could further destabilise a nation already on edge.
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- “In this election, I’m asking you to pretend I’m on the ballot just one more time,” Trump stated.