“What does the president think of that?” Wallace asked Mulvaney, who treated this question as not worthy of a response. He says he regularly sees clear evidence that Trump’s rhetoric energizes this activity. “Trump at times fans the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment, and at other times, he’s an arsonist of anti-Muslim sentiment,” McKenzie said. But the question is, what does Trump’s rhetoric in particular contribute to it? Henry Olsen: Now more than ever, Trump must protect and stand by MuslimsJennifer Rubin: Demonizing Muslims and immigrants leads to predictable resultsBrian Klaas: A short history of President Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 14:36 UTC