What Happened to Trump the Islamophobe?
Trump still gives critics ammunition on Islam. What changed is the politics: Muslim voters, leaders and governments no longer fit the old frame.
President Donald Trump's relationship with Muslims during his second term has evolved significantly from the hostile Muslim-ban stance of his first presidency. While his rhetoric and policies toward Muslims have remained inflammatory and restrictive, his political coalition has shifted. Trump has cultivated closer ties with some Muslim-majority governments while clashing with others, and has gained support from a larger share of Muslim voters than in 2017.
This shift in political dynamics has made the "Trump the Islamophobe" label less straightforward and less politically potent. Despite ongoing criticism from some Democrats and Muslim advocacy groups, the accusation no longer defines Trump's political identity as it did during his first term.
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