{
  "id": 15086914,
  "title": "Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, says 'nobody wants to be president' in Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-mocks-popularity-of-the-name-mohammad-says-nobody-wants-to-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:26:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911950"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a campaign speech in Dalton, Georgia, US President Donald Trump made a lighthearted comment about the name Mohammad's popularity among Muslims. \"If you're not sure about someone's name from the Middle East, just say Mohammad,\" Trump said. \"You have about a 65% chance.\" The joke drew a muted response from the crowd. Trump repeated similar rhetoric against Muslim Americans during the midterm elections, including Somali and Muslim Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Ilhan Omar. Muslim advocacy groups have criticized Trump's comments for mocking Muslims, immigrants, and ethnic minorities.",
  "summary": "\"Iran is the only country where nobody wants to be president,\" Trump said, then pretended to ask several people named Mohammad whether they wanted the job.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump mocks popularity of name Mohammad",
    "65% chance of correctly guessing Mohammad",
    "Trump criticized for mocking Muslims"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trump's recurring rhetoric targeting Muslim Americans signals a continued campaign strategy of using ethnic and religious identity to provoke crowds and alienate minority voters.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-mocks-popularity-of-the-name-mohammad-common-among-muslims",
        "published": "2026-10-17T00:46:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump mocks popularity of Mohammad as Muslim name during campaign speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-mocks-popularity-of-mohammad-as-muslim-name-during-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-17T00:58:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-mocks-popularity-of-the-name-mohammad-common-among-muslims-15085960",
        "published": "2026-10-17T01:04:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-mocks-popularity-of-the-name-mohammad",
        "published": "2026-10-17T01:25:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}