The Republican Party under President Donald Trump has become, sadly, a party of massive racism, nativism, and Islamophobia.
No major political party should promote such hateful causes, and for one to say it is alright to be any of these, needs to be repudiated by party leaders, particularly Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
Among those in the Republican Party in Congress who are notable regarding their incendiary Islamophobia are:
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, running to be Governor of his state
Florida Congressman Randy Fine
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles
Texas Congressman Brandon Gill
Texas Congressman Keith Self
Texas Congressman Chip Roy
The New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has come under vicious attack, because he is a Muslim, as has the Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi.
Also, in the House of Representatives, there has been vicious attacks over time against Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, because of their Muslim faith and criticisms of Israel.
And former Minnesota Congressman and presently Attorney General Keith Ellison has also had regular threats due to his faith.
A total of 42 Muslim Americans have been elected to office in the off year elections of 2025, over a total of nine states, including
New York
Virginia
Michigan
New Jersey
Washington
Maryland
Ohio
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
There are about 4.3 million people in the country who are Muslim, about 1.3 percent of the nation’s population.
While there certainly is a problem of Islamic terrorism, that does not mean that there should be discrimination and threats against Muslims who run for and serve in public office.