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PBS Newshour

Anti-Islamic rhetoric from GOP politicians sparks concerns

Season 2026 Episode 57 | 8m 05s

More than two weeks into the war with Iran, Muslim Americans are confronting a new surge of hateful rhetoric amplified online and echoed by some of the country’s most prominent Republican officials. Civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers have condemned the remarks as dangerous and openly bigoted. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute.

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