Donald Trump's Influence On 9/11

According to the F.B.I., a U.S citizen is more likely to be killed as a result of faulty furniture than by an Islamic terrorist attack. However, though terrorism is near the bottom of possible security threats to everyday citizens, the rise of anti-western civilization rhetoric by radical-Islamic groups and the increasing media coverage has led to one in six Americans to identify terrorism as the most important U.S. problem, even ahead of the economy, according to a recent Gallup poll. Donald Trump’s team have craftily utilized this omnipresent fear of terrorism by adopting an anti-Islamic overtone that fueled his popularity, and ultimately his ascension to power. What Trump fails to recognize is that alienating a whole religious group will
On January 27th, Trump’s verbiage manifested into action as he signed executive orders that will place a freeze on immigrants from seven Muslim nations and completely halting refugee resettlements. Moreover, Trump has specified that intrusive surveillance needs to be implemented on mosques throughout the US, in addition to the creation of a Muslim registry. Michael Flynn, Trump’s National Security Advisor, has said, “Islam is a ‘political ideology’ that is hiding behind a religion that is growing into a malignant cancer.” These executive orders and outlandish statements symbolize the exact propaganda that radical Islamists utilize to strengthen their anti-western civilization rhetoric and proliferate their
Subsequently, this social unrest has led to increased protests, rise in hate-related crimes and formation of the Black Lives Matter movement. It is quite transparent the current divide taking place in the US, and Trump vilifying Muslims only exacerbates these wounds. The presidency brings along the power to influence many citizens around the globe, as citizens and countries look to the US president to help guide the future of their nation. Trump instigating stern immigration policies and anti-Islamic rhetoric further gives people ammunition to alienate Muslims, many of whom are fellow Americans. According to the FBI, there has been a 67% surge in Muslim hate crimes since Trump’s campaign. Trump’s inauguration speech was saturated with nationalistic overtone, but he needs to understand that immigration and diversity is what the US was built upon, and that it is imperative to feeding creativity and galvanizing a diverse set of