The Republican Party is all-in on Islamophobia

Sen.

Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, on September 10, 2026. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Anti-Muslim messaging has been on the rise among Republican elected officials for a while, and last week it took center stage at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, where speakers warned that leftists and “Islamists” were joining forces.

“We are witnessing a new and dangerous red-green alliance.

Communists and Islamists coming together and sweeping over the Democrat Party,” Sen.

Ted Cruz (R-TX) told attendees .

“They are united because they share the same enemies.

They hate Christians.

They hate Jews.

They hate capitalism.

They hate the Constitution.

And they hate America.” Former Rep.

Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate in Michigan, attempted to link his opponent , Abdul El-Sayed, to the 9/11 attacks: “I never imagined that 25 years after 9/11, I would be running against somebody that campaigns with Hasan Piker, who thinks America deserved it,” he said.

“Together, they attack America.

They excuse extremism.