A comprehensive survey on Islamophobia by the Bridge Initiative at Georgetown University (where—full disclosure—I have served as a senior research fellow) found that Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric led Americans to feel more hostility toward Muslims than any other religious group in the United States.

XREF: Connects to research on political discourse and its measurable societal effects, and to literature on scapegoating of minority groups.

XREF: Connects to broader research on elite rhetoric shaping public opinion and prejudice toward minority groups.

Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Gl…, loc. 261