"I Think Islam Hates Us": Donald Trump's Old Interview Goes Viral
An old video of US President Donald Trump is going viral on social media of an one-on-one with CNN. In the recorded interview, the US President could be seen talking about his perception of Islam towards the West.
While asking upon the question whether Islam is at war with the West, Trump said, “I think Islam hates us. There is something there. There is tremendous hatred. We have to get to the bottom of it. There is an unbelievable hatred of us”.
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Upon being asked again whether he thinks about Islam, the US President said, “You will have to figure that out. You will get another Pulitzer. Right! But you are gonna have to figure that out. But there is tremendous hatred. We have to be very vigilant. We have to be very careful”.
While talking about immigration to America, Trump said, “We can not allow people coming into this country, who have this hatred of the United States. And of the people that are not Muslims”.
Answering the question, ‘Is there a war between the West and the radical Islam’, or ‘Is there war between the West and Islam’, Donald Trump said, “It’s radical but its very hard to define. Its very hard to separate because you don’t know..”.
Donald Trump:
“I think Islam hates us. We have to be vigilant, we can’t have people coming into this country who hate us.” pic.twitter.com/TBabkC9eL0
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) March 16, 2025
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Notably, the US President has taken a tough stand on the immigration. Donald Trump’s immigration policy is focused on restricting immigration and tightening border security. The US President has prioritized building a wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Trump administration has also imposed a ban on travel from several predominantly Muslim-majority countries (e.g., Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen). The ban was modified after legal challenges.
