Federal Government Watch -
Trump’s Islam Policy Remains Incoherent
by Clare M. Lopez
February 2026
While some dubious policies linger from the Biden administration years, even some Trump administration policy steps in the Middle East – Gaza, Iran, and Syria especially – raise questions about this admin’s and its envoys’ understanding of realities of Islam, jihad, and sharia. [Editor’s Note – There are a lot of cross-currents and personalities, but no true North Star in Trump Islam’s policy. Not good.]
“Biden regime secretly sent millions to Hamas-linked CAIR, which then brought in Muslim migrants (including jihadis)” by Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch, February 1, 2026
“Bill to Defund Taliban Faces Senate Vote” by Pedro Rodriguez, at the Daily Signal, January 30, 2026
“US deports three former members of Iran's IRGC who entered illegally, DHS says”, by Sam Halpern at the Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2026
“U.S. Designates Three Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations” by Megan Norris at Homeland Security Today, January 13, 2026
So far, so good for the Trump administration, but then:
“‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns” by Virginia Allen at the Daily Signal, January 15, 2026
“The Trump Administration's Delusional Gaza 'Master Plan'” by Khaled Abu Toameh at the Gatestone Institute, February 3, 2026
“Is Trump Being Bamboozled?: Islamic State Terrorists Threaten Comeback Thanks to His Support for Syria's Islamist Leader” by Con Coughlin at the Gatestone Institute, February 1, 2026
“Why Are We Following Qatar's Foreign Policy on Iran?” by Daniel Greenfield at the Gatestone Institute, January 27, 2026
Trump’s Islam Policy Remains Incoherent
by Clare M. Lopez
February 2026
While some dubious policies linger from the Biden administration years, even some Trump administration policy steps in the Middle East – Gaza, Iran, and Syria especially – raise questions about this admin’s and its envoys’ understanding of realities of Islam, jihad, and sharia. [Editor’s Note – There are a lot of cross-currents and personalities, but no true North Star in Trump Islam’s policy. Not good.]
“Biden regime secretly sent millions to Hamas-linked CAIR, which then brought in Muslim migrants (including jihadis)” by Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch, February 1, 2026
- Isn’t this material support to terrorism, for which CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2008 Holy Land Foundation trial?
“Bill to Defund Taliban Faces Senate Vote” by Pedro Rodriguez, at the Daily Signal, January 30, 2026
- Obvious question is “Why on earth have we been funding the Taliban at all?!”
“US deports three former members of Iran's IRGC who entered illegally, DHS says”, by Sam Halpern at the Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2026
“U.S. Designates Three Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations” by Megan Norris at Homeland Security Today, January 13, 2026
So far, so good for the Trump administration, but then:
“‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns” by Virginia Allen at the Daily Signal, January 15, 2026
“The Trump Administration's Delusional Gaza 'Master Plan'” by Khaled Abu Toameh at the Gatestone Institute, February 3, 2026
- At the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jared Kushner presented a “New Gaza” master plan that skips straight away to a post-war vision, without ever explaining how luxury skyscrapers, a port, an airport, and more will get HAMAS to disarm and give up control in Gaza.
- “Who’s Going to Pay $30 Billion to ‘Build’ 180 Skyscrapers in Gaza?” by Daniel Greenfield at Jihad Watch, February 1, 2026
- Even aside from questions about HAMAS’ continuing rule over large parts of Gaza is the question of who’s going to be willing to sink billions of dollars into reconstruction there.
“Is Trump Being Bamboozled?: Islamic State Terrorists Threaten Comeback Thanks to His Support for Syria's Islamist Leader” by Con Coughlin at the Gatestone Institute, February 1, 2026
- Trump support for Syria’s jihadi ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, seems to forget all about his terrorist past, linked to both al-Qa’eda and the Islamic State. The ongoing slaughter of Syrian minorities – Alawites, Christians, Druze, Kurds – and the abandonment of U.S. former allies among the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – should be raising serious concerns about that policy – but are they?
“Why Are We Following Qatar's Foreign Policy on Iran?” by Daniel Greenfield at the Gatestone Institute, January 27, 2026