Trump’s 2019 Houston rally fused MAGA symbolism with Hindu nationalism

Evidence

“Whether it is the 9/11 attack in America or the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, where are its conspirators found?” Modi roared toward an American audience where red “Make America Great Again” hats and saffron flags ominously blended together. He continued, with Trump standing behind him, “The time has come for a decisive fight against terrorism and those who support terrorism. I want to stress here that President Trump is standing firmly against this.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 433

Categorization

• XREF: Visual blending of MAGA hats and saffron flags exemplifies the ‘pooling of Islamophobias’ Beydoun describes across chapters — connected to Trump’s Muslim Ban and Modi’s domestic agenda.
• SEED: An essay angle: the staging of shared Islamophobic symbolism at state rallies as a visual marker of transnational coalition-building between Trump and Modi.
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