Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany
Former president comments on attacks against Jewish people and other racially motivated violence.
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Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany
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What this story says
- Donald Trump stated that antisemitism in the United States is comparable to Germany in 1938.
- He commented on attacks against Jews and other racially motivated violence.
- Trump assessed that 57% of attacks are directed at Jews, while FBI data shows 63% of religiously motivated hate crimes were against Jews in 2025.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 8 of the 20 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
65/100
20 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Donald Trump has stated that antisemitism in the United States is currently akin to the situation in Germany in 1938. He commented on attacks targeting Jewish people and other forms of racially motivated violence. Trump assessed that 57% of such attacks are directed at Jews. FBI data from 2025 indicates that 63% of religiously motivated hate crimes were against Jews.
Coverage comparison
The right-rated report led with Trump's comparison of current US antisemitism to that of Nazi Germany in 1938. It also included his assessment that 57% of attacks are directed at Jews, alongside FBI data showing 63% of religiously motivated hate crimes in 2025 targeted Jews.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention Trump's broader comments on attacks on Jews and other racially motivated violence, beyond the specific statistic he cited.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 14 Nov 2026, 16:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany?
- Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 8% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 50% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany biased?
- Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump compares US antisemitism to 1938 Germany?
- 20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump say about antisemitism in the US?
- Donald Trump stated that antisemitism in the United States is comparable to Germany in 1938. He also commented on attacks against Jews and other racially motivated violence, assessing that 57% of these attacks are directed at Jewish people.
- How does Trump's assessment compare to FBI data?
- Donald Trump assessed that 57% of attacks are directed at Jews. FBI data from 2025 indicates that 63% of religiously motivated hate crimes were against Jews, a slightly higher figure.
Read it at the source
20 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
5- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens merkur.de in a new tab)
merkur.de — is merkur.de biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens hna.de in a new tab)
hna.de — is hna.de biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens Kreiszeitung in a new tab)
Kreiszeitung — is Kreiszeitung biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens mannheim24.de in a new tab)
mannheim24.de — is mannheim24.de biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens tz.de in a new tab)
Right
6- Trump Claims that Anti-Semitism Levels in the United States Are “Like Those in Germany in 1938” (opens La Tercera in a new tab)
La Tercera — is La Tercera biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Trump Weighs in On Rising Antisemitism in the US: ‘This Is Like Germany In 1938’ (opens Geller Report in a new tab)
Geller Report — is Geller Report biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Compares Antisemitism in the United States to that of Nazi Germany in 1938. (opens Observador in a new tab)
Observador — is Observador biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Trump Compares Rising Anti-Semitism in US to Nazi Germany in 1938 (opens The Media Line in a new tab)
The Media Line — is The Media Line biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Blames Obama Era for Rising Anti-Semitism in the US, Compares Current Climate to ‘Germany in 1938’ (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump questions Jewish support for El-Sayed: Not even understandable (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
8- Trump Claims that Anti-Semitism Levels in the US Are "Like Those in Germany in 1938" (opens diarioestrategia.cl in a new tab)
diarioestrategia.cl — is diarioestrategia.cl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Compares Antisemitism in the US to Nazi Germany in 1938 (opens El Periodista Online in a new tab)
El Periodista Online — is El Periodista Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: Anti-Semitism in the US Right Now Is Like Germany in 1938 (opens republika.mk in a new tab)
republika.mk — is republika.mk biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Claims that Antisemitism in the US Is Like in Nazi Germany in 1938. (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Gives Out Violently: "Like Germany in 1938" – Obama Must Be to Blame (opens op-online.de in a new tab)
op-online.de — is op-online.de biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Claims that Anti-Semitism Levels in the US Are "Like Those in Germany in 1938" (opens The Objective in a new tab)
The Objective — is The Objective biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Is Surprised that the Michigan Jews Voted to Play Mr.: It Doesn't Make Sense. (opens sawaleif.com in a new tab)
sawaleif.com — is sawaleif.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump: Anti-Semitism in the U.S. Reaches Levels “Like Those in 1938 Germany” · Global Voices (opens AJN Agencia de Noticias in a new tab)
AJN Agencia de Noticias — is AJN Agencia de Noticias biased? Our profile of this outlet
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