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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

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

Left 8%(1)Centre 42%(5)Right 50%(6)

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.

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Right

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