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Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US

Former president cited London and Paris as examples of cities with Islamic law as a 'second way of life'.

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Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US

What this story says

  • Donald Trump said he would support legislation to ban Sharia law in the United States, stating the country should have only one legal system.
  • Trump claimed Sharia law is already present in pockets of the US, but did not provide specific locations or evidence.
  • He referenced London and Paris as European cities where Islamic law functions as a 'second way of life'.
  • The former president also blamed Democrats for high prices and stated his administration had lowered them.

Who covered it

Left 13%(2)Centre 0%(0)Right 87%(14)

Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 23 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

68/100

23 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 2 of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Donald Trump has stated he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the United States, arguing that the country must have only one legal system. Trump made these remarks in an interview with conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck. He claimed that Sharia law is already being followed in some parts of the United States, but did not identify specific places or provide evidence for this assertion.

Trump also pointed to European capitals, citing London and Paris, as examples where Islamic religious law operates as a 'second way of life'. He told Beck that he would support a prohibition, framing the issue as one of common sense. Trump did not specify whether he would seek new federal legislation, issue an executive order, or support an existing congressional proposal to prohibit Sharia law, nor did he explain how such a prohibition would be structured. He stated that authorities would act wherever they found Sharia law being applied, saying, 'You have to take it out'.

The interview also touched on affordability, with Trump blaming Democrats for high prices and stating his administration had brought them down. He cited prices for fuel, groceries, and eggs, maintaining that his administration had substantially lowered them. He also said beef prices were beginning to decline.

Disagreement on Trump's specific plans

While Donald Trump stated he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law, the reports differ on whether he specified the method. The Siasat Daily reported that Trump did not spell out whether he would seek new federal legislation, issue an executive order, or support an existing congressional proposal. Other reports do not mention this detail.

What the coverage left out

None of the reports mention whether Donald Trump specified how he would seek to prohibit Sharia law, such as through new federal legislation, an executive order, or support for an existing congressional proposal. The centre-rated outlets did not cover this story at all.

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Coverage settled. We checked this 82 times and stopped on 1 Sept 2026, 09:30. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's statement that he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the US. They highlighted his claim that Sharia law is already present in pockets of the United States and his comparison of London and Paris to cities where Islamic law operates as a 'second way of life'. These reports also noted Trump's assertion that the country must have only one legal system and his comments on affordability, where he blamed Democrats for high prices.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.

Right

14 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports led with Donald Trump's strong stance on banning Sharia law in America, often quoting his assertion that 'We have one system'. They emphasised his statement that he would 'absolutely' support prohibiting Sharia law and his reasoning that the US must remain governed by a single legal framework. These reports also included Trump's comments about London and Paris being examples of cities where Islamic law is 'almost like a second way of life'. Some reports mentioned that his stance resonates with conservative voters and that Democrats 'go ballistic' in response.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US?
Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 87% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 87% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
Is the coverage of Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US biased?
Trump says he would support ban on Sharia law in US is one event reported by 23 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 says he would support ban on Sharia law in US?
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 says he would support ban on Sharia law in US?
23 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 Sharia law?
Donald Trump stated he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the United States, arguing that the country must have only one legal system. He claimed Sharia law is already present in some parts of the US and cited London and Paris as examples of European cities where it operates as a 'second way of life'.
Did Donald Trump provide evidence for his claims about Sharia law?
No, Donald Trump claimed that Sharia law is already being followed in some parts of the United States but did not identify the places or provide evidence to support this assertion. He also did not specify the method he would use to prohibit it.
What else did Donald Trump discuss in the interview?
In addition to Sharia law, Donald Trump discussed the affordability issue, blaming Democrats for high prices and stating that his administration had brought them down. He cited specific examples like fuel, groceries, and eggs, and mentioned that beef prices were beginning to decline.

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23 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.

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2

Centre

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

14
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