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Nov 02, 2026 10:00 AM

Protesters outside the Islamic Association of Collin County in September in Plano, Texas. Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

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In today’s GOP, it would be next to impossible to find a Republican ready to stand behind the statement “Islam is peace,” words uttered by none other than Republican former President George W. Bush just weeks after 9/11.…