Marco Rubio downplays Muslim discrimination. So do many Republicans.

Following President Obama’s visit to a Baltimore mosque this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the move.

“Look at today — he gave a speech at a mosque,” Rubio said Wednesday. “Oh, you know, basically implying that America is discriminating against Muslims. …”

Whether or not there exists “widespread” and “systematic” discrimination against Muslim Americans is tricky to assess, given that those adjectives are somewhat subjective. But it’s clear that 1) most Americans think that discrimination against Muslims exists and 2) Republicans are less likely to think that. CONT.

Philip Bump, Washington Post

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