--- title: Americans Split Over How Next President Discusses Islam description: A survey by Pew found that some Americans think the president should discuss Islamic extremism bluntly and others want pragmatism. canonical: https://time.com/4206585/americans-split-over-next-president-discussing-islam/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-03T20:21:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:44:01.623Z article:section: Politics og:title: Americans Split Over How Next President Discusses Islam og:description: It's a question of how blunt the president should be og:url: https://time.com/4206585/americans-split-over-next-president-discussing-islam/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt156466ae447604d8/69887bfbcd1bba3cc26ff401/obama-mosque1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5976 og:image:height: 3362 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-RELIGIOIN-OBAMA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Americans Split Over How Next President Discusses Islam twitter:description: It's a question of how blunt the president should be twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt156466ae447604d8/69887bfbcd1bba3cc26ff401/obama-mosque1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Americans Split Over How Next President Should Talk About Islam > Sponsored content. 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Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 3, 2016 8:21 PM UTC Americans are split over whether their next president should speak bluntly about [Islamic extremism](http://time.com/4206634/obama-mosque-muslims-american-family/) or be careful not to criticize the religion as a whole, according to a [new survey of Democrats and Republicans](http://www.pewforum.org/2016/02/03/republicans-prefer-blunt-talk-about-islamic-extremism-democrats-favor-caution/). The survey, conducted by Pew Research Center, found that half of Americans believe the president should choose words on [Islam](http://time.com/4206634/obama-mosque-muslims-american-family/) carefully, while 4 in 10 think speaking bluntly is the best approach. When broken down by party, 65% of [Republicans](http://time.com/4192284/president-obama-republicans-2016/) and those who lean Republican prefer blunt talk, while 70% of [Democrats ](http://time.com/4156925/hillary-clinton-is-strong-on-fighting-isis-but-democrats-dont-seem-to-care-2/)and those who lean Democratic think the next president should tread carefully. Among Republicans who preferred speaking bluntly on Islamic extremism, a majority think that Donald Trump, 63%, or Ted Cruz, 61%, would make a good or great president. The study also found that almost half of Americans believe a segment of the U.S. Muslim population is anti-American. These surveys on Americans’ thoughts on Islamic extremism come in the wake of attacks late last year in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif. 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