--- title: Presidential Debate: Donald Trump Sparks #MuslimsReportStuff description: Twitter users roundly mocked Donald Trump with the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff during the presidential debate canonical: https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-10T13:58:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:28.197Z og:title: Muslims Made Fun of Trump's Debate Answer With #MuslimsReportStuff og:description: "I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage" og:url: https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2223ad7b7668e442/6988a950428a9e3de8cd4907/donald-trimp-debate-wide.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Muslims Made Fun of Trump's Debate Answer With #MuslimsReportStuff twitter:description: "I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2223ad7b7668e442/6988a950428a9e3de8cd4907/donald-trimp-debate-wide.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Muslims Made Fun of Donald Trump's Islamophobia Debate Answer With #MuslimsReportStuff by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Oct 10, 2016 1:58 PM UTC  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 9, 2016. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 9, 2016.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Oct 10, 2016 1:58 PM UTC Twitter users roundly mocked Donald Trump with the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff, after he answered a question at [the presidential debate](http://time.com/4524589/second-presidential-debate-donald-trump-nuclear/) about Islamophobia by [saying Muslims need to report terrorism](http://fortune.com/2016/10/09/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/). Trump was responding to a question from a Muslim audience member about how he would address rising Islamophobia. Trump, who has previously proposed a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S., called the rising Islamophobia “a shame” before saying that Muslims had to “come in and report” if “they see hatred going on.” To illustrate it, Trump referred to the [debunked notion](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/06/14/fact-checking-the-clinton-and-trump-speeches-after-orlando/) that “many people saw the bombs all over the apartment” of the couple who fatally shot 14 in San Bernardino, Calif., last year. “Muslims have to report the problems when they see them,” he said. “And, you know, there’s always a reason for everything. If they don’t do that, it’s a very difficult situation for our country.” A Muslim took his suggestion, jokingly reporting “a crazy man threatening a woman on stage” : > [](https://twitter.com/BayoumiMoustafa/status/785293447141924865) The tweet went viral and the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff took a life of its own: > [](https://twitter.com/shaistaAziz/status/785306000979070976) > [](https://twitter.com/chaudary%5Fzainab/status/785299676228571137) > [](https://twitter.com/HindMakki/status/785302304710914052) > [](https://twitter.com/eshipoli/status/785303567875903488) > [](https://twitter.com/Amelia%5FInc/status/785333881436303360) Zainab Chaudry “reported” a bit-too-sunkissed killer clown: > [](https://twitter.com/zainabnc/status/785305155638026240) And others made reference to Friday night’s bombshell video, of Trump making insulting comments about women: > [](https://twitter.com/DanaAlkharrat/status/785353362946469888) > [](https://twitter.com/gildedspine/status/785313872731332608) While others, like _Zealot_ author Reza Aslan, reported on the hilariously mundane. > [](https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/785353083530260480) > [](https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/785348061107146752) > [](https://twitter.com/MrCommonCents/status/785332716501884928) > [](https://twitter.com/Nazlinspired/status/785335509392429056) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/"},"headline":"Muslims Made Fun of Donald Trump's Islamophobia Debate Answer With #MuslimsReportStuff","datePublished":"2016-10-10T13:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:28.197Z","description":"\"I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage\"","url":"https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","Donald Trump","Debates"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2223ad7b7668e442/6988a950428a9e3de8cd4907/donald-trimp-debate-wide.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2223ad7b7668e442/6988a950428a9e3de8cd4907/donald-trimp-debate-wide.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIMEPOL","caption":"Candidates Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Hold Second Presidential Debate At Washington University","creditText":"Scott Olson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4524803/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/","name":"Muslims Made Fun of Donald Trump's Islamophobia Debate Answer With #MuslimsReportStuff"}}]}] ```