— President Donald Trump’s plan to launch a task force against ‘anti-Christian bias’ may be interpreted as a racial dog whistle, according to research co-authored by , assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Pasek, who studies political polarization, religion, and intergroup relations, can discuss the study, which found that when Christians hear politicians express concern about Christian victimization, they also infer the politician's concern for white people. Notably, despite signaling concern for white people, claims of anti-Christian bias do not elicit the same social condemnation that claims of anti-white bias do, potentially making such indirect signals effective.