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Republican presidential front-runner
Donald Trump called Monday for a blanket ban on all Muslims entering the United
States, further stoking an incendiary debate spurred by recent mass shootings
carried out by terrorists in Paris and Southern California.
Trump, in a formal statement from
his campaign, urged a “total and complete shutdown” of all federal processes
allowing followers of Islam into the country until elected leaders can “figure
out what is going on.”
Asked by The Hill whether that would
include American Muslims currently abroad, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks replied
over email: “Mr. Trump says, ‘everyone.’ ”
During a Tuesday morning interview with ABC's "Good Morning America," however, Trump
clarified that American Muslims would still be able to travel freely under his
plan.
"If a person is a Muslim and
goes overseas and come back, they can come back. They are a citizen, that is
different," Trump said.
The call, which he made hours after
the release of a poll showing Trump being overtaken by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
in early-voting Iowa, drew swift and forceful condemnation from the White House
and virtually every presidential candidate in both parties.
Describing Trump’s proposal as
“unhinged,” “fascist” and “downright dangerous,” Trump’s rivals sought to
characterize it as further evidence the bombastic real estate mogul is unfit to
lead the country.
“Again, this is the kind of thing
that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they’re
talking about,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said in an interview. “We do
not need to endorse that type of activity, nor should we.”
Yet Trump maintains that a
significant number of Muslims harbor a “hatred” toward America, citing a poll
by the Center for Security Policy, a think-tank that has criticized the role of
Muslims in America.
That survey showed that one-quarter
of Muslims living in America polled “agreed that violence against Americans
here in the United States is justified as part of the global jihad” and that a
majority think that Muslims in America should be allowed to answer to Shariah
law.
“Without looking at the various
polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension.
Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine,” Trump said.
“Until we are able to determine and
understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot
be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and
have no sense of reason or respect for human life.”
The remarks are a departure from
Trump’s previous statements about Muslims.
“I love Muslims. I think they’re
great people,” Trump said during a September campaign stop in Iowa, according
to The Huffington Post.
Trump also indicated he would
consider having a Muslim in his Cabinet or as his running mate. “Oh,
absolutely,” he said. “No problem with that.”
An estimated 100,000 Muslims
immigrated to the United States in 2012, a 2013 report from the Pew Research
Center found.
Trump continues to hold a hold a
lead atop the national GOP presidential polls, but might have been bumped by
Cruz in Iowa. Monmouth released a poll Monday showing Cruz ahead of Trump by 5
points, though a CNN poll hours later showed Trump ahead of Cruz by 13 points
there.
Trump’s comments come less than a
week after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., killed 14 people. The
alleged shooters were both Muslim, and the federal government is investigating
whether the attack was tied to terrorism.
The move also follows an Oval Office
address President Obama gave Sunday night appealing for tolerance in light of
the California shooting.
“It’s our responsibility to reject
proposals that Muslim Americans should somehow be treated differently. Because
when we travel down that road, we lose. That kind of divisiveness, that
betrayal of our values plays into the hands of groups like ISIL,” Obama
said.
“Muslim Americans are our friends
and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes. And, yes, they are our
men and women in uniform who are willing to die in defense of our country. We
have to remember that.”
On Monday, White House deputy
national security adviser Ben Rhodes called Trump’s comments “totally contrary
to our values as Americans,” during a CNN interview, contending the
rhetoric plays right into the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria by
“sending a message” that America is at war with Islam.
“Embracing that frame … is going to
make it very difficult to partner with Muslim communities here in the United
States and around the world to prevent the scourge of radicalization,” he
said.
To be sure, some of Trump’s GOP
rivals have called to restrict refugees from majority Muslim countries in light
of concerns about terror attacks.
Cruz, for instance, proposed a bill
to bar refugees from countries with “territory substantially controlled by a
foreign terrorist organization” with an exception carved out for those facing genocide.
While he doesn’t specifically exempt Christian refugees from those countries,
he’s said repeatedly that Christian refugees don’t pose a threat and should be
welcomed into America.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) proposed a
similar bill to bar refugees from countries with “significant jihadist
movements.”
But none has gone so far as to call
for an outright ban, and the rest of the field wasted no time in lambasting
Trump’s plan.
Comments
Trump is
absolutely correct. He is representing American values more than any other
politician in recent history. The correct assessment of our Muslim refugee
invasion is covered completely by Alex Jones.
See Video below.
See the
Video by Alex Jones, 12/8/15, Infowars
Islam is
not a “religion” within protected by the US Constitution. It is a destructive system of violent
government that is incompatible with the US Constitution and Bill of
Rights. This will require patriots to
take this to court.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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