Ban all Muslim travel to U.S- Donald Trump
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called Monday for barring all Muslims from entering the United States.
"Donald
J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims
entering the United States until our country's representatives can
figure out what is going on," a campaign press release said.
Trump,
who has previously called for surveillance against mosques and said he
was open to establishing a database for all Muslims living in the U.S.,
made his latest controversial call in a news release. His message comes
in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, by
suspected ISIS sympathizers and the day after President Barack Obama
asked the country not to "turn against one another" out of fear.
Trump's
comments are likely to roil the Republican presidential race, forcing
many of his opponents for the nomination to engage in a debate over
whether there should be a religious test to enter America.
But
his proposal was met with enthusiasm by many of his supporters, who
showed their approval via social media as well as at his rally on Monday
night.
"I
think that we should definitely disallow any Muslims from coming in.
Any of them. The reason is simple: we can't identify what their attitude
is," said 75-year-old Charlie Marzka of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Moreover,
the Muslim travel ban will likely do little to dent Trump's own
popularity among Republican primary voters. The billionaire businessman
has dominated the GOP contest for months despite repeated controversies
that would likely sink other White House hopefuls.
"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 in a statement. "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."
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 in a statement. "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."
Trump's campaign added in
the release that such a ban should remain in effect "until our country's
representatives can figure out what is going on."
The
release pointed to an online poll from the controversial Center for
Security Policy, which claimed that a quarter of Muslims living in the
U.S. believe violence against Americans is justified as part of a
global jihadist campaign. Critics have questioned the reliability of the
organization's information. It also pointed to a Pew
Research poll, which the campaign declined to identify, which the
campaign claimed points to "great hatred towards Americans by large
segments of the Muslim population."
Trump
campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told CNN on Monday that the ban
would apply not just to Muslim foreigners looking to immigrate to the
U.S., but also to Muslims looking to visit the U.S. as tourists.
"Everyone," Lewandowski said when asked if the ban would also apply to Muslim tourists.
"Great
surveillance and vigilance must be adhered to," said Trump in an
additional statement Lewandowski provided to CNN. "We want to be very
fair but too many bad things are happening and the percentage of true
hatred is too great. People that are looking to destroy our country must
be reported and turned in by the good people who love our country and
want America to be great again."
Trump confirmed that his policy would not apply to current Muslims in the U.S. during a Fox News interview on Monday evening.
"I
have Muslim friends, Greta, and they're wonderful people. But there's a
tremendous section and cross-section of Muslims living in our country
who have tremendous animosity," he told Fox News anchor Greta Van
Susteren. "It does not apply to people living in the country, except we
have to be vigilant."
Obama administration condemns proposal
Obama's
deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes reacted to Trump's call
Monday on CNN, calling it "totally contrary to our values as Americans"
and pointed to the Bill of Rights' protection of freedom of religion and
pointing to the "extraordinary contributions" Muslim Americans have
made to the U.S.
"But it's also
contrary to our security," Rhodes told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The
Situation Room." "The fact of the matter is ISIL wants to frame this as a
war between the United States and Islam, and if we look like we're
applying religious tests to who comes into this country, we're sending a
message that essentially we're embracing that frame and that 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 that we should be focused on."
"We
should make it harder for ISIL to portray this as a war between the
United States and Islam, not easier," Rhodes added, using another
acronym for ISIS, the radical Islamist group that controls swaths of
Syria and Iraq and has called for terror attacks against the U.S.
Trump
has beat back criticism in recent weeks that he is bigoted against
Muslims, even telling CNN on Saturday when asked whether Muslims pose a
danger to the U.S. that he thinks Muslims "are great people."
"I love the Muslims. I think they're great people," Trump told CNN in September.
And
when he became tied to the idea of creating a database of all Muslims
living in the U.S., Trump sought to distance himself from that proposal
-- insisting that the idea was a reporter's and he was not committed to
it.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh
Johnson, speaking to members of the Muslim community earlier in the
afternoon, echoed the President's sentiment on Sunday warning against
divisiveness.
"Bitterness grows out of
hopelessness, and there is no hopelessness in this situation, however
uncomfortable and menacing it may be at times," he said. "Faith in the
ultimate strength of the democratic philosophy and code of the Nation as
a whole has always been stronger than the impulse to despair"
Republicans react
It didn't take long for the rest of the Republican presidential primary field to repudiate Trump's call.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed Trump's proposal in a radio interview.
"This
is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and
don't know what they are talking about. We do not need to resort to that
type of activity nor should we," Christie said on the Michael Medved
radio show. "What we need to do is to increase our intelligence
activities. We need to cooperate with peaceful Muslim Americans who want
to give us intelligence against those who are radicalized."
And
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called on every presidential
candidate to "do the right thing & condemn @Realdonaldtrump's
statement."
Graham later told CNN that Trump's rhetoric "is putting our troops serving abroad and our diplomats at risk."
"For interpreters and others risking their lives abroad to help America -- this is a death sentence," Graham said.
Graham
just returned from a trip to visit troops in the Middle East and said
from troops and allies there expressed concerns over Trump's rhetoric.
Graham
said he assured them that Trump is in the minority, but Graham said
Monday Trump's latest proposal makes it harder to convince them of that.
Another GOP presidential contender, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, said, "That is not my policy."
"I
have introduced legislation in the Senate that would put in place a
three year moratorium on refugees coming from countries where ISIS or al
Qaeda control a substantial amount of territory. And the reason is that
is where the threat is coming from," Cruz said as he was leaving a
South Carolina field office.
In a
statement, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said, "This is just more of the
outrageous divisiveness that characterizes his every breath and another
reason why he is entirely unsuited to lead the United States."
And former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tweeted that Trump is "unhinged."
"Donald Trump is unhinged. His "policy" proposals are not serious," he said.
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson also said is opposed to placing a religious test on U.S. visitors.
"Everyone
visiting our country should register and be monitored during their stay
as is done in many countries. I do not and would not advocate being
selective on one's religion," he said in a statement.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's campaign did not explicitly refute Trump's proposal.
"Sen.
Rand Paul has led on the issue of border security, proposing real
solutions. That's why earlier this month he introduced legislation to
block visitors and immigrants from nations with known radical elements
while a new system is developed to screen properly," said Sergio Gor,
Paul's communications director, in a statement.
Former tech CEO Carly Fiorina said Trump's "overreaction" is as bad as Obama's "under reaction."
"President
Obama isn't prepared to do anything, which is clearly foolish, but
Donald Trump always plays on everyone's worst instincts and fears. And
saying we're not going to let a single Muslim into this country is a
dangerous overreaction," she said during a gaggle with reporters in
Waterloo, Iowa.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said he disagrees with Trump.
"(Trump's)
habit of making offensive and outlandish statements will not bring
Americans together. The next president better be somebody who can unite
our country to face the great challenges of the 21st Century," he said
in a statement.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore tweeted, "Trump's fascist talk drives all minorities from GOP."
And former Vice President Dick
Cheney, speaking with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, said such a
policy goes against the spirit of America.
"This
whole notion that somehow we can just say no more Muslims, just ban a
whole religion, goes against everything we stand for and believe in," he
said. "I mean, religious freedom has been a very important part of our
history and where we came from."
Democrats slam Trump
Democrats
were quick to condemn Trump's call, with two of the three Democratic
presidential candidates calling Trump a "demagogue."
".@realdonaldtrump
removes all doubt: he is running for President as a fascist demagogue,"
tweeted Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley, the former
governor of Maryland.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont also slammed Trump as a demagogue and suggested Trump's rhetoric would make the U.S. weaker.
"Demagogues
throughout our history have attempted to divide us based on race,
gender, sexual orientation or country of origin. Now, Trump and others
want us to hate all Muslims. The United States is a great nation when we
stand together. We are a weak nation when we allow racism and
xenophobia to divide us," Sanders said in a statement.
Democratic
front-runner Hillary Clinton, in a signed message, tweeted, "This is
reprehensible, prejudiced and divisive. @RealDonaldTrump, you don't get
it. This makes us less safe. -H"
And the Democratic National Committee sought to align the GOP as a whole alongside Trump.
"Donald
Trump is indeed a 'net positive' for the Republican Party -- as their
chairman called him -- because he shows America what the Republican
Party really stands for with his rhetoric that only helps enemies like
ISIL/Daesh to recruit extremists," said DNC spokeswoman Christina
Freundlich.
Trump's
call for a shutdown of Muslim immigration in the U.S. came hours before
he was set to speak aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, a World War II era ship
parked near Charleston, South Carolina.
Source: CNN
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