UPDATING: Donald Trump Calls For ‘Total And Complete Shutdown’ On Muslims Entering America
Donald Trump wants to ban all Muslims entering the U.S.
Just hours after the FBI announced the two terrorists who attacked a San Bernardino facility had been radicalized for a long time, Donald Trump released a statement calling for a total ban on all Muslims entering the United States.Â
Just put out a very important policy statement on the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming into our country. We must be vigilant!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
Trump says he wants a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering America until political leaders can “figure out what is going on,” The Hill reports.
“Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine,” the GOP frontrunner 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,” Trump said in his statement.
Some responses via Twitter:Â
If Trump’s call to ban Muslims from coming into the country doesn’t send red flags to his supporters, our country truly has no hope left.
— Tyler Johnson (@TjAll_Day) December 7, 2015
Trump banning all Muslims because some might be terrorists is like another country banning all Americans because some might be Donald Trump.
— Matthew Monagle (@LabSplice) December 7, 2015
Right. It’s worth noting that Trump’s statement, though a new low, isn’t that far from what’s been said in GOP field https://t.co/T5DHzan62u
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 7, 2015
Am starting to think Trump was created by two teenage ISIS fighters to further their agenda after they watched a bootleg of Weird Science.
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) December 7, 2015
GOP’s version of “freedom”: Discriminate, aim, shoot. https://t.co/6cnPryoSaJ
— GottaLaff (@GottaLaff) December 7, 2015
Editor’s note: This is a breaking news and developing story. We will continue to update this article below throughout the evening. Stay tuned. Refresh for updates.
UPDATE I: 5:19 PM EST –
Via The New York Times:
A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump confirmed the authenticity of the statement. Asked what prompted it, Mr. Trump said, “death,†according to the spokeswoman. Â
UPDATE II: 5:29 PM EST –
GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham issues these tweets:
.@Realdonaldtrump has gone from making absurd comments to being downright dangerous with his bombastic rhetoric.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 7, 2015
He’s putting at risk the lives of interpreters, American supporters, diplomats, & the troops in the region by making these bigoted comments
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 7, 2015
Every candidate for president needs to do the right thing & condemn @Realdonaldtrump‘s statement.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 7, 2015
Jeb Bush posted this:
Donald Trump is unhinged. His “policy” proposals are not serious.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 7, 2015
UPDATE III: 5:52 PM EST –Â
Trump says his ban applies to US citizens, Muslim-Americans who might be overseas:
Donald Trump tells @thehill that Muslim-American citizens currently overseas would be included in his ban https://t.co/vTPEc1N81q
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 7, 2015
UPDATE IV: 6:45 PM EST –
Presidential Candidates Respond To Trump’s Call For Immediate Ban On All Muslims Entering US
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