The Executive Director of the Council on American and Islamic Relations, Nihad Awad said his remarks have echoes of Nazi Germany. “That is very, very frightening”. Because Trump is a private citizen, the State Department does not extend to him the same level of assistance as an administration official or member of Congress, but it was working cooperatively with his campaign, the official said.
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“I think the Republicans are best to determine who the Republican nominee is”, Flake said.
But, fed up with the caricature that is Trump, politicians quickly distanced themselves after Monday night’s circus, most seeming to understand just how outrageous, hateful, and damaging Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric could be.
“We must of course be diligent with security as people enter our country”, the Rev. Adam Hamilton said Tuesday, recapping a sermon heard by an estimated 11,000 people at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection.
Tom Brokaw, meanwhile, did a segment on “NBC Nightly News” on Tuesday in which he said that Trump’s comments fed into the fear and paranoia that terrorists seek, going so far to say that ISIS is “likely to use Trump’s statements as a recruiting tool”. “It strengthens ISIS and insults the patriotism of millions of Americans – many of whom have given their lives in the defense of our country”, said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Minority leader in the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was comparatively cautious.
In the Tuesday interview on ABC’s “World News Tonight”, Walters asked Trump, “Are you a bigot?” “More importantly, it’s not what this country stands for”.
“I recognize that a great many folks in the media would prefer that anyone running for president engage…as an ongoing theater critic, who criticizes the proposals of others”, the Texas Republican said, adding “the right solution, I believe, is the legislation I’ve introduced”. Another poll the same year – taken in the aftermath of Lee Rigby’s murder – found that 34% believed Muslims represented a serious threat to democracy.
Three area Christian theological seminaries – Central Baptist in Shawnee, St. Paul in Leawood and Nazarene in Kansas City – sent a letter to Brownback and Nixon calling on them to “re-think your approach on whether Syrians are welcome in our states”.
“They should say right now that they would not support Donald Trump for president”.
“If one has this kind of a rule, you have to figure out how you’re going to test it and verify it”, Morawetz said.
He said the presidential hopeful’s remarks were an “affront to common humanity” and called for people to “unite against racism”.
“Speaker Ryan and the rest of the establishment haven’t really been pushing Republican values to begin with”, she said. 20 miles from Nazareth.
“I’m not concerned about lasting damage to the party, I’m concerned about standing up for our country’s principles”, Ryan said.
Asked if he could give assurances that the proposed casino would not bear his name, he replied that he could not, as it was a proven seller in the US. But Trump looks poised once again to defy political logic and remain at the top of the polls. One of the death cult’s strategic aims is to divide western societies from western Muslim communities: to fuel a sense among Muslims that they are rejected, unwanted, even despised, driving them into the camp of global jihad.
The Islamic Center, which is expanding, has a banner saying #NotInMyName at its construction site in south Overland Park.
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While America needs to tighten down “on every aspect of who gets let into our country, singling someone out due to their race or nationality is a risky step and goes beyond our core values”, Chabot said.
