British Prime Minister David Cameron broke with the practice of not commenting on the candidates or the electoral process in foreign countries by describing Mr. Trump’s statements as “divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong”.
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Netanyahu issued a statement saying he rejected Trump’s remarks but the visit, set two weeks ago, would go ahead as planned and did not indicate support for Trump.
“I don’t speak for Donald Trump or what he says, ” Romano said.
Mr. Trump’s absurdities and posturings have thus far been ignored.
“We would like to stress that our agreement is with the Trump Organization as one of the premium golf course operators in the world”, Niall McLoughlin, DAMAC’s senior vice president for communications, said in a statement.
In the Middle East, sales of “Trump Home” products took a hit.
Mr. Trump was criticised by London mayor Boris Johnson who said his comments were “ill-informed, and complete and utter nonsense”.
The property tycoon and reality TV star, who is seeking the Republican nomination for next year’s presidential election, provoked widespread anger and ridicule after demanding a block on Muslims entering the United States and claiming parts of London were “so radicalised” that police were “afraid for their own lives”.
Trump has courted controversy during his White House run with derogatory comments about immigrants and controversial proposals to deport undocumented immigrants and implement a database to keep track of Muslim Americans. But first we’ve got to get past Secretary Clinton and I think we’re going to do that as well.
The country’s five million Muslims could only be French “if they follow customs and a lifestyle that has been shaped by Greek and Roman influence and 16 centuries of Christianity”. Trump’s campaign has denied that report.
Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known U.S. Muslims, appeared on Wednesday to join the chorus condemning the proposal by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to temporarily stop Muslims from entering the country.
In fact, Trump is doubling down on his comments, tweeting early Wednesday, “Wow, what a day”.
That petition, which attracted more than 38,000 signatures, argues that Trump’s “unrepentant, persistent verbal attacks on various groups of people based on nationality, religion, race and physical abilities are a huge detriment” to the university.
“Exceptions will be made”.
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With the United States demographically shifting to become less white, Republicans can scarcely risk further alienating minority voters, who vote Democratic in droves. It could go quickly.
