Washington (CNN)A majority of US adults oppose Donald Trump’s plan to ban all Muslims from entering the country – but Republican primary voters are split evenly, a new poll shows.
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“Why the hatred, why are people willing to fly planes in the World Trade Center?” he said, going on to mention the San Bernardino shooting as yet another example of the acts of terror that he believes his plan would prevent.
Sarah Palin, who famously shared a slice of pizza with Trump during a 2011 publicity tour, expressed support for Trump in a lengthy Facebook post.
Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he is postponing a planned trip to Israel. Thirty-seven percent of Republicans were bothered by his language, but said they think he is “raising important issues”.
“You have tremendous hatred out there, and until we find out what’s going on, and that’s all I’m saying – I want this to be temporary”.
Ali became a Muslim and changed his name from Cassius Clay during the height of his career as one of the greatest boxers in history.
In a speech Sunday night President Barack Obama said “Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes”.
On Twitter early Monday, Trump asked, “What sport is he talking about, and who?” – even though Trump has met Ali several times, and even received an award named after the former heavyweight champion in 2007.
Trump’s comments have drawn anger in the United States and around the world, including in Israel, where 37 lawmakers signed a petition Wednesday calling on Netanyahu to cancel the meeting with Trump. “What sport is he talking about, and who?”
Ali authored a 132-word blistering riposte to Islamophobes, in the light of remarks by the USA presidential-hopeful, who has been chastised for claiming police in London “live in fear” of Muslim radicalisation.
Granted, the number of people who view Muslims very positively isn’t huge, but, then, neither is the number of people who view Trump that way.
A Manhattan GOP insider added, “She didn’t want to give Trump the excuse to run as a third-party candidate”.
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He also alluded to running as an independent in a tweet linking to a USA Today poll which found 68% of his supporters would vote for him if he left the Republican party.
