Cruz is doing everything he possibly can to not antagonize Donald Trump, but more importantly, to not antagonize Donald Trump’s supporters, whom he is trying to grab once, he assumes, Trump exists the race.
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In a move seen as a rejection of a proposal from Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amendment Thursday confirming the USA does not block individuals from entering the country based on their religion.
Leahy noted he proposed the language in direct response to Trump’s call earlier this week to ban entry to the U.S.to all foreign Muslims, which has been widely rejected by members of the both parties.
Trump cited a poll from the Center for Security Policy that showed 25 percent of Muslim respondents agreed that jihad is a justifiable reason for violence against Americans. “I felt like somebody had shot me in the gut”, Feinstein said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Thursday that he’s taken that position because, as speaker, he will serve as chairman of the Republican National Convention next summer, where the party will select its 2016 nominee.
The amendment, drafted by the top Democrat, Sen. However, Republican presidential contender Senator Ted Cruz joined the dubious ranks of Republican Senators Jeff Sessions, Thom Tillis, and David Vitter in voting against the amendment. Cruz’s only comment: “Nuclear terrorism legislation is not the proper place for political games”, Politico reports. Tillis said he opposed it on the basis that it could slow down the passage of a nuclear terrorism bill to which it was included. “What I find disturbing is when our committee meetings get hijacked by things that people are watching on the nightly news versus looking at the underlying bill”.
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Some of the strongest condemnation of Trump and support of the amendment came from California Democratic Sen. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, another Republican candidate for president, lso backed the measure.
