I also did it because I’m in the midst of a very powerful campaign that’s going very well and it was not that easy to do.
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When divided by party, 63 percent of respondents who identified themselves as Democrats said they’d be scared, while just 2 percent said they’d be excited.
Ali, a Muslim, did not mention the Republican frontrunner by name, but a statement by the former heavyweight champ – reported by NBC and ABC – appeared directed squarely at Trump.
Born a Christian, Ali became a member of the Nation of Islam in the 60s and converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd at a Pearl Harbor Day rally aboard the USS Yorktown Memorial in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, December 7, 2015.
Netanyahu’s spokesman confirmed that the prime minister is willing to meet with any United States presidential candidate who visits Israel.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Muslims”, according to a statement issued by the prime minister’s office. “My approach to Trump has been the same as my approach to every other Republican candidate, which is I’m not interested in personal insults and mudslinging”.
The suggested ban came in the wake of an attack by self-professed adherents of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) killed 14 people last week in San Bernardino, California. “They say, ‘Donald, you brought something up to the fore that is so brilliant and so fantastic'”.
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.
He said Trump’s comments on Muslims and Jews were in “poor taste” and showed that the real estate mogul and reality TV star does not have what it takes to be president. “I don’t believe either one of them is going to be our president”.
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Sen. Michael Williams, who is Trump’s Georgia co-chair, says that the United States should bar Muslims from entering the country until the federal government can establish more thorough vetting of such immigrants. “If you’re a Muslim in this community, as the leader of Facebook I want you to know that you are always welcome here and that we will fight to protect your rights”.
