J.K. Rowling, the British author behind the beloved Harry Potter book series, weighed in Tuesday on the controversy surrounding Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s recent statements about Muslims.
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Donald Trump’s polarizing call to ban Muslims from entering the USA was met with outrage from both the political sphere, and basically every other sphere who had a voice on the Internet.
He later repeated the comments at a rally in SC, where supporters cheered him loudly.
“We are now at war”, he said, adding: “We have a president who doesn’t want to say that”. Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen.
Last night, he called for a halt on Muslims entering America. “My ancestors got here because they were Puritans”, he said.
“The United States is a great nation when we stand together”. “Why aren’t we allowing the Christians in?”
“How awful”, she tweeted of Trump.
About 100,000 refugees are resettled worldwide each year, including to the U.S., the largest recipient under the UNHCR’s program. Or all he has said about women?
“The [Obama] administration has been standing by the program”.
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The villain – also known as “He Who Must Not Be Named” – was portrayed by actor Ralph Fiennes in the film adaptation of the novels.
