Clinton went on to say that Trump’s latest proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States plays right into the hands of terrorist groups like ISIS.
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Meanwhile, a new Associated Press-GfK poll released on Friday but taken before Trump called for the ban showed that Trump is overwhelmingly viewed by Republican voters as decisive and competent, traits that mattered most to Republicans surveyed in the poll.
Appearing on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers later on Thursday, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said Mr Trump had overstepped the mark with his latest comments.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson came in second among Republicans with 12 per cent, and US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush tied with 10 per cent.
Donald Trump pauses at the podium during the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, last week. Clinton said that now that Trump has crossed that line, she thinks everybody and “especially Republicans” need to stand up to Trump and say “Enough, we’ve gone too far, that’s not who we are”.
Leaders in Britain, France, Israel and Canada denounced him, and the fallout hurt the real estate mogul’s global brand.
Alan Abramowitz, a political science professor at Emory University, said Trump’s comments on Muslims were not that different from previous statements, pointing to Trump’s idea to establish a registry of Muslims in the United States as an example. According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, Trump’s standing among voters has not changed since October.
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He’s also not afraid to attack other Republicans – just like Trump.
