In a rare rebuke of an active presidential candidate, the White House’s spokesman said Tuesday that the controversial call from Republican front-runner Donald Trump to indefinitely block all Muslims from entering the U.S.in an effort to prevent terrorism “disqualifies” him from being president. “As the country with the bigg-est Muslim population in the world, Indonesia affir-ms that Islam teaches peac-e and tolerance”, he said.
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Murdoch’s suggestion(which is unconstitutional, of course) evoked a predictable backlash, with Twitter users noting the idea is not only unconstitutional but also would be pretty tricky to work out. Finally, words are weapons.
“We are now at war”, he said, adding: “We have a president who doesn’t want to say that”.
Trump’s sweeping call to bar all Muslims from entering the US has earned him swift condemnation from both sides of the political aisle in Washington.
According to Earnest, Trump’s campaign has, for months, been a “carnival barker-like routine” comprised of “outright lies” and “vacuous sloganeering”.
Edgar Hopida, communications director for Islamic Society of North America in Plainfield, Ind., said Tuesday Muslims across the nation are concerned.
Press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that President Obama doesn’t have any additions to his schedule to show solidarity with the Muslim community; Earnest noted Obama talked about how Americans should show respect to Muslims “quite extensively” during his primetime Oval Office address on Sunday. “I think it’s understandable that with the events in Paris and San Bernardino people are very scared”.
Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh divulged Tuesday what he believes to be Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s strategy on how the real estate tycoon is “playing” the media.
“This actually this actually helps ISIS and helps these groups in their mind justify what they’re doing and encourage people to act on their behalf”. “His “policy” proposals are not serious”, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a tweet.
While many compare his beliefs to those of historical figures like Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, others laud the presidential candidate for being the one person who has the guts to speak his mind.
“What he said is disqualifying”, Earnest said.
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“Alright, Donald, you’ve got to let us ask questions”, he said. “I mean it’s very, very disturbing to see that he would tear apart the US constitution”.
