He’s getting support, even from those who aren’t sure they’ll vote for him.
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“I think the major danger is that it further stirs racism, bigotry, xenophobia within that part of our population that is susceptible to that kind of thinking”, Comartin told CBC News in an interview.
Across the Atlantic, the White House launched a rare attack on a presidential candidate as spokesman Josh Earnest called the proposal unconstitutional.
Najeh Yusef, who has run the Middle East Fashion Center in Plantation for the past 18 years and has lived in the United States since 1980, said the Trump proposal runs contrary to the country he loves.
The Carson campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the contradiction. Trump calls the ban temporary.
Trump’s remarks come as the USA is coming to terms with a mass shooting believed carried out by a Muslim couple thought to have been radicalised by ISIL propaganda.
“We need to be more tuned in, we need to get to the root of the problem, that’s education from earlier level”.
“Declaring war on Islam or demonizing Muslim Americans is not only counter to our values-it plays right into the hands of terrorists”, said former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
When asked by Walters if he is bigoted, Trump was emphatic in his response. On the national level, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said, “Not only are there many Muslims serving in our armed forces, dying for this country, but there are Muslims serving right here in the House, working every day to uphold and defend the Constitution”.
On Tuesday, he agreed with CNN host Jake Tapper when questioned about the practicality of monitoring foreign visitors moving around in the United States. We stopped by local radio station News/Talk 95.3 MNC to hear how people are reacting to Trump’s statement.
The tweet read: “I am hereby barring Donald Trump from entering St. Petersburg until we fully understand the risky threat posed by all Trumps”.
“At a time when America should be doing everything we can to fight radical jihadists, Mr Trump is supplying them with new propaganda”.
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The council says the hateful rhetoric takes a toll on Muslims, especially children and young people.
