But, fed up with the caricature that is Trump, politicians quickly distanced themselves after Monday night’s circus, most seeming to understand just how outrageous, hateful, and damaging Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric could be.
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During an interview with a conservative radio show, former Vice President Dick Cheney denounced Trump’s statements, saying a ban on religion goes against everything we stand for. In a statement, she called out Trump’s policy statement. “There are people with tremendously bad intentions”.
“I have not”, he said. The front page of the Philadelphia Daily News reads “The New Furor”.
When asked by Walters if he is bigoted, Trump was emphatic in his response. Trump: “Not at all”. You add onto that an industry of people that want to denigrate Muslims, where are people going to get a positive portrayal? To bolster his claim, he said that there’s research and polling that suggests that there is “great hatred towards Americans by a large segments of the Muslim population”. And there’s new speculation about Trump’s loyalty to Republicans. In Chicago, some Muslims are anxious about their families and their future in America. “And any Republican who is too fearful of the Republican base to admit it, has no business serving as president either”, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. “All of this helps his buddy, Hillary Clinton, that’s for sure”. Trump’s proposal has also drawn criticism from legal experts who challenge its constitutionality and feasibility.
Nor will the scrutiny faced by Trump as this candidacy continues to upend expectation. For the most part, they have no poll numbers. Lina Sergie Attar serves on the Syrian American Council in Chicago.
Rees-Miller spent years living overseas, traveling back and forth from Lebanon to Syria.
“We know who we are and we know that we love this country”.
“He said, ‘Oh yeah, that Republicans, they condemn me and then they move closer to me.’ So, we’re not only dealing with one inflammatory demagogue, we’re dealing with a party in danger of losing its way, of undermining the values that we have stood for”, she said.
“Some of our best and biggest allies in this struggle and fight against radical Islam terror are Muslims”, Ryan said.
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Many experts believe Trump’s comments could alienate Muslims in this country and lead to more security issues. “Well, I think it’s more of a symbolic message”.
