Donald trump on Monday called
for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the united
states," an idea swiftly condemned by his rival candidates for president
and other republicans.
The proposed ban would
apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all
adherents of Islam who want to come to the U.S.
Trump's campaign said
in a statement such a ban should stand "until our country's
representatives can figure out what is going on." it said the proposal
comes in response to a level of hatred among "large segments of the Muslim
population" toward Americans.
"Until we are able
to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our
country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only
in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life," trump
said in the statement.
At an evening rally in South
Carolina, trump supporters cheered and shouted in support as he read his
statement. Trump warned during his speech that without drastic action, the
threat of attacks is "going to get worse and worse."
"As he says, we
have to find out who they are and why they are here," Rod Weader, a
68-year-old real estate agent from North Charleston who attended the rally and
said he agreed with trump's plan "150 percent." ''like he said, they
are going to kill us and we've got to stop it."
“We have no idea who is
coming into our country, no idea if they like us or hate us,” trump told
supporters in S.C. “i wrote something today that is very salient…and probably
not very politically correct. But i don’t care.”
Trump added that his
proposal is “common sense” and “we have no choice”. He warned the crowd that “we can be
politically correct and stupid but it’s going to get worse and worse.”
The proposed ban would
stand "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going
on," his campaign said in a statement earlier Monday.
The statement added
that trump's proposal comes in response to the level of hatred among
"large segments of the Muslim population" toward Americans.
"donald trump is
unhinged," jeb bush said via twitter. "his 'policy' proposals are not
serious."
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