New poll shows 57% against Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, 25% support it

Israeli lawmakers had objected to Trump’s visit because of his proposal to bar the entry of Muslims into the U.S. Netanyahu’s office indicated that he also opposed the idea.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Forum in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015.

Donald Trump, It has come to our attention that you want to ban all muslims to enter the United States.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said during a speech in New Hampshire Thursday that if he is elected, anyone in the United States convicted of killing a police officer will receive the death penalty.

But views are mixed among Republicans: 42% of GOP respondents support Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US, while 36% oppose it.

By comparison, 75 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of independents disagree with Trump’s proposal.

The poll also found that almost 60 per cent of Americans have a favourable view of Muslims, a larger share than in polling conducted several months after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks by Islamic extremists.

Only 16 percent of Republicans said Trump’s comments are offensive, while 65 percent of Democrats said his remarks were “insulting and wrong”. Almost a quarter said his manner and language are problematic, but he’s raising important issues.

Of those polled, 51 percent of supporters of Trump say their mind is made up that he has secured their unwavering support.

Fifty-one percent of Republican primary voters gave Trump a positive rating, while 26 percent gave him a negative one.

Trump said via Twitter that the meeting will be postponed and rescheduled “after I become president of the U.S”.