Solid majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Muslim ban, new poll finds

In response, Mr Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning saying “the United Kingdom is trying hard to disguise their massive Muslim problem”, and “many people in the UK agree with me”.

Trump has previously indicated that he would be open to implementing a database to track Muslims in the U.S. Politicians from both parties have condemned Trump’s proposal to block Muslims from entering the U.S.

Among Republicans, the views are mixed: 42 per cent of Republican respondents back Mr Trump’s Muslim ban, while 36 per cent oppose it.

But instead, Rubio said, the media and public should focus on “the things we can do something about, which is how these [shooters] in San Bernardino carried out this attack and the others who are out there, perhaps even within the homeland”. But I didn’t want to put him under pressure, No. 1.

On Monday Trump said he was “calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”.

The poll also found that seven in 10 likely Republican primary voters believe Trump is well-equipped to confront the threat of terrorism, with four in 10 “very confident” he could respond to the threat.

Donald Trump occupies his strongest position yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, yet almost two-thirds of American voters say they are concerned or frightened about the prospect of a Trump presidency, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News nationwide poll. After the visit was postponed, Netanyahu’s office said it had nothing to do with the announcement and had not spoken to Trump about the matter, Ynet news reported. He described Trump as the Islamic State group’s “greatest triumph”, a candidate who “preys on the fears of the public, doing ISIS’s job for them”.

But Minnesota Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, says Trump is running a campaign of “hate and resentment” that disqualifies him from the presidency.

Trump’s call for barring Muslims drew criticism from some members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition, and 37 Israeli Parliament members signed a letter urging the prime minister to cancel the meeting.