Trump Denies Plans to Visit Majority-Muslim Jordan

On Tuesday Democratic Party Chairwoman Mary Mancini called on Trump supporters and Tennessee Republican leaders to renounce the business mogul’s comments on banning Muslims.

US immigration law has some “very, very ugly history” where people have been turned away based on their nation of origin, but never on their religion, Morawetz said.

Trump, who appears to revel in the attention, didn’t back down from his proposal Tuesday, saying that banning Muslims “until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on” is warranted after last month’s attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and last week’s shootings in San Bernardino, California.

Should Trump’s bombast lead to a military action or another act of terrorism against the United States, Canada has obligations under North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to respond and there would be considerable pressure to back up our allied nation, even if it is led by Trump, he said. “We have people that want to blow up our buildings, our cities”. While the vast majority of Muslim immigrants and travelers to the US are peaceful, there’s no denying that they’re more likely to join a jihadist cell than Buddhist visitors are.

Trump’s position has also forced vulnerable Republicans facing re-election next year into an awkward position.

A Public Religion Research Institute study found that 80 percent of Trump’s supporters viewed immigrants as a burden to the U.S. And almost three-quarters of Trump supporters said it bothered them when they came into contact with immigrants who spoke little or no English, compared with 58 percent for those supporting other Republican hopefuls.

David Cameron’s official spokeswoman said the Prime Minister would “clearly disagree” with the would-be president, while London mayor Boris Johnson dismissed Mr Trump’s “ill-informed” comments as “nonsense”.

Trump now demands a religious test for entering America, calling for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States.

At a press conference on Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan also slammed Trump.

Trump is citing a bogus poll to justify his proposal.

The pledge reads: “I, _, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is”.

“But first we’ve got to get past Secretary Clinton”, he admitted, “and I think we will do that as well”.

Democrats, meanwhile, blamed Republicans for Trump’s extreme language and warned it could help him with primary voters.

“For him to suggest banning all Muslims, I don’t have a problem with that”, said Sen.

There are an estimated three million Muslims living in America, a lower proportion than in many European countries.

Former technology executive Carly Fiorina flashed her frustration when asked repeatedly about Trump’s comments as she campaigned in Iowa.

Trump’s buffoonery masks something far more sinister: beliefs and allegations that closely resemble those of right-wing hate groups.

When pressed about how his plan would work – American passports do not have a religious affiliation stamped on them – Trump explained that border guards would ask a question. The identifications are voluntary and there could be more members of the Muslim faith.

Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went old school talking on a radio show: “Again, this is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they’re talking about”.