Republican candidates NO LIKEY Trump’s proposal for moratorium on Muslim immigration

by The Right Scoop

This from MSNBC’s breaking news app:

Editor’s note: Republican presidential candidates are reacting to Donald Trump’s statement that the US should “shutdown” Muslims entering the U.S.

Chris Christie said it is “the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they are talking about.”

Ben Carson’s spokesman said he believes anyone entering the U.S. should register and be monitored.

Jeb Bush tweeted that Trump is “unhinged” and his “proposals are not serious.” Sen. Lindsey Graham called on every presidential candidate to condemn the statement. – Stephanie

Here’s the tweet from Jeb:

And this one from Lindsey Graham:

Here’s Christie’s full comments:

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed Trump’s proposal in a radio interview.

“This is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they are talking about. We do not need to resort to that type of activity nor should we,” Christie said on the Michael Medved radio show. “What we need to do is to increase our intelligence activities. We need to cooperate with peaceful Muslim Americans who want to give us intelligence against those who are radicalized.”

Here’s John Kasich:

In a statement, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said, “This is just more of the outrageous divisiveness that characterizes his every breath and another reason why he is entirely unsuited to lead the United States.”

And here’s a response from Ted Cruz not mentioned above:

Another GOP presidential contender, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, said, “‎That is not my policy.”

“I have introduced legislation in the Senate that would put in place a three year moratorium on refugees coming from countries where ISIS or al Qaeda control a substantial amount of territory. And the reason is that is where the threat is coming from,” Cruz said as he was leaving a South Carolina field office.

While I don’t necessarily disagree with Trump, I do think Cruz’s response to the problem is smarter, as he has targeted countries where Islamic terrorists have a strong foothold instead of just singling out an entire people group. It won’t be controversial where Trump’s comments are obviously controversial already.

Also I like how, once again, he refuses to criticize Trump like the others.


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