Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States sparked categorical rebukes from his rivals in the presidential race, from traditionally neutral figures in his own party, and from at least one national conservative Christian leader.
New
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who until lately had refrained from
knocking Trump, ridiculed the real estate magnate’s anti-Muslim plan as
the “ridiculous” utterance of a man whose reality has been shaped by his
years starring in the reality TV show “The Apprentice.”
In response to the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., last week by Islamist militants that killed 14 people Trump announced Monday afternoon that he wanted to see “a total and
complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our
country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
When Trump mentioned the idea at a rally here Monday night on board the USS Yorktown,
he drew loud cheers from a massive crowd. But alarm inside the
Republican Party over Trump’s idea — and his candidacy — hit a new level
following his announcement.
Christie said
there was “no question” that Trump’s idea was unconstitutional, but
added that “there are folks in this race who don’t care about what the
law says because they’re used to being able to just fire people
indiscriminately on television.”
More remarkable were the comments from GOP officials in key states who usually stay neutral in presidential primary contests.
The
chairmen of the Republican state parties in Iowa, New Hampshire and
South Carolina — the first three states to vote in the primary process —
all condemned Trump Monday evening in the strongest terms after the
Republican presidential frontrunner announced his proposal.
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