Donald Trump might have skipped the last debate, but his xenophobic, anti-Muslim policies didn’t. Even without Trump, the GOP field wouldn’t criticize his extreme and hateful rhetoric, and that’s not about to change any time soon.
With nearly 60% of Republicans backing Trump’s un-American proposal to ban all Muslims from coming to the United States and The Donald back on stage tonight, every candidate is leaning in even harder on their anti-refugee policies.
- When asked about closing down mosques, Marco Rubio said we should close down “any place — whether it’s a cafe, diner, an Internet site — any place where radicals are being inspired.”
- Ted Cruz floated legislation banning Syrian Muslims from entering the U.S., and voted against a measure rejecting Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims.
- Chris Christie is one of Trump’s greatest defenders. “I don’t believe [he] is hateful… I don’t believe he’s a bigot,” Christie insisted,
when Trump called for a ban on Muslims. - John Kasich has called for the creation of a federal agency focused on promoting Judeo-Christian propaganda in the Middle East.
- Jeb Bush said he’d only allow Christian Syrian refugees into the U.S., and proposed a religious test on refugees.
- Ben Carson has said he wouldn’t support a Muslim becoming president — and he even described Syrian refugees as “rabid dogs.”
Published: Feb 6, 2016