On Sunday, Marco Rubio asked where was the widespread evidence of anti-Muslim sentiment In America. Despite the fact that the evidence is widespread, Rubio had his head in the sand and refused to acknowledge it. The next day, Donald Trump called “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims”...
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A petition to ban Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom has garnered more than 250,000 signatures, “more than enough for a committee to consider sending the motion for parliamentary debate,” according to CNN. The public-led petition “was created on the British government’s official petitions website in response to...
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Lynn Tramonte: “Ohioans are looking for leaders, not lemmings, and Rob Portman is failing the test” When Donald Trump proposed a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” he was denounced by many within the Republican Party. But most of those critical of Trump’s remarks still plan to vote for him if he...
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Frank Sharry: “Remaining Open to Supporting Trump as the GOP Nominee Makes Republican Condemnations of Him Ring Hollow” Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from being admitted into the United States is merely the latest in a series of sweeping nativist sentiments that have defined his candidacy and...
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The “Dump Trump” movement continues to go global. Following Donald Trump’s recent attacks against Muslims, a Dubai-based retailer has announced it will pull all Trump-branded items from 160 stores, which range from Kuwait, to the UAE, to Saudi Arabia, to Pakistan. “As one of the most popular home decor brands...
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Donald Trump’s bigoted proposal to shut down Muslim immigration to the US has won him praise from white nationalists — it wouldn’t be the first time, either — so it’s really no surprise that Trump is yet again invoking another ugly chapter of modern US history in order to...
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While Some Republicans Offer Criticism of Trump’s Latest Anti-Muslim Policy, Most Still Plan to Support Him if Nominated Following Donald Trump’s proposal for a shutdown of Muslim immigration to the U.S., many have been quick to denounce his comments, calling them everything from “bigoted” to “racist” to down right “fascist.” While Trump’s comments are...
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Today, Donald Trump issued a statement, calling for a shutdown of Muslim immigration to the U.S. Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, responding to this news: “Americans, at our core, believe we judge people based on what they do and what they contribute...
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Trump Is Gaining Acceptance from More in the GOP, But Less So With the Rest of the Public Washington, DC—New polling from MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist underscores how Donald Trump is corroding our national politics and the Republican Party’s general election chances. The poll, which includes a Latino voter oversample, demonstrates that...
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Earlier this week, we noted GOP Presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s shift from supporting a path to legal status during the 2013 immigration debate, to a far-right approach nearly identical to Mitt Romney’s “self-deportation” plan now that he’s entered the 2016 election. Cruz’s effort has mainly been to get to the...
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