In a statement released Monday, Republican candidate Donald Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States until "our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
"Mr. Trump stated, 'Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine. Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.'"
When asked by ABC News which Muslims would be banned from entering, Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowki told ABC’s Tom Llamas "the ban applies to everyone."
The Republican presidential candidate will be holding a “Pearl Harbor Day rally” later on Monday aboard the USS Yorkton in South Carolina.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley has been quick to jump on Trump’s statement, tweeting that Trump is running for office as a “fascist demagogue.”
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