Base Politics
Despite Outcry, Muslim Ban Unlikely to Spell Quick Fall for Trump
Voter antipathy toward Islam, plus competitors’ inability to outmuscle Trump so far, suggest this won’t be the uproar that finally ends his bid.
Donald Trump Calls For Shutdown of Muslims Entering U.S
This article is for subscribers only.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's proposal to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. won’t destroy his candidacy—but would severely threaten the party's chance at the White House in 2016 if he’s the nominee, GOP strategists and pundits said.
Trump in a statement on Monday called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S. until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on,” days after a mass shooting in California that authorities say was an act of terrorism by a radicalized Muslim couple. The temporary move wouldn’t betray the Constitution and would be waived for Muslim heads of state, he said on TV on Tuesday.