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Trump Rejects Criticism of His Proposal to Ban Muslims

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa. Trump on Tuesday stood by
his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned as un-American.

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

JILL COLVIN oted, unconstitutional and in support of religious free- oric that some Mexican im-

BRUCE SMITH potentially dangerous for dom. Even Harry Potter au- migrants, who entered the

Associated Press American interests abroad. thor J.K. Rowling weighed country illegally, are drug

MOUNT PLEASANT, South British Prime Minister David in, decrying Trump on smugglers and rapists —

Carolina (AP) — Repub- Cameron, breaking the Twitter as worse than her but even that didn’t evoke

lican presidential candi- custom of British leaders fictional villain Lord Volde- the same widespread level

date Donald Trump’s call not commenting on U.S. mort. “This is not conserva- of contempt.

to block Muslims from en- presidential contenders, tism,” Republican House The billionaire businessman

tering the United States is slammed it as “divisive, Speaker Paul Ryan told re- and former reality television

being met with a chorus of unhelpful and quite simply porters after a closed-door star has maintained his lead

near-universal condemna- wrong.” U.N. spokesman Republican caucus meet- in early opinion surveys,

tion from across the coun- Farhan Haq said Secre- ing. “What was proposed despite the controversies,

try and around the globe. tary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday is not what this vexing his Republican rivals

From the halls of Congress denounced “any kind of party stands for, and more and alarming a Republican

to 10 Downing Street, rhetoric that relies on Is- importantly it’s not what establishment in panic over

Trump’s statement Mon- lamophobia, xenophobia, this country stands for.” the damage they fear he’s

day advocating a “total any other appeal to hate Trump’s campaign has doing to a deeply divided

and complete shutdown of any groups.” The Church been marked by a pat- party.

Muslims entering the United of Jesus Christ of Latter-day tern of inflammatory state- Continued on Page 3
States” was blasted as big- Saints issued a statement ments, dating back to rhet-