Carly Fiorina on Thursday called out a voter who complained to her during a campaign event in Iowa that Muslims are “raising heck” and should leave the country.
“The Muslims are really raising heck right now,” the event attendee told Fiorina, according to video recorded by CNN. “They want to change our whole country to suit them. If they don’t like the United States, get out of here. Take your camel and beat it!”
“People are so frustrated and angry with the immigration situation. Let me say that one of the most important things about this nation is that we judge people as individuals,” Fiorina said in response.
“I’m not willing to condemn any group of people. I’m willing to judge each individual,” she later added.
Fiorina’s response differs from the way Donald Trump handled a similar situation in September. At a town hall event in New Hampshire, an event attendee told Trump, “We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims. We know our current president is one.”
The man also mentioned President Obama’s birth certificate before asking Trump how to get rid of “training camps” for Muslims. Trump did not correct the voter’s false assertion that Obama is Muslim, and said he would be “looking at a lot of different things.”
Following criticism that he did not defend Obama, Trump said he wasn’t “morally obligated” to stand up for the president.
Watch Fiorina’s response:
H/t Mediaite
