Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said Tuesday that rival Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the country was unconstitutional, The Des Moines Register reported.
Trump called Monday for a “a total and complete shutdown” on Muslims entering the United States. Fiorina responded to Trump’s statement during a campaign stop in Iowa.
“It’s a violation of our Constitution, but it also undermines the character of our nation,” she told reporters, as quoted by the Des Moines Register. “We stand for religious liberty.”
Fiorina also suggested the rise in popularity of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who led the GOP field in Iowa in one poll released Monday, prompted Trump’s comments.
“I think Donald Trump’s comments this morning had as much to do with Ted Cruz doing well in the last week as anything else,” Fiorina said, according to the newspaper. “Donald Trump needed the spotlight back.”
“It’s a violation of our Constitution, but it also undermines the
character of our nation," she told reporters, as quoted by the Des
Moines Register. "We stand for religious liberty.”
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You stated the obvious. Now go away Carly
And she waited two days to do so before she decided which side she was on - no profile in courage is Carly.
Wow - I had her pegged as gunning for the VP slot on Trump’s ticket. I guess he’s too much, even for someone of her moral caliber.
And so now I announce my intention to make it Constitutional
I suppose her alternative would be to outsource refugees to China and India.