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.”
