Clinton: Yes, A Muslim Can Be President, ‘Now Let’s Move On’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton responded to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s comments about Muslims on social media Monday.

“Can a Muslim be President of the United States of America?” Clinton tweeted, with a picture of the Constitution. “In a word: Yes.”

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, said on Sunday, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” which is a comment he has stood by despite the criticism he’s received.

Here’s Clinton’s tweet:

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  1. Short, sweet, to the point. Best way to deal with the inanities of the Republican field

  2. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    Poor Hillary. She says something credible but she’s not Trump so therefore nobody cares.

  3. And this is EXACTLY how one should respond to that kind of bullshit! Bravo, Sec. Clinton!

  4. Hillary: “[N]o religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

    Where does she find socialist, G-d hating, anti-America propaganda like this?

  5. Well, we care, right? It’s in TPM, we’ve clicked, adult in the room, all that? And the tone is good, don’tcha think, curtly dismissive of nonsense? Turn that frown upside down! :smile:

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