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JK Rowling: Even Lord Voldemort Wasn’t As Bad As Donald Trump

JK Rowling interview. File photo dated 27/09/12 of JK Rowling, who has revealed she often worries about dying before getting her stories published. Issue date: Monday November 2, 2015. The Harry Potter creator said s... JK Rowling interview. File photo dated 27/09/12 of JK Rowling, who has revealed she often worries about dying before getting her stories published. Issue date: Monday November 2, 2015. The Harry Potter creator said she has "loads" of ideas in her head, but is concerned time will run out, as she spoke to BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo on his Drivetime show. See PA story SHOWBIZ Rowling. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire URN:24631831 MORE LESS
By Sara Jerde
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December 8, 2015 11:22 a.m.
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JK Rowling, the British author of the Harry Potter series, tweeted Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was worse than her books’ evil villain, Lord Voldemort.

Rowling’s tweet came after Trump called for preventing all Muslims from entering the United States. The real estate mogul said Monday that he would like to institute a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration to the country.

Rowling commented on the situation with a link to an article from BBC Newsbeat:

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Sara Jerde (@SaraJerde)  Sara Jerde is a newswriter based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Star-Ledger, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from Ohio University. Send emails to sara@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow her @SaraJerde.
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