During tonight’s CNN election special, Ted Cruz continued to mimic front-runner Donald Trump, this time by defending his foreign policy adviser who has questioned President Obama’s birth certificate and made offensive statements toward American Muslims. This hateful hot air is not a foreign policy strategy. It is bigoted and divisive language that is not only immoral, but is also a threat to America’s peace and security.
Ted Cruz:
Ted Cruz on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban: “I understand why Donald made that proposal.” “Cruz and Rubio said they related to where Trump was coming from. ‘Everyone understands why Donald has suggested what he has,’ Cruz said, later adding, ‘I understand why Donald made that proposal.’ He pointed to his own legislation, which would suspend refugees from certain countries for three years, as being more narrowly focused. Cruz, who has recently surged in the polls, had previously said he disagreed with Trump’s proposal.” [Huffington Post, 12/15/15]
Donald Trump:
“Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump wants to bar all Muslims from entering the United States. In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders can ‘figure out what is going on.’ When asked by The Hill whether that would include Muslim-American citizens currently abroad, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks replied over email: ‘Mr. Trump says, ‘everyone.’’” [The Hill, 12/7/15]