Leading Republican presidential hopeful cites "extraordinary influx of hatred" in statement that is swiftly condemned.

Trump has been increasingly virulent in his remarks targeting Muslim Americans since the Paris attacks [Reuters]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called for a "total and complete" block on Muslims entering the United States.

A statement from Trump's campaign team said the halt on Muslims entering the country should remain in place "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."

Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad.

Donald Trump

The statement does not specify if the proposal would affect both tourists and immigrants.

Trump's campaign cites poll data allegedly showing "hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population".

"Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine," the billionaire real estate mogul, who is leading in opinion polls among likely Republican voters, said in the statement.

"Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life."

Trump has been increasingly virulent in his remarks targeting Muslim Americans since the deadly Paris attacks, and again in the wake of last week's shooting attack in California, which was carried out by a Muslim couple, leaving 14 dead and 21 wounded.

"Just put out a very important policy statement on the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming into our country. We must be vigilant!" Trump tweeted after the statement was released.

His announcement unleashed quick condemnation on Twitter.

"@realdonaldtrump removes all doubt: he is running for President as a fascist demagogue," Democratic presidential contender Martin O'Malley said.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations group said: "We're entering into the realm of the fascist now."

Atom57:
Trump has been increasingly virulent in his remarks
targeting Muslim Americans since the Paris attacks
[Reuters]
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump
has called for a "total and complete" block on
Muslims entering the United States.
A statement from Trump's campaign team said the
halt on Muslims entering the country should remain
in place "until our country's representatives can
figure out what is going on."
“
Until we are able to determine and understand this
problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our
country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks
by people that believe only in jihad. ”
Donald Trump
The statement does not specify if the proposal would
affect both tourists and immigrants.
Trump's campaign cites poll data allegedly showing
"hatred towards Americans by large segments of the
Muslim population".
"Where this hatred comes from and why we will have
to determine," the billionaire real estate mogul, who
is leading in opinion polls among likely Republican
voters, said in the statement.
"Until we are able to determine and understand this
problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our
country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks
by people that believe only in jihad, and have no
sense of reason or respect for human life."
Trump has been increasingly virulent in his remarks
targeting Muslim Americans since the deadly Paris
attacks, and again in the wake of last week's shooting
attack in California, which was carried out by a
Muslim couple, leaving 14 dead and 21 wounded.
"Just put out a very important policy statement on
the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming
into our country. We must be vigilant!" Trump
tweeted after the statement was released.
His announcement unleashed quick condemnation
on Twitter.
"@realdonaldtrump removes all doubt: he is running
for President as a fascist demagogue," Democratic
presidential contender Martin O'Malley said.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations group
said: "We're entering into the realm of the fascist
now."
Source: www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/donald-trump-calls-halt-muslims-entering-151207220200817.html

true2god:
Saudi arabia does not issue visa to anybody whose names are Joseph, Peter, David, elizabeth, Emmanuel, Benjamin, Timothy, and other christian related names, unless you are a diplomat or a white oil worker (like an expatriate).

So if the US stop issuing visas to people whose names are mohammed, aisha, abdulkareem, usman, muttalib, zainab, and other islamic\arab names, it is ok. Security first.