‘Fascist Demagogue’: Trump’s Proposed Muslim Entry Ban Gets Torn Apart on Twitter

Donald Trump‘s proposal to ban all Muslims (even tourists) from entering the United States immediately got widespread condemnation on Twitter, including on the right.

First, Martin O’Malley decided to stop playing nice and go for the jugular:

.@realdonaldtrump removes all doubt: he is running for President as a fascist demagogue.

— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) December 7, 2015

And CAIR made it clear in a statement to The Daily Beast they’re beyond outraged:

Just spoke to a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations: pic.twitter.com/GXv2oGZMnb

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) December 7, 2015

And a few Republican candidates even got in on the condemnation:

John Kasich responds to Trump's "outrageous divisiveness" in statement pic.twitter.com/R3dRBIYP1O

— Ben Gittleson (@bgittleson) December 7, 2015

Every candidate for president needs to do the right thing & condemn @Realdonaldtrump's statement.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 7, 2015

He’s putting at risk the lives of interpreters, American supporters, diplomats, & the troops in the region by making these bigoted comments

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 7, 2015

Donald Trump is unhinged. His "policy" proposals are not serious.

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 7, 2015

On Trump's Muslim ban, @ChrisChristie: "This is kind of thing people say when they have no experience & no idea what they're talking about."

— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) December 7, 2015

"Unfortunately I think Donald Trump's over reaction is as dangerous as Obama's under reaction," says Fiorina on Trump's Muslim statement.

— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) December 7, 2015

I disagree with Donald Trump's latest proposal. His habit of making offensive and outlandish statements will not bring Americans together.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 8, 2015

And those were just the tip of the iceberg:

Trump has entered John Birch Society/Pat Buchanan territory. Important to save conservatism from him.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 7, 2015

donald trump is a fascist. any media that says otherwise is lying or helping him. pic.twitter.com/0ZdgnecomD

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 7, 2015

flashback: when people thought insulting John McCain was rock bottom for Trump

— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) December 7, 2015

Every time the fire gets low, Trump just throw on another log. "Toss ban all Muslims in there now." https://t.co/ohewjo4L1g

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) December 7, 2015

donald trump is a human ISIS recruitment video

— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 7, 2015

This is the fault of Trump first, but it's also the doing of the toxic anti-Muslim polemicists stoking this sickness https://t.co/j76yMSd51k

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 7, 2015

Hey, are any Muslims allowed in Trump Tower? If so, then Trump is a RINO squish.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 7, 2015

Democrats: Let's ban due process for Muslims! Trump: Oh, yeah? Let's ban Muslims from being in America! What a stupid time to be alive.

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2015

Seems like a good moment to rerun this. https://t.co/PUKWf9lOPL

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) December 7, 2015

Last thing: Anyone who supports or defends Trump is not a conservative or an ally to conservatives. They are on the other side.

— AG (@AG_Conservative) December 7, 2015

again the media is taking Trump out of context by quoting directly from the statement that he emailed to the entire media.

— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) December 7, 2015

Trump wouldn't allow in Ayaan Hirsi Ali or ministers of any Sunni ally. Such brilliance!

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) December 7, 2015

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