Ben Carson: U.S. shouldn't elect a Muslim president,Ben Carson says the United States should not accept a Muslim president.
"I would not apostle that we put a Muslim in allegation of this nation. I actually would not accede with that," the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential applicant said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Carson's animadversion comes on the heels of GOP beloved Donald Trump demography a catechism from an attack assemblage attendee who said, "We accept a botheration in this country; it's alleged Muslims."Trump has aback said he has abounding Muslim friends, but Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" he added that the botheration is "radical Muslims."
Carson, meanwhile, was asked Sunday whether a president's acceptance should amount to voters.
"I assumption it depends on what that acceptance is," he said. "If it's inconsistent with the ethics and attempt of America, again of advance it should matter. But if it fits aural the branch of America and constant with the Constitution, no problem."
Asked whether Islam is constant with the Constitution, Carson said: "No, I don't -- I do not."He said he is open, though, to voting for a Muslim for Congress.
"Congress is a altered story, but it depends on who that Muslim is and what their behavior are, just like it depends on what anybody abroad is," Carson said. "If there's somebody who is of any acceptance but they say things and their activity has been constant with things that will drag this nation and accomplish it accessible for everybody to accomplish and accompany accord and harmony, again I'm with them."
Carson said he has no acumen to accept Admiral Barack Obama isn't a Christian. The man at Trump's assemblage had falsely claimed that Obama is a Muslim.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, was asked about Hillary Clinton's role in not squashing allocution of Admiral Barack Obama getting a Muslim in their 2008 battle. But Klobuchar deflected the catechism and put it aback on Carson.
"I anticipate it's been appealing bright that Secretary Clinton has an accomplished accord with Admiral Obama," Klobuchar told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day" Monday. "I anticipate the bigger affair actuality is you accept Ben Carson basically adage a Muslim shouldn't be president, and I'd like him to say that to my agents member, who is Muslim, who set it up so I can be actuality today."
Carson's comments angered one of the two Muslims in Congress -- Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.
"For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any added Republican baby-kisser to advance that anyone of any acceptance is unfit for appointment is out of blow with who we are as a people," Ellison said in a statement. "It's doubtful that the arch GOP presidential candidates are resorting to abhorrence mongering to account their campaigns, and every American should be abashed that these civic abstracts are agreeable in and tolerating arrant acts of religious bigotry."
"I would not apostle that we put a Muslim in allegation of this nation. I actually would not accede with that," the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential applicant said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Carson's animadversion comes on the heels of GOP beloved Donald Trump demography a catechism from an attack assemblage attendee who said, "We accept a botheration in this country; it's alleged Muslims."Trump has aback said he has abounding Muslim friends, but Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" he added that the botheration is "radical Muslims."Carson, meanwhile, was asked Sunday whether a president's acceptance should amount to voters.
"I assumption it depends on what that acceptance is," he said. "If it's inconsistent with the ethics and attempt of America, again of advance it should matter. But if it fits aural the branch of America and constant with the Constitution, no problem."
Asked whether Islam is constant with the Constitution, Carson said: "No, I don't -- I do not."He said he is open, though, to voting for a Muslim for Congress.
"Congress is a altered story, but it depends on who that Muslim is and what their behavior are, just like it depends on what anybody abroad is," Carson said. "If there's somebody who is of any acceptance but they say things and their activity has been constant with things that will drag this nation and accomplish it accessible for everybody to accomplish and accompany accord and harmony, again I'm with them."
Carson said he has no acumen to accept Admiral Barack Obama isn't a Christian. The man at Trump's assemblage had falsely claimed that Obama is a Muslim.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, was asked about Hillary Clinton's role in not squashing allocution of Admiral Barack Obama getting a Muslim in their 2008 battle. But Klobuchar deflected the catechism and put it aback on Carson.
"I anticipate it's been appealing bright that Secretary Clinton has an accomplished accord with Admiral Obama," Klobuchar told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day" Monday. "I anticipate the bigger affair actuality is you accept Ben Carson basically adage a Muslim shouldn't be president, and I'd like him to say that to my agents member, who is Muslim, who set it up so I can be actuality today."
Carson's comments angered one of the two Muslims in Congress -- Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.
"For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any added Republican baby-kisser to advance that anyone of any acceptance is unfit for appointment is out of blow with who we are as a people," Ellison said in a statement. "It's doubtful that the arch GOP presidential candidates are resorting to abhorrence mongering to account their campaigns, and every American should be abashed that these civic abstracts are agreeable in and tolerating arrant acts of religious bigotry."
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