3) Muslim ban
Almost a year ago, following the massacre in San Bernardino, California, Trump issued perhaps his most dramatic proposal: “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
The proposal has morphed in the 11 months since then, making it difficult to identify Trump’s exact position on the matter. He eventually said the ban applied to immigration “from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism,” though his original pledge remains outlined on his campaign website.
Just last month, Trump’s running mate Mike Pence, who called the original proposal “offensive and unconstitutional,” said that Trump no longer supports an outright ban on Muslims entering the US. But Republicans seem to believe Trump had it right the first time. Exit poll data from earlier this year found wide majorities of GOP primary voters in support of a temporary ban against Muslims from entering the country.
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