The Republican front-runner on Monday released a
statement calling for the U.S. to refuse entry of foreign
Muslims. His proposal was met with widespread criticism,
including from several candidates in his own party, and now
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says such a
statement disqualifies him from serving as the President of
the United States Of America.
"The fact is what Donald Trump said yesterday
disqualifies him from serving as president," Josh
Earnest said in Tuesday's press briefing. "For
Republican candidates for president to stand by their
pledge to support Mr. Trump, that in and of itself is
disqualifying," Earnest said.
"The question now is about the rest of the
Republican Party and whether or not they're going to
be dragged into the dustbin of history with him. And
right now the current trajectory is not very good. The
Trump campaign for months now has had a dustbin
of history-like quality to it," Earnest said.
Secretary of State John Kerry also rebuked Trump's
comments.
"I would simply say that nondiscrimination and equal
treatment are a pillar of not just American values but
of our immigration and our admission policies in this
country and the State Department remains totally
committed to treating all religions with respect and
without discrimination," Kerry said during a press
briefing in Paris. He added, "As I travel around the
world, it is clear to me and how both our friends and
our adversaries watch and listen to the discourse in
the U.S., and I believe that comments such as those
that we just heard are not constructive - and I would
say that is putting it diplomatically."
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