Donald Trump
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US Republican Presidential candidate and billionaire businessman.
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Policy Proposal to 'ban all Muslims'
In December 2015, Trump proposed in a speech to 'ban' the entry into the U.S to all Muslims, referring to the refugee crisis [1]. As a justification for it, he used a survey that was created by the Center for Security Policy's Frank Gaffney, claiming to show that many US-based Muslims were willing to use violence against other Americans and that even more wanted the option to be governed by Sharia. The survey turned out to be 'bogus'. [2]
Appoints foreign policy adviser with strong counterjihad movement links
Of the eight people appointed as advisors to 2016 candidates Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, all have connections to Center for Security Policy and half hold ranking positions within the group. [3]
- Walid Phares: Lebanese-American 'counter-terrorism expert'. [4] Mother Jones revealed that Phares, 'was a high ranking political official in a [Christian] sectarian religious militia responsible for massacres during Lebanon's brutal, 15-year civil war.' He was a guest on an ACT! for America series in 2011 and has spoken at several events organized by the Center for Security Policy. [3]
- Senator Jeff Sessions – described as 'one of the most outspoken anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim federal officials' by the Southern Poverty Law Center. He received the “Daring the Odds” award from the David Horowitz Freedom Center for his efforts to prevent undocumented youth from receiving temporary status in the United States in 2014. In September 2015, Sessions attacked Obama’s plan to resettle Syrian refugees in the US, stating, 'it has also been reported that 3 in 4 of those seeking relocation from the Middle East are not refugees but economic migrants from many countries.' [3]
- Joseph E. Schmitz – Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He spent three years as the Pentagon’s Inspector General before leaving under a barrage of scrutiny. According to the Los Angeles Times, 'Schmitz slowed or blocked investigations of senior Bush administration officials, spent taxpayer money on pet projects and accepted gifts that may have violated ethics guidelines.' He is a co-author of two CSP reports: 'Shariah: The Threat to America,' and 'The Secure Freedom Strategy: A Plan for Victory Over the Global Jihad Movement.'[3]
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Notes
- ↑ Patrick Healey and Michael Barbaro, Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S., New York Times, 7 December 2015
- ↑ Jessica Schulberg, Ted Cruz’s New Adviser Is Even More Anti-Muslim Than Donald Trump, The Huffington Post, 17 March 2016. Accessed 11 October 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stephen Piggott, Meet the Anti-Muslim Leaders Advising Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Southern Poverty Law Center, March 28 2016. Accessed 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Tim Murphy, Does Donald Trump Think His Top Foreign Policy Adviser Is Muslim?, Mother Jones, 22 March 2016
