Thomas Smith: 2015: Ben Carson Said No Muslim Should Ever Become President Of The United States

Carson: “I Would Not Advocate That We Put A Muslim In Charge Of This Nation.” “The Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has said no Muslim should be president of the United States of America. In an interview with NBC for broadcast on Sunday morning, the retired neurosurgeon said: ‘I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.’ Carson’s discussion with Meet the Press host Chuck Todd centered around controversy that arose this week when Donald Trump – the real-estate mogul keeping Carson in second place in the polls – failed to correct an audience member at a New Hampshire campaign rally who said President Obama was a Muslim.” [The Guardian, 7/20/15]

• The Guardian Headline: “Ben Carson Says No Muslim Should Ever Become US President.” [The Guardian, 7/20/15]

Carson Insisted That For A Muslim To Become President Of The United States, They Must Reject The Tenets Of Islam. “Ben Carson insisted Sunday that for a Muslim to become president of the United States, ‘you have to reject the tenets of Islam.’ ‘Yes, you have to,’ the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate said Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on ‘State of the Union.’ His latest criticism of Islam came the week after he’d said he ‘would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.’” [CNN, 9/27/15]