Rather than “soften” his very clearly fascist-inspired plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States, Donald Trump regularly expands his un-American policy that’s grounded in open bigotry and fearmongering:
- May 2016: Trump refused to soften it.
- June 2016: Trump expanded it to a ban on immigrants from any country “with a proven history of terrorism.”
- July 2016: Trump recommitted to the June expansion, suggesting it’d also involve extreme vetting, if not a total ban, on immigration from countries like France and Germany.
- Early August 2016: Trump’s running mate elaborated on a further expanded iteration of the ban, which would target Muslims but also, according to him, apply to Jewish and Christian immigrants, refugees, and presumably even tourists (?), from the banned countries.
- Mid-August 2016: Trump announced the latest iteration of his ban, expanded to include an “ideological test for admission to the country that would assess a candidate’s stances on issues like religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights” — ironically enough, an evaluation that Trump and his running mate would themselves not pass.
Donald Trump is only becoming more bigoted with time, not less. He still backs religious profiling and his Muslim ban just keeps on expanding.
Published: Aug 31, 2016