Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley called out Republican front-runner Donald Trump Sunday night for promoting fascist ideas for handling the inflow of Muslims to the United States.
“There’s another front in this battle and it is this: That’s the political front,” O’Malley said during the fourth Democratic debate when asked about how he’d handle national security as president.
“And if Donald Trump wants to start a registry in our country of people by faith, he can start with me,” O’Malley said. “And I will sign up as one who is totally opposed to his fascist appeals that wants to vilify American Muslims,” O’Malley continued, adding that it could potentially be damaging to democracy in the U.S.
While Hillary Clinton wasn’t as harsh, she did argue in the debate that Muslims are part of the answer to terrorism, not part of the problem.
“We’ve got to recognize our first line of defense against lone wolf attacks is among Muslim Americans,” she said. “It is not only shameful, it is dangerous for the comments you’re hearing from the Republican side.”
