“As a conservative who truly cares about religious liberty, Donald Trump’s bad idea and rhetoric send a shiver down my spine,” he tweeted. “American exceptionalism means always defending our inalienable rights, not attacking them when it’s politically convenient.”
— Matt Moore, chairman, S.C. GOP, via CNN, on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial pronouncement to keep Muslims out of the U.S.
“He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for… He’s the ISIL man of the year.”
— GOP U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina after Trump’s comments. More.
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