Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) voluntarily jumped into the fray of the GOP presidential field's opinions on Muslim people Monday after calling hypothetical questions about a Muslim president a "dumb game."
NBC's Chuck Todd broached the subject Sunday with Ben Carson, days after rival Donald Trump told a town hall supporter he'd be looking at the idea to "get rid" of Muslims and also didn't correct the supporter's assertion that President Obama is Muslim. Carson explained that he wouldn't vote for a Muslim president because he doesn't believe Islam is consistent with the U.S. Constitution.
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If you can find me a Muslim candidate who is a Republican, who will fight hard to protect religious liberty, who will respect the Judeo-Christian heritage of America, who will be committed to destroying ISIS and radical Islam, who will condemn cultures that treat women as second class citizens and who will place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution, then yes, I will be happy to consider voting for him or her. If you can't, I'll settle for voting for a Christian Governor from Louisiana. [Bobby Jindal]
Trump, meanwhile, has since tried to clarify his controversial town hall response by declaring, "I love the Muslims." On the Democratic side, frontrunner Hillary Clinton tried to shut down the discussion with a simple tweet. Julie Kliegman
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