In December, when a reporter asked whether he had reconsidered his stance on Islam, President-elect Trump replied: “You know my plans. Yet by excluding Iraq from the order, Mr. Trump has cleared travel from one of the two countries from which Islamic State terrorists operates. Instead, the bigotry that Mr. Trump spews at news conferences and on Twitter have been a boon for terrorists’ recruitment efforts. Today, Muslims represent 1 percent of the United States population: They are our teachers, doctors, neighbors and co-workers. The Muslim ban and President Trump’s relentless attacks on Islam are not just an assault on thousands of patriotic, innocent Americans — they violate our Constitution and our most fundamental American values and beliefs.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 19:20 UTC