There has been an outrage on social media over Donald Trump’s statement on “preventing Muslim immigration” into the US. A torrent of tweets, blogs and other posts have gone viral.
Trump, reacting to last week’s San Bernardino shooting by two Muslims who the Federal Bureau of Investigation said had been self-radicalised, called for a complete block on Muslims entering the US “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”.
“Almost 3 million Muslims reside in the US and almost all are law abiding citizens,” says Fareed Zakaria, a prominent CNN journalist, in response to the anti-Muslim rhetoric. He adds, “What is most bizarre is to hear this anti-Muslim rhetoric described as brave truth-telling.”
Many Americans, including citizens abroad, are expressing their concern and disbelief using social media with the popular hashtags #DonaldTrump and #DonaldTrumpDoesNotSpeakForMe.