--- title: Ben Carson's Comments on Islam Slammed by Muslim Congressman description: Congressman Keith Ellison took GOP presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump to task Sunday canonical: https://time.com/4041782/keith-ellison-ben-carson/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-20T20:17:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:29.235Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ben Carson's Comments on Islam Slammed by Muslim Congressman og:description: Keith Ellison called them "blatant acts of religious bigotry." og:url: https://time.com/4041782/keith-ellison-ben-carson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte882f0cd4ce576bb/698864673c16396ad1459ce5/keith-ellison.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (L) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) (R) speak to members of the media during a news conference about private prisons September 17, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The legislators annou og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ben Carson's Comments on Islam Slammed by Muslim Congressman twitter:description: Keith Ellison called them "blatant acts of religious bigotry." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte882f0cd4ce576bb/698864673c16396ad1459ce5/keith-ellison.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What the First Muslim Congressman Had to Say About Ben Carson's Comments on Islam > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME Newsletters: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition TIME publishes seven free email newsletters, written and edited by TIME journalists, reaching more than 1.1 million engaged readers. 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Keith Ellison speak to members of the media during a news conference about private prisons on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2015. Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Sep 20, 2015 8:17 PM UTC Congressman Keith Ellison took GOP presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump to task Sunday for their recent comments critical of the Islamic faith, calling the comments “fear mongering.” In a statement, Ellison referred to Trump and Carson by name, saying they are “out of touch with who we are as a people.” “The freedom of religion is a founding principle of our nation,” Ellison said. “Every American should be disturbed that these national figures are engaging in and tolerating blatant acts of religious bigotry.” Carson [said Sunday ](http://time.com/4041624/ben-carson-muslim-president/)on Meet the Press that he does not think a Muslim would be fit to be president. Trump referred to a [Muslim “problem”](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-donald-trump-sen-marco-rubio/story?id=33879400) on Sunday on ABC’s _This Week_ and sidestepped a question on how he would feel about a Muslim president. The comments follow a week of extensive coverage of the role of Islam in American life. In addition to comments from GOP contenders on this topic, media outlets around the world covered a story about 14-year-old Ahmed Mohammed’s arrest after a homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb. 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