--- description: A quick response from the GOP field title: Republican Rivals Condemn Donald Trump's Muslim Entry Ban image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt431f5d4cc1820f61/698874433c1639500d45b136/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Republican Rivals Condemn Donald Trump's Proposed Muslim Entry Ban by [Zeke Miller](/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:27 PM CUTPublished: Dec 7, 2015 10:42 PM CUT  Republican 2016 presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump (L) and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, take their places at their podiums before the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate. Republican 2016 presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump (L) and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, take their places at their podiums before the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate.Brian Snyder—REUTERS by [Zeke Miller](/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:27 PM CUTPublished: Dec 7, 2015 10:42 PM CUT Several fellow Republican presidential candidates were quick to condemn Donald Trump’s call Monday to end all Muslim entry to the United States. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham was first to respond, calling the statement “downright dangerous” to the United States, and he was quickly followed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who called it “ridiculous” and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush who called Trump “unhinged.” In a statement Monday afternoon, Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” He argued that all Muslims should be considered suspect. “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” Trump said. Appearing on conservative radio host Michael Medved’s show, Christie called Trump’s plan “a ridiculous position and one that won’t even be productive.**“** “This is just more of the outrageous divisiveness that characterizes his every breath and another reason why he is entirely unsuited to lead the United States,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich said in a statement. > [](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/673990065517891584) > [](https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/674019172800704512) > [](https://twitter.com/DannyEFreeman/status/673990668558032897) > [](https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/673988457295798272) But other Republican candidates withheld their fire from Trump. Speaking to reporters, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz [declined to condemn](https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/673991838370537472 "undefined") Trump, saying “that is not my policy.” He, like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul have called for bans on refugees from countries where Islamic extremist groups are active. Paul’s plan went even further, introducing legislation to temporarily ban all visas from most countries with large Muslim populations, along with countries like Russia and North Korea. Ben Carson told reporters there should be no religious test for traveling to the U.S., but said all visitors should be monitored. > [](https://twitter.com/shaqbrewster/status/673996766275117057) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4139670/donald-trump-muslim-republican/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4139670/donald-trump-muslim-republican/"},"headline":"Republican Rivals Condemn Donald Trump's Proposed Muslim Entry Ban","datePublished":"2015-12-07T22:42:39.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T22:27:53.000Z","description":"A quick response from the GOP field","url":"https://time.com/4139670/donald-trump-muslim-republican/","keywords":["Donald Trump","2016 Election topic","Terrorism","Muslim"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt431f5d4cc1820f61/698874433c1639500d45b136/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zeke Miller","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt431f5d4cc1820f61/698874433c1639500d45b136/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican 2016 presidential candidates Trump and Bush take their places at their podiums before the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland","caption":"Republican 2016 presidential candidates Trump and Bush take their places at their podiums before the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland","creditText":"Brian Snyder—REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4139670/donald-trump-muslim-republican/","name":"Republican Rivals Condemn Donald Trump's Proposed Muslim Entry Ban"}}]}] ```