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According to Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is doing exactly what he’s supposed to, in a climate where candidates are expected to tell Americans what they believe.
On an interview with “Meet the Press”, Ben Carson said he does not think Islam principles are compatible with the Constitution, and that he would not advocate for a Muslim as president. His straightforward words ruffled political feathers across the nation.
Trump responded differently.
“Look, he’s speaking his opinion,” Trump said Monday in a telephone interview with “Fox and Friends.” “That’s his opinion. And, you know, you’re supposed to be, we talk about freedom of speech. He feels very strongly about it. I watched, yesterday. I watched several of his representatives talking, and he feels very strongly about it.”
Trump has also been under fire for not correcting a guest at a recent rally who claimed President Obama is a Muslim.
“The Mainstream Media is waging a journalistic jihad on Republicans,” wrote Fox Nation’s Todd Starnes on Fox News.
“While the rest of the country is concerned about the economy and border security and the war on terror, reporters have been lobbing gotcha bombs at Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson,” he wrote.
Carson’s honesty, much like Trump’s blunt speeches, are part of what separates them from the rest, Geoff Colvin noted in Fortune magazine.
“Authenticity always comes through. As different as Trump and Carson are, they’re both real, and voters can sense it. They can also tell instantly, and generally dismiss, who’s delivering rehearsed, focus-group-tested talking points,” he added.
Carson and Trump are pushing background issues to the forefront with their styles.
Trump’s “willingness to say what other Republicans won’t has forced out into the open genuine policy debates among Republicans that had previously been shrouded in vagueness or imprisoned within party orthodoxy,” Greg Sargent wrote in the Washington Post.
Carson’s recent comments reflect the importance of values in a leader, said Armstrong Williams, Carson’s business manager.
“This is why he’s not a politician. This is why he’s not trying to be politically correct.”
“This is America. It’s a place of freedom of speech. And you express what you believe and how you feel,” Williams said.
Williams said the issue is not of creeds, but belief system.
“Your beliefs, what you believe in, how you look upon people, how you value people is dictated by what you believe,” said Williams.
h/t: The Gateway Pundit
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