http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/10/politics/donald-trump-london-mayor-ban/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/politics/uk-sadiq-khan-trump-amanpour/
And, of course, he’s right to do so.
Mr. Trump’s position on Muslim entry into the United States is not only indefensible and unconstitutional but plays directly into the hands of the Islamist loons who would love to foment a death-struggle between Islam and the West.
The people with whom I’ve spoken in Jordan, Israel, and Italy have, without exception, been incredulous that Mr. Trump will soon be the presidential nominee of a major American political party.
They worry that Americans have lost their minds.
I expect that they’ll be reassured come November, because Mr. Trump will be overwhelmingly defeated.
And the Clintons will own the White House again.
I wish that somebody would wake me up from this nightmare.
The rise of Trumpism is deeply embarrassing. I don’t desperately crave European approval, let alone the approbation of the “Arab street.” I’m fine with going it alone on a matter of principle, or in defense of freedom. But to elevate an ignorant, crass, unreflective, buffoonish demagogue into serious contention for the presidency of the United States? There’s nothing in that of which to be proud.
Posted from Venice, Italy
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