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ICYMI, everyone's favorite drunk uncle Donald Trump announced that he's in favor of banning all Muslims from the United States –– including American citizens who leave the country for terrorist-loving activities like going on vacation.
Lest you think that I'm making this up, which would be a reasonable yet sadly mistaken assumption, when asked whether the shutdown would apply specifically to immigration or more broadly to student visas, tourists, and other travelers to the United States, Trump's campaign manager replied, “Everyone.”
"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.
While Trump criticizing just about anyone for lack of reason or respect would be comedy gold in almost any other context, he is currently polling first among a sea of Republican presidential candidates so nightmarish that they are starting to make Jeb Bush look good. Bush, for the record, tweeted in response that Trump is "unhinged" –– a sentiment that suddenly makes him dramatically more relatable (albeit still completely DOA as an actual candidate).
Since Trump isn't Hitler, and this isn't 1930s Germany, I can only hope that his delusional approach to foreign policy will be as short-lived as his candidacy. Still, it might be time to consider taking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos up on his offer to send Trump into space –– but only if he's banned from returning to America (and preferably planet Earth).
