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Published on Sep 20, 2015Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said today he would not support a Muslim as president on meet the press The retired neurosurgeon also said Islam, as a religion, was inconsistent with the Constitution. Carson told NBC's "Meet the Press" he believed a president's faith should matter "depending on what that faith is." "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," Carson said. "If it's [a president's faith] inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter." Carson, who has been near the top of several presidential polls, said he would consider voting for a Muslim in Congress "[depending] on who that Muslim is and what their policies are." ABC News has reached out to Carson's campaign for comment.
Ben Carson Does 'Not Advocate' A Muslim As President Sun, Sep 20 Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Chuck Todd that the faith of a presidential candidate should matter to voters "if it is inconsistent with the values … of America."
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Published on Sep 20, 2015Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said today he would not support a Muslim as president on meet the press The retired neurosurgeon also said Islam, as a religion, was inconsistent with the Constitution. Carson told NBC's "Meet the Press" he believed a president's faith should matter "depending on what that faith is." "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," Carson said. "If it's [a president's faith] inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter." Carson, who has been near the top of several presidential polls, said he would consider voting for a Muslim in Congress "[depending] on who that Muslim is and what their policies are." ABC News has reached out to Carson's campaign for comment.
Ben Carson Does 'Not Advocate' A Muslim As President Sun, Sep 20 Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Chuck Todd that the faith of a presidential candidate should matter to voters "if it is inconsistent with the values … of America."
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