Boxing legend Muhammad Ali released a statement Wednesday responding to Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.
"I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world," Ali said in the statement. "True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion."
Ali also asked Muslims to "stand up to those who use Islam to advance their
Black pastors invited to meet with Donald Trump on Monday are denying that they have plans to endorse him.
Trump’s campaign has also canceled a news conference with Trump and the leaders, although the meeting is still scheduled, according to spokeswoman Hope Hicks.
Bishop Corletta Vaughn, senior pastor of The Holy Ghost Cathedral in Detroit, said in a Facebook posting that she declined an invitation to meet with Trump and will not support him. In an earlier post, she called Trump “an insult
LAS VEGAS — Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Donald Trump's doorstep Monday to mock the Republican presidential front-runner on the eve of the first Democratic presidential debate.
The appearance at a boisterous rally of the politically potent Culinary Workers Union was a win-win for Clinton, letting her signal her support for an influential union while taking aim at the Democratic party's favorite foil. The union, which represents casino and resort workers, is trying to organize hotel empl
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses a woman whom he brought up on stage during a rally Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
As Donald Trump complained about how his nose looked on the cover of People magazine last week, he spotted a woman in the crowd waving a copy.
“There it is! Come here!” Trump said, walking across the stage and pulling up Myriam Witcher, an immigrant from Colombia who has become one of his super-fans. Witcher bounced with the exc
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To be sure, the applause for First Lady Michelle Obama was rapturous when she walked out onto The Late Show With Stephen Colbert stage Monday night.
When it finally ended, Colbert said, “George Clooney didn’t get that. You’re the biggest superstar we’ve had on the show so far.”
“It’s an honor to be here,” said Mrs. Obama, dutifully.
She was wearing black pants, heels, and a strange peplum top, with Picasso-like painterly scrawls and streaks of color splash
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2011.Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons
As the presidential primary season begins, candidates are looking for ways to stand out. Competing for the harshest rhetoric on immigration seems, sadly, to have become the preferred strategy for several candidates.
After Donald Trump dominated media attention with his immigration policy proposal — calling for mass deportation of all undocumented immigrants, a border wall
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs an autograph for a supporter during his “Make America Great Again Rally” at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, August 25, 2015.
New polling shows Donald Trump continuing to surge among the Republican field. His strong showing among Evangelicals is a surprise to some and annoyance to others. As a matter of fact, he currently leads among conservative Christians.
“I love the Evangelicals,” said Trump, but the
Give Young Jeezy a 10-minute appearance slot on a prime-time news show.
The Georgia rapper is dropping knowledge about the 2016 presidential election and weighed in on the intentions of the guy who’s currently polling in first place in the Republican campaign.
Young Jeezy posted three tweets Monday calling Donald Trump’s bluff, saying that Trump’s presidential campaign is nothing more than a publicity stunt to bolster his personal brand.
Young Jeezy also took issue with Trump’s recent con
Donald Trump is still talking immigration. And, unlike some in the Republican establishment, Arizona supporters seem to love it.
A speech “on illegal immigration and numerous other topics” by the real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate had to be moved from a hotel to the Phoenix convention center “to accommodate the thousands of people expected to attend” the Saturday event.
The rally, which will also feature the city’s anti-immigration Sheriff Joe Arpaio, already had 3,500 com
One of Donald Trump‘s most enduring corporate partners, NBC, has released a statement putting distance between the network and some of the Republican presidential candidate’s recent statements on immigration.
“Donald Trump’s opinions do not represent those of NBC, and we do not agree with his positions on a number of issues, including his recent comments on immigration,” reads the statement, first reported by Entertainment Weekly.
NBC co-produces the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants wit
