Even by Donald Trump standards, it was extreme: the Republican presidential candidate on Monday called for a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims traveling to the United States. The proposal was directed at all Muslims, according to The Hill -- even Muslim American citizens traveling abroad.
Trump's proposal, which did not include specifics on how how such a ban would be instituted, would bar Muslims from entering the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
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Instituting a religious test for entry into the country didn't sit right with many. Responses to the proposal on Twitter ranged from pure outrage to comparisons to Adolf Hitler and a certain despotic Dark Lord from the J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Can we call a total ban on Donald Trump entering the US Presidential debates?— Scwoodzy (@Scwoodzy) December 7, 2015
We are now at the point where it is reckless and irresponsible to not compare Trump to Hitler.— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) December 7, 2015
Maybe Donald Trump is a test to measure where you fit on the spectrum of evil. So if you still like Trump right now, you are Voldemort.— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) December 7, 2015
The only way to stop Donald Trump is to destroy his Horcruxes. The wig is definitely one. If you need me I'll be finding the other six.— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) December 7, 2015
Maybe the only way to stop Trump is to give him the Voldemort treatment #HeWhoMustNotBeNamed— Mansur Gidfar (@MansurGidfar) December 7, 2015
My theory is that Trump is Voldemort & if the media stops saying his name, Harry Potter will come destroy him. America will be great again.— Linds (@lindsaysmetanka) December 7, 2015
@Loolabette Somehow, Voldemort managed to be less cartoonishly evil than Trump despite being a cartoon evil guy.— Alex Price (@Cirrhosis) December 7, 2015
Donald Trump is the muggle version of Voldemort— Mariana (@marianahrdz) December 7, 2015
when is donald trump about to pull back his combover to reveal voldemort on the back his head— eps1.7_wh1ter0se.m4v (@traceyfanclub) December 7, 2015
Muslim tourists represented a $126 billion market back in 2011 - Donald Trump wants no Muslim tourists in the U.S. https://t.co/7AWlCyMOkW— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 7, 2015
Donald Trump has gone full fascist. pic.twitter.com/MGErrLgR7C— Louis Fishman (@Istanbultelaviv) December 7, 2015
donald trump is a human ISIS recruitment video— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 7, 2015
OH in the office. "I think Trump and ISIS have the same media strategy."— katherine maher (@krmaher) December 7, 2015
Donald Trump's campaign is like a steam engine to antebellum America that's powered by bad ideas.— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) December 7, 2015
Actually it's time to ban Donald Trump from the US.— Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) December 7, 2015
Though the majority of reactions on the microblogging service have been to recoil from Trump, a few are still unwavering in their support for him.
Here is the truth whether you like it or not:@realDonaldTrump is only candidate to have the bravery to put out that statement on Muslims— David Brody (@TheBrodyFile) December 7, 2015
@realDonaldTrump Trump is getting things done before he even gets in the White House!— Born Conservative (@BornToBeGOP) December 7, 2015
@realDonaldTrump KEEP 'EM OUT— D.G. Seaman (@d_seaman) December 7, 2015
Trump's proposal comes in the wake of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, in which two shooters, one of whom had pledged allegiance to ISIS, killed 14 people and wounded at least 17 others.
In the past, Trump has been outspoken about his stance on immigration, having called for an end to birthright citizenship as well as a "wall" along the southern border of the U.S. to block off immigrants from Mexico. In a speech over the summer, Trump suggested that immigrants from Mexico were "rapists."
UPDATE 9:18 a.m., PT Dec. 8, 2015: It appears that the Voldemort comparisons gained enough headway to prompt J.K. Rowling herself to chime in, saying that "Voldemort was nowhere near as bad."
How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad. https://t.co/hFO0XmOpPH— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 8, 2015