WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after Donald Trump signed his second Muslim ban:<\/p>\n
“Trump’s obsession with religious discrimination is disgusting, un-American, and outright dangerous. Don’t be fooled – he promised again and again during his campaign that he would single out and persecute a specific religious group, and that’s exactly what he’s trying to do now.<\/strong><\/p>\n “This second Muslim ban is just as unconstitutional as the last one and it isn’t making us any safer. A memo leaked by Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security flatly contradicts his unfounded claim that citizens of the countries targeted are more likely to pose a terrorist threat. A number of terrorism experts opposed to this ban have also made it clear that it only fuels radicalization and extremism, increasing the likelihood of terrorist attacks. <\/strong><\/p>\n “These bans cause chaos at our airports, costs our economy billions, and worst of all, it's fueling discrimination against the Muslim community. This is not who we are as a country.<\/strong><\/p>\n “It’s obvious today that Trump hasn't read the constitution and couldn't care less about the facts. We look forward to the day the courts once again rule against President Trump.”<\/strong><\/p>\n ###<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after Donald Trump signed his second Muslim ban: “Trump’s obsession with religious discrimination is disgusting, un-American, and outright dangerous. Don’t be fooled – he promised again and again during his campaign that he would single out and persecute a specific religious group, and that’s exactly what <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n