*Dr. Ben Carson may be a lot of things to a lot of people, but supporter of a Muslim as President of the United States is not one of them.
According to NBC News, the thought of such of thing does not sit well with the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate at all.
“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that,” Carson said during an interview Sunday on “Meet the Press,” as he mentioned that Islam, as a religion, is incompatible with the Constitution.
Regarding a president’s faith, Carson stated that a president’s faith should matter depending on what that faith is.
“If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter,” the Republican presidential hopeful clarified.
Carson’s comments come as he trails Donald Trump, who remains the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in several polls. While he has attracted headlines for controversial remarks, recent news on Trump stems from him not correcting a man who accused President Barack Obama of being a foreign-born Muslim and called Muslims a “problem” in the United States.
In Carson’s eyes, he has “no reason to doubt” that Obama was born in the United States and is a Christian, NBC News notes. When asked if he was comfortable with a Muslim being president, Trump, who has challenged Obama on his birthplace and citizenship multiple times in the past, told “Meet the Press,” “It’s something that at some point could happen.”
The real estate mogul continued, “Would I be comfortable?” he continued. “I don’t know if we have to address it right now.”
Touching on a different issue, Carson weighed in on foreign policy, saying that although he would use “every resource available” when dealing with ISIS in Iraq, he would be hesitant to commit to using U.S. troops in Syria.
Instead, Carson would put his stock in driving ISIS out of Iraq and into Syria, a scenario that would put them solely up against the Assad government.
“I would be in favor of pushing them [ISIS] up into Syria, because there’s going to be a lot of conflict, obviously, with them there,” Carson said. “Let them fight each other.”
To see Carson’s “Meet the Press” interview, check out the video below:
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