An online petition calls on U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May to bar the Republican presidential frontrunner from entering the country for allegedly violating the nation's hate-speech laws. If it gets to 100,000 signatures, it goes up for debate in the House of Commons. It says: “The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. This same principle should apply to Donald J Trump. We cannot see how the United Kingdom can condone his entry to the country when many people have been barred for less.
If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the ‘unacceptable behavior’ criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful." Tyler the Creator and Pamela Geller have also been banned from entering. As of right now, it has over 300k signatures. Trump's remarks prompted outrage at home and internationally. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the comments effectively "disqualifies him from serving as president." "Donald Trump's ill-informed comments are complete and utter nonsense," Johnson said. "The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump." I think this is where Trump has finally crossed the line, forever. He can't go back now. It's not just him saying what he really thinks, he is literally committing hate speech. It's racist and completely insensitive and disrespectful. I think this incident will cost him whatever chance he had of getting elected. It's unspeakable really.
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