Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson struck a chord with the Muslim community following his controversial remarks in an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Carson was asked if he believed Islam was consistent with the constitution, and his remarks were less than becoming of a candidate for the leader of the free world.
“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” Carson said. “I absolutely would not agree with that.”
Carson backed off his comments significantly today, and he tried to clarified his controversial remarks by saying he is more interested in a person’s policy than their faith at a news conference in Sharonville, Ohio.