DNC resolution slams GOP ‘anti-Muslim rhetoric’

The Democratic National Committee is slated to pass a resolution condemning the 2016 Republican presidential candidates’ “anti-Muslim” rhetoric, according to CNN.

“The rhetoric from across the Republican field of 2016 presidential candidates has incited disturbing levels of fear mongering and demagoguery against racial, ethnic, and religious minority communities,” the resolution reads.

{mosads}It also cites “death threats against Muslim-Americans — including one against a U.S. Congressman,” as well as “vile personal attacks that denigrate Islam” and “the scapegoating against Muslims and other communities of color that are leading to acts of violence and intimidation against these communities.”

Several GOP candidates have proposed measures to block Muslim refugees or immigrants. Donald Trump suggested banning all Muslim immigrants, while Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill banning refugees from several Middle Eastern countries for three years with a narrow exception for religious minorities.

The resolution calls those “shameful” and argues that they “damage America’s image among even our closest allies.”