when you look at the polling numbers, what it shows us is that overall, 57% of u.s. adults oppose what donald trump said this week about banning muslims. in the gop, 39% oppose it, 38 support it. so it s not the whole base. no. but the intensity of the feeling here, when you saw these people, the pictures coming out of san bernardino, preceded by what went on in paris, this is a national security issue. and people are feeling this. we re coming into the holidays. are they safe when they go on out and shop? are they safe in their own offices? are they safe when they go to a mall? but what other experts say is that actually, by dividing people based on their religious lines, you re playing right into the hands of exactly what isis wants. and that is endangering us more. right. you know, poppy, i don t believe this for a minute. i ll tell you why. in my youth, when you watched
literally hurricanes. so every possibility, they have to be prepared. but it s a nightmare if it happens. absolutely, it s not an ideal situation. mj, thank you, nice to have you on as always. don t miss donald trump s interview with jake tapper, tomorrow morning, state of the union, tomorrow morning here on cnn. donald trump and his competitors will be on stage in prime time for the last gop debate of the year, three days away, tuesday night from las vegas, 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. eastern. coming up next, remember this? i have signed the pledge. yes, he signed the pledge. will donald trump stick with it or is he already looking for a way out of his republican party commitment? this is the best block of all.
then escorted out. they were close to doing something and then [ shouting ] cnn national correspondent atia abawi is live in south carolina. do we know what the root cause of it was? reporter: there were many protests, four protests interrupting donald trump s rally today. at least nine people were escorted out. many of those protesters were unhappy with trump s proposal to ban all muslims coming into the u.s. temporarily. many speaking out vocally about that, some holding signs that said stop islamophobia. one of the trump s supporters mentioned to the crowd they likely would get protestors
ene are yi mean, are you seeing parallels in paris following the deadly attacks and what we re seeing in the united states in response to the 14 people murdered in san bernardino? reporter: well, look, you can draw a parallel here between what donald trump has said about the controls that could be put on muslims coming into the united states for a short period of time and the politics of the party of marie le pen has done exceptionally well in french elections last week. her party has surged, taking six out of the 13 regions in the first round of voting. and her record and statements on migrants in france is that they shouldn t be disbursed around the country, that she would like to be able to control them,
of islamism, it s an ideology that can traverse globally. immigration isn t necessarily a boundary for that. let s listen to what some of his supporters are saying. you wrote, i understand life without democracy. here s what some americans who are major supporters of donald trump are saying. that s a very prudent idea. and i think that he s done due diligence when he makes that statement. we have to protect our american citizens first. i don t want them here. who knows what they re going to bring into this country. bombs, isis, what? they need to go. somebody just needs to go in there and take control of this. you just think it s going rampant. i m worried about america. i m worried about our safety. they re getting in. they need to be stopped. they re scared. yes. what s your reaction? i think these responses and trump s remarks are coming from a position of fear. and the idea that there is a way