The Trump Effect

When the perpetrators of the December 2 shooting that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, were found to be American Muslim couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, Donald Trump jumped into action, immediately using the incident to ratchet up campaign rhetoric. He called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."

The incident was all Trump needed to spew out more of his right-wing pledges during all of his candidacy. Last month, he mentioned that he was open to keeping a database of American Muslims and have them carry a special ID card, which would impact one percent of the US population. Critics contend that it was an idea that came straight out of a fascist guide book.

December 15, 2015