Muslim lawmaker: Muslims for Trump is like chickens for Colonel Sanders

The first Muslim to be elected to U.S. Congress says Muslims supporting Donald Trump for president is as ridiculous as chickens cheering for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

“Muslims who support Trump is like chickens for Colonel Sanders, you know what I mean?” Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said Tuesday at a National Press Club event.

Ellison, who has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, slammed Trump on Sunday for his past comments on Muslims.

“It just goes to prove that he even lies about his own bigotry,” Ellison said after the presumptive GOP presidential nominee claimed his proposed Muslim ban was “just a suggestion.”

“He has openly appealed to banning Muslims. He didn’t say people from the Muslim world. He said ban Muslims, and now he’s acting like, ‘Oh, I didn’t really quite mean it that way,’ ” Ellison added.

“He’s not even sincere about his own bigotry. And that is his core strength: that he’s a truth-teller and authentic. He’s neither of those.”

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