Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday lambasted Donald Trump over the idea of registering Muslims in a database.
"I find it abhorrent that Donald Trump is suggesting that we register people. That haunts back to a time no one wants to go back to," the GOP presidential contender said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Bush was talking about a story Thursday that said that Trump had not ruled out registering Muslims in a database.
"You talk about internment, you talk about closing mosques, you talk about registering people -- that's just wrong," he added.
Asked whether a president needs to act tough when responding to terrorist attacks like the ones in Paris last Friday, Bush said, "It's not a question of toughness. It's manipulating people's angst and their fears. That's not strength. That's weakness."
"There are things that are important as it relates to the values that we have as a country that make us special and unique and we should not and we will never abandon them in the pursuit of this fight," Bush added. "We can protect our freedoms here."
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton commented on Trump's remarks on Twitter Friday.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democratic presidential candidate, also slammed Trump on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"What the hell is that?" O'Malley said.
In an interview published Thursday by Yahoo News' Hunter Walker, Trump discussed the U.S. response to the Paris attacks and what should be done going forward.
"And certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy. And so we're going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago," Trump said.
Walker then asked Trump whether the level of tracking that he's envisioning "might require registering Muslims in a database or giving them a form of special identification that noted their religion."
Walker said Trump "wouldn't rule it out," but did not quote Trump's response in the story.
In Iowa on Thursday, an NBC News reporter asked Trump again whether he would use databases to track Muslims.
"There should be a lot of systems -- beyond databases. I mean we should have a lot of systems. And today you can do it. But right now we have to have a border, we have to have strength. We have to have a wall, and we cannot let what's happening to this country happen any longer."
The NBC reporter then asked whether Trump would go to mosques "to sign these people up?"
"Different places, different places," Trump said. "You sign them up, but it's all about management."
Earlier in the week, Trump said said the U.S. should "strongly consider" closing U.S. mosques.
Rebecca Shabad
Rebecca Shabad is a video reporter for CBS News Digital.
Jeb Bush, 2016 candidates slam Donald Trump over Muslim database
By Rebecca Shabad
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday lambasted Donald Trump over the idea of registering Muslims in a database.
"I find it abhorrent that Donald Trump is suggesting that we register people. That haunts back to a time no one wants to go back to," the GOP presidential contender said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Bush was talking about a story Thursday that said that Trump had not ruled out registering Muslims in a database.
"You talk about internment, you talk about closing mosques, you talk about registering people -- that's just wrong," he added.
Asked whether a president needs to act tough when responding to terrorist attacks like the ones in Paris last Friday, Bush said, "It's not a question of toughness. It's manipulating people's angst and their fears. That's not strength. That's weakness."
"There are things that are important as it relates to the values that we have as a country that make us special and unique and we should not and we will never abandon them in the pursuit of this fight," Bush added. "We can protect our freedoms here."
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton commented on Trump's remarks on Twitter Friday.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democratic presidential candidate, also slammed Trump on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"What the hell is that?" O'Malley said.
In an interview published Thursday by Yahoo News' Hunter Walker, Trump discussed the U.S. response to the Paris attacks and what should be done going forward.
"And certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy. And so we're going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago," Trump said.
Walker then asked Trump whether the level of tracking that he's envisioning "might require registering Muslims in a database or giving them a form of special identification that noted their religion."
Walker said Trump "wouldn't rule it out," but did not quote Trump's response in the story.
In Iowa on Thursday, an NBC News reporter asked Trump again whether he would use databases to track Muslims.
"There should be a lot of systems -- beyond databases. I mean we should have a lot of systems. And today you can do it. But right now we have to have a border, we have to have strength. We have to have a wall, and we cannot let what's happening to this country happen any longer."
The NBC reporter then asked whether Trump would go to mosques "to sign these people up?"
"Different places, different places," Trump said. "You sign them up, but it's all about management."
Earlier in the week, Trump said said the U.S. should "strongly consider" closing U.S. mosques.
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Rebecca Shabad is a video reporter for CBS News Digital.
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