Ben Carson Called Racist, Muslim Organization Says He Should Quit

After Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said in a NBC’s Meet the Press interview that he doesn’t believe a Muslim should be elected president, and the Islamic faith is inconsistent with the Constitution, the outrage machine went into overdrive.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to call for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson to withdraw from the 2016 campaign.

“Mr. Carson clearly does not understand or care about the Constitution, which states that ‘no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office,’” said CAIR national executive director Nihad Awad.

“We call on our nation’s political leaders – across the political spectrum – to repudiate these unconstitutional and un-American statements and for Mr. Carson to withdraw from the presidential race.”

Some on Twitter reacted by calling Carson racist.  Here’s a sampling: