the islamic faith isn<u+2019>t <u+201c>consistent<u+201d> with the u.s. constitution, and a muslim shouldn<u+2019>t be president, republican presidential candidate ben carson said.









<u+201c>i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation,<u+201d> carson said on nbc<u+2019>s 'meet the press' on sunday.









 









 late sunday, he doubled down on those comments in an interview with the hill.









 









 <u+201c>i do not believe sharia is consistent with the constitution of this country,<u+201d> carson told the hill. <u+201c>muslims feel that their religion is very much a part of your public life and what you do as a public official, and that<u+2019>s inconsistent with our principles and our constitution.<u+201d>









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earlier, carson told nbc's chuck todd that the religious beliefs of a president would matter if his or her faith was inconsistent with u.s. values. his view contrasted with that of donald trump, the billionaire front-runner for the republican presidential nomination, who said on the program that a muslim as president is something that could happen in the future.









trump said he knows many muslims who are <u+201c>fabulous,<u+201d> but there<u+2019>s <u+201c>a very severe problem<u+201d> with some muslims around the world -- comments he repeated on other sunday broadcasts.









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<u+201c>this is the first i<u+2019>ve ever gotten into hot water for not saying anything,<u+201d> trump said. trump and carson both said they believe obama is a christian.









 









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carson doubles down on 'muslim' comments: 'sharia inconsistent with constitution'
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