Asked if he would ever nominate a Muslim for his cabinet, he replied:
"...based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration."
In a way, I agree. When it comes to Mormons, anyway. This country is just not ready for a minority (Mormon) president.
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