In an interview that aired Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said he was opposed to a Muslim person becoming president because he does not believe Islam is consistent with the U.S. Constitution.
"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," Carson said on Meet the Press on NBC. He did, however, say that he was OK in some circumstances with a Muslim person being in Congress.
On Twitter, Muslims and supporters of the Islamic community were quick to mock the comments.
Look, people, Islam is growing fast in America. Only way to stop a future Muslim president is to rebuild the White House out of bacon.
The chatter soon gave way to joking discussion of what the U.S. could do to stop a Muslim from ever becoming president.
Constitutionally ban beards. #HowToStopAMuslimPresident but also #HowToStopAHipsterPresident
And thus the hashtag #HowToStopAMuslimPresident was born.
Require shoes to be worn at all times in the White House. #howtostopamuslimpresident
Many of the suggestions involved pork.
@LibyaLiberty Oath of office must be administered on a bible made of ham.
Make pork barrel politics literal instead of figurative. #howtostopamuslimpresident
Others had fun with the strict Islamic prayer schedule.
#HowToStopAMuslimPresident plan all important meetings for Fridays at noon
While the tendency of some Muslims to sleep in during the fasting hours of Ramadan might pose a challenge.
Schedule the presidential debates at 8am on a Ramadan morning. #HowToStopAMuslimPresident
A few people also thought alcohol would keep a Muslim from becoming Commander In Chief.
POTUS has to do tequila shots on live TV before starting the State of the Union. #HowtoStopaMuslimPresident
@LibyaLiberty replace the presidential debates with a presidential drinking contest
White House interior design might become an important factor...
#HowToStopAMuslimPresident make a law ,no bidets in the white house
This sounds expensive.
Place the Whitehouse on a revolving platform, rendering it impossible to determine which direction Mecca is in. #HowToStopAMuslimPresident
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Make pronouncing Abraham Lincoln, "Ibrahim Leenkun" grounds for impeachment. #HowToStopAMuslimPresident
Correction
Carson made the comments on the NBC program Meet the Press. An earlier version of this story incorrectly said he had been speaking on Face the Nation on CBS.