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Published 09:27 8 Dec 2015 GMT
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White House spokesperson John Earnest has replied to these contentious remarks by saying "I think what Mr Trump is doing is something that he’s been doing over the course of his entire campaign, which is… to play on people’s fears in order to build support for his campaign. I think what he’s doing, he’s dividing America in a really cynical way".
On a somewhat lighter note, during a recent address to the nation, President Obama called on his fellow Americans to overcome any fear and divisiveness by saying "Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbours, our co-workers, our sports heroes. And yes, they are our men and women in uniform who are willing to die in defence of our country. We have to remember that".
As always, Trump used Obama's message of openness and social inclusion as an opportunity to go on the offensive with this moronic tweet.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/673741357190615040
There are times when you really have to love Twitter though and this was definitely one of them. Take a look at some of these amazing replies.
https://twitter.com/Slade/status/673853700604063744
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/673748669716430849
https://twitter.com/imraansiddiqi/status/673891850361507840
Trump even quoted Ali on social media before. Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump.
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