DHS head: Trump’s Muslim ban ‘overly simplistic’

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday called Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country “overly simplistic” and “counterproductive.”

{mosads}During an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Johnson stressed the need to maintain strong ties with Muslims in order to foster goodwill in their communities.

“Overly simplistic suggestions that we ban people from entering this country based on religion, or ban people from an entire region of the world, is counterproductive,” Johnson said.

“It will not work, and we need to build bridges to American Muslim communities right now to encourage them to help us in our homeland security efforts.”

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which left 50 people dead including the shooter at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Trump blamed political correctness and immigration laws for the attack, standing by his call to ban Muslims from entering the country.

“In my speech on protecting America I spoke about a temporary ban, which includes suspending immigration from nations tied to Islamic terror,” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee tweeted Monday, emphasizing points from a speech he gave earlier in the day.

In my speech on protecting America I spoke about a temporary ban, which includes suspending immigration from nations tied to Islamic terror.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2016