W.H.: Trump’s Muslim Ban ‘Clearly’ Disqualifies Him from Being President

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
KOSINSKI: "In the past when trump would say something controversial, you know, some were on the scale of controversy, he would always say, well, I’m not going to get into it, it’s all rhetoric. I believe that a robust debate is good for this country, good for democracy —"
EARNEST: "Yes.
KOSINSKI: "So is a Trump now not good for this country and not good for democracy, along with his rhetoric is?"
EARNEST: "Well, I, this is not the first time I’ve addressed something offensive that Mr. Trump has had to say. But I think many people have observed something materially different about his comments from last night, and coming on the back end of an accumulation of offensive comments, it is clear that what he said is disqualifying. And for the other Republican candidates who have pledged to support him, it’s disqualified for them to continue to hold that position, to support somebody for the presidency who articulated these views. I think it’s a pretty clear indication that you don’t have the right judgment to serve as president of the United States. It certainly is an indication that you don’t have the courage of your convictions to stand up and speak out when something so offensive is uttered."
KOSINSKI: "Do you feel it is an accumulation of things culminating in what he says yesterday. I mean, that’s what put you over the edge. In terms of this not just in rhetoric or good for America." 
EARNEST: "I think the secretary of homeland security indicated is contrary to our national security interests. It makes it harder to defend the country."
KOSINSKI: "So this is a longer a debate that is good for America and good for democracy?”
EARNEST: “We should have a robust debate about foreign policy and the president alluded to that even in his address on Sunday night. He made clear we should have a debate about what is necessary to protect the country, the best strategy for degrading and destroying ISIL. But that should be a debate about policy that reflects the values of this country, that are enshrined in our constitution. And what Mr. Trump said runs directly counter to those values. It undermines them, it tarnishes of them. And it’s why so many Americans lined up in offensive."
KOSINSKI: "So this is no longer, you think this is beyond robust debate that is good for this country, is that what you’re saying?”
EARNEST: “Well again, people well, let me just go back to where I was. Which is that what Mr. Trump said he was deeply offensive, and as the second of homeland security said, has consequences for our national security. But the real question for the Republican party and for the Republican candidates is, are they going to be dragged into the dustbin of history along with Donald Trump wax and right now if you look at the current state of the Republican party, one of their leaders in Congress is someone who bragged about reportedly bragged to reporters about being David duke without the baggage. You have somebody at the Republican Senate campaign committee trying to design a strategy that will allow Republican candidates to benefit from Mr. Trump incendiary and offensive rhetoric. And yet this big without saying he would vote for Donald Trump. So that does not indicate that the Republican Party has joined the rest of us in the 21st century.”