Trump says Muslims should report incidents, Twitter flags ‘creepy orange clown’

Hundreds of Muslims took to Twitter on Monday after the second United States presidential debate to rebuff Republican party hopeful Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims in America should report when they see “something going on”.

Updated on: Oct 10, 2016, 11:52:24 IST

Hindustan Times | By Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

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Hundreds of Muslims took to Twitter on Monday after the second United States presidential debate to rebuff Republican party hopeful Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims in America should report when they see “something going on”.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis. (AFP Photo)

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The brazen real estate mogul turned Republican party leader has been repeatedly accused of peddling Islamophobia and his response – to a question of bias against Arabs and Muslims – seemed to confirm the community’s fears.

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Twitter reacted with hilarity, though, after author Moustafa Bayoumi responded with a tweet that went viral and the hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff was trending in a matter of hours. Here are some choicest barbs by Muslims back at Trump:

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