Former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, who served as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the United Nations, has called for hard punishment for GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
ElBaradei, co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 along with the IAEA, took to his official Twitter account to claim Trump’s calls for a moratorium on entry to the United States by Muslims “inflict injury and promote violence.”
Trump's speech is "fighting words" that inflict injury and promote violence.They should be condemned by all and punishable by law.
— Mohamed ElBaradei (@ElBaradei) December 8, 2015
“They should be condemned by all and punishable by law,” he concluded.
This was not met well on social media, with users reminding ElBaradei of the First Amendment and the right to free speech, while others wondered if he would then condemn Iranian calls for “death to America.”
@ElBaradei Stuff it Muzzie. It's something called "free speech". You wouldn't understand.
— Neal Boortz (@Talkmaster) December 8, 2015
Unlike your shitty hellhole, we have this freedom of speech thing. You might want to stop helping that clown make his case. @ElBaradei
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 9, 2015
@ElBaradei do you think Iranian leaders should be punished for calling for death to America and Isreal?
— Sam Bradford's ACL (@realtalkjmbo) December 8, 2015
Trump wins again: https://t.co/RKrN38C883
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) December 9, 2015
@ElBaradei sorry champ, the first amendment (the one Loretta Lynch is trying to skirt) allows for his thoughts to be expressed
— David Lehmann (@davidlehmann09) December 9, 2015
@ElBaradei Your words have now made everyone who read them measurably dumber. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.
— Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) December 9, 2015