Both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates alike condemned GOP front-runner Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE’s call for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims coming into the United States until leaders can “figure out what is going on.”

Trump said in a release on Monday: "Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life."

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Statements of condemnation came quickly from many of his GOP rivals as well as those on the Democratic side.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who frequently spars with the real estate mogul, said in a statement: “This is just more of the outrageous divisiveness that characterizes his every breath and another reason why he is entirely unsuited to lead the United States.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in a Thursday radio interview on The Michael Medved show responded to Trump’s call.

“Again, this is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they’re talking about” Christie said in the interview. “We do not need to endorse that type of activity, nor should we. What we need to do is to increase our intelligence capabilities and activity both around the world and in the homeland.”