Ready to register as Muslim under Trump: Madeleine Albright

Former US secretary of state says America must remain open to people of all faiths and backgrounds

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Thursday said she will register as a Muslim in 'solidarity' if President Donald Trump restricts Muslims and immigrants.

"I was raised Catholic, became Episcopalian and found out later my family was Jewish. I stand to ready to register as Muslim in solidarity," Albright tweeted.

I was raised Catholic, became Episcopalian & found out later my family was Jewish. I stand ready to register as Muslim in #solidarity.

— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) January 25, 2017

Albright’s tweets in support of Muslims came after the US President in an interview to ABC News hinted at executive orders to temporarily ban migrants from seven Muslim countries.

There is no fine print on the Statue of Liberty. America must remain open to people of all faiths & backgrounds. #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/4LvMiZTRJJ

— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) January 25, 2017

The Democrat had earlier warned of the same at Woman’s March last weekend where she said: "If you force Muslims to register, we will all register as Muslims.”



President Trump has called for “extreme vetting” for refugees arriving from conflict-ridden counties where militancy is active.

In an interview to Reuters, Trump’s immigration advisor Kris Kobach said that the president’s team had advised to reinstate the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System – a briefly implemented policy after the 9/11 attacks. The programme requires people from countries deemed as “higher risk” to go through interrogations and fingerprinting when entering the US while some non-US male citizens were required to periodically check in at government offices.

This article originally appeared on The Telegraph.