The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush disagreed with Ben Carson Monday over whether a Muslim candidate should be able to become president, saying that a person’s faith shouldn’t matter.
“I don’t think religion should be a criteria for being president,” Bush told a group of reporters following a campaign stop in Mason City, Iowa.
Carson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he would “not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation” because he viewed the values of Islam as incompatible with the Constitution.
On the stage Monday night, Bush did not speak about the recent controversy dominating the headlines. When prompted by reporters, Bush went on to explain that he knows many peaceful Muslims living in the United States that are patriotic, some of whom serve in the military.