Dick Cheney, Paul Ryan Blast Trump's Comments on Muslims

Recent comments made by 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump regarding Muslims in the U.S. have received criticism from some Republican leaders, including former Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Trump, a real estate mogul, recently suggested that all Muslims be banned from entering the United States following the recent mass shooting carried out by Muslim extremists in San Bernardino, California that left 14 dead.

The 2016 presidential hopeful said in his recent remarks that all Muslims should be banned "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." 

In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America," Trump said that his plans for Muslims entering the U.S. is "no different" that the actions of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

"What I'm doing is no different than FDR," Trump told the media outlet.

"We have no choice but to do this," he said. "We have people that want to blow up our buildings, our cities. We have to figure out what's going on."

Trump's comments have been condemned by top Republican leaders.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Trump's comments go against American beliefs.

"I think this whole notion that somehow we can just say no more Muslims, just ban a whole religion, goes against everything we stand for and believe in," Cheney said on "The Hugh Hewitt Show." 

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan also blasted Trump's comments, saying from Capitol Hill: "This is not conservatism. What was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. And, more importantly, it's not what this country stands for."

"Not only are there many Muslims serving in our armed forces dying for this country, there are Muslims serving right here in the House working every day to uphold and to defend the Constitution," Ryan added.