Trump worse than Voldemort, says J.K. Rowling

LONDON — “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling on Wednesday condemned comments by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump saying Muslims should be barred from entering the United States. “How horrible,” tweeted Rowling, along with a BBC report on Trump’s call to ban Muslims. “Voldemort was nowhere near as bad,” she added. The Republican frontrunner called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” Voldemort, who is is the central villain in the series, is a “half-blood,” which is a term used to describe a person who is half-wizard and half “muggle” or non-wizard. He is considered to be the most powerful “Dark Wizard” of all time and his mission is to purify the wizarding race from “muggles.” While Trump’s comments provoked a resounding backlash, Rowling’s tweet was met with glee. A few Harry Potter fans jumped to defend Voldemort’s character, with many instead comparing Trump to Dolores Umbridge, Professor of Defense against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts and onetime employee of the Ministry of Magic, with a penchant for kittens and torturing children. Harry Potter fans went wild on social media in response to Rowling’s comment. @TonyF87 tweeted: “he’d never have been caught dead with that hairpiece.” @MansurGidfar offered some practical advice: “Maybe the only way to stop Trump is to give him the Voldemort treatment #HeWhoMustNotBeNamed“ Also chiming in on the controversy was Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef who had field day with Trumps’ outrageous statement by posting a series of humorous tweets. “I didn’t know that Donald Trump was fluent in Nazi,” he tweeted. “Talking 2 Trump after his comments about Muslims,realized I was just talking to a dummy.Exactly like the real thing,” he said in another tweet. Seth Meyers joked on his late-night show, “If he’s elected, any Muslims trying to enter the country will probably be trampled to death by all the people leaving the country.” — Agencies