Donald Trump promised voters in Iowa this morning that if nominated he will serve the flesh of Muslims as appetizers during the Republican national convention.
In a speech at Northeastern Iowa State University, the real-estate mogul once again pushed the boundaries of political discourse with his outrageous plan - which he says will help combat terrorism.
"I'm going to randomly select 100 Muslims, roast them like pigs, and serve the roasted flesh on a toothpick," he told a packed audience of 9,500, to rapturous applause.
"Have you ever had fresh Muslim meat? It's delicious. Tastes like lamb. You can do the arms. You can do the legs. The thighs are tremendously tender. Tremendously tender.
"And ISIS would hate it. They would hate it. They would be so scared to enter this country. There would never be an attack on America again. And all the other Muslims would leave and go back to their countries.
"But you know we have a problem with political correctness in this country. As soon as you start talking about dicing up and eating particular religious groups - they accuse you of racism. Can you believe that? This is what we need to change people."
Indeed, liberal news outlets such as The New York Times and BuzzFeed have reacted to Trump's daring plan with predictable accusations of "xenophobia" and "21st century genocide".
However, according to a poll taken after the speech, Trump's support has now jumped 15 percentage points amongst likely Republican voters in the Hawkeye State.
"When I first heard the idea, I thought it sounded a little strange," says Vince Ray, a die-hard Trump supporter from Des Moines." But the more I think about it - why can't we eat Muslims?
"After what they did to us on 9/11, I think anything is fair game. Sounds like just the sort of thing that will make America great again."
