Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday denied an Associated Press report that he planned to visit the majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan at the end of December.
The AP report and Trump's denial came one day after his controversial proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States amid concerns about violent extremism.
Trump was widely criticized over his proposal this week to prevent all Muslims from visiting the US, although he clarified his idea Tuesday to say that he would allow foreign Muslim leaders to visit.
Jordan is among the United States' staunchest allies in the Persian Gulf region, and its military has regularly flown bombing missions against the Islamic State group.