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again championed his ban on immigrants from Muslim-majority countries on Monday, promising to expand the policy if he’s elected to the White House as well as institute a “strong ideological screening” for all immigrants.
“As I’ve already said, many many times before, I will reinstate and expand the wildly successful Trump travel ban on entry from terror-plagued countries, territories and places,” Trump told a crowd of supporters in Clive, Iowa. “It just kept us safe; we wouldn’t let people come in from certain countries where there’s tremendous terror. Makes sense, right?”in the Gaza Strip.
“If you want to abolish the state of Israel, you’re disqualified; if you support Hamas or the ideology behind Hamas, you’re disqualified; and if you’re a communist, Marxist, or fascist, you are disqualified,” he said, leaning onhave fled their homes. Israel is expected to invade the territory in the coming days in retaliation for Hamas’ devastating surprise attack earlier this month.
Human rights groups were furious with the ban at the time, calling it inhumane and discriminatory. Biden reversed the policy shortly after taking office, but the banTrump’s recent comments prompted an immediate rebuke from Democrats, who pointed to Islamophobic rhetoric that “has done nothing but sow chaos and breed violence.” The Democratic National Committee linked such comments to the
“Donald Trump is following up last week’s erratic behavior – criticizing Israel and praising their terrorist enemies – by now exploiting fear and anxiety in a shameless attempt to revive his widely rejected, extreme Muslim ban,” DNC chair Jamie Harrison said in a statement. “Trump continues to confirm that his only guiding principle is what serves himself, not the American people or our national security.
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