In an interview on Morning Joe, Donald Trump laid out part of his strategy to combat radical Islam. As Igor Bobic reports:
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump would consider shuttering some mosques in the United States after last week’s deadly terror attacks in France.
“I would hate to do it, but it’s something you’re going to have to strongly consider, because some of the ideas and some of the hatred is coming from these areas,” Trump said Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” arguing that such an action would be a reasonable if mosques were indeed radicalizing their members.
The interior minister of France, Bernard Cazeneuve, called for the dissolution of “mosques where hate is preached” over the weekend, following a series of coordinated attacks that left at least 129 people dead across Paris.
“It’s something that many people — not me — are considering, and many people are going to do,” Trump added.
Trump’s sentiment is controversial, but once again it’s in line with what many Americans believe. As a populist, he has his finger on the pulse. Whether you agree with Trump or not, many Americans welcome the fact that he can identify the problem- radical Islam, name it, and propose a solution.