“Just as we won the Cold War, in part by exposing the evils of communism and the virtues of free markets, so too must we take on the ideology of radical Islam”, said Mr Trump.
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And he now says USA visas will not be issued in nations with suspect security practices and only foreigners who respect America ideology and pass tough screening will be admitted. To tackle this issue, Trump called for more stringent screening measures to be put in place, but said to allow time for this to happen the USA must “temporarily suspend immigration from some of the most unsafe and volatile regions of the world”, claiming screening can not take place in certain regions.
“We should only admit into this country those who share our values and respect our people”.
In a grab bag of promises to battle the Islamic State organization together with Russian Federation and anyone else who wants to join the fight, the Republican nominee underlined the need to improve intelligence and shut down militant propaganda, recruiting and financing.
The US had such an ideological screening method during the Cold War, Trump said.
The campaign shakeup, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes as polls show Trump trailing Clinton nationally and in key battleground states following a hard campaign stretch that saw him insulting the Muslim parents of a U.S. Army soldier who died in Iraq and temporarily refraining from endorsing House Speaker Paul Ryan in his primary race.
Trump said that if he wins the November elections, he will call for an global conference focused on halting the spread of radical Islam.
“No, I would not call it mass deportations”, he told Bloomberg News.
“Only those who we expect to flourish in our country – and to embrace a tolerant American society – should be issued immigrant visas”.
Trump wants to screen potential immigrants for “hostile attitudes towards our country or its principles” and ban those who harbor those views; or who, in his words, believe that Sharia law should “supplant” our system of laws; or those who express “bigotry and hatred” with regard to gender equality or gay rights.
He said, for instance, that there were warning signs involving the Boston Marathon bombers, the San Bernardino shooters and the Orlando nightclub gunman that could have led authorities to prevent the attacks.
“We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism just as we have defeated every threat we’ve faced at every age and before”, Trump added.
In an nearly simultaneous appearance with Clinton in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Vice President Joe Biden also invoked Israel in attacking Trump’s national security policies. “This commission will be used to develop new protocols for local police officers, federal investigators and immigration screeners”.
Turning to the U.S. Olympic team, she said, “Team USA is showing the world what this country stands for”. His speech Monday referred to regions, with the caveat that he might not name them until after taking office.
The Anti-Defamation League immediately took to Twitter to express concerns about Trump’s reiterated call to ban Muslim entry and entry from countries subject to violence.
Trump’s plan for US soldiers to guard Iraq’s oil infrastructure also would have created highly visible fixed targets for insurgents to attack, creating more of the casualties whose treatment he says he would fund through the very plan that kept them there.
The day after his initial announcement, he clarified that USA citizens who are Muslim would be allowed back in the country.
Trump said he would renegotiate existing trade agreements and withdraw the United States from the Transpacific Partnership.
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Last week, 50 prominent national security officials penned a public letter calling Trump unqualified to serve as commander in chief, citing what they see as his irresponsible public comments and an uneven temperament. “And you’ll have exceptions”. He called for creation of an global commission to defeat ISIS and a unspecified plan to cut off internet access to terrorist groups worldwide in an effort to silence their propaganda.
