The president also spoke of recent attacks in Turkey, Iraq, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, mostly nations that belong to an global coalition fighting the Islamic State: “We can not give in”, he said.
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Pete Ricketts has called for all USA and state flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the victims of a deadly truck attack in Nice, France.
France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile. He vowed to continue to fight the group. “And the very suggestion is repugnant and an affront to everything that we stand for as Americans”.
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the November 8 presidential election, has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country.
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Without naming names, Obama responded to a suggestion from Newt Gingrich, a former Republican speaker, who on Thursday said a religious test was needed for Muslims in America, deporting them if they believe in Sharia law. “Today, our hearts are with the people of France and with all the innocent men, women and so many children who were hurt or killed in this sickening attack”, the president said. “As Utahns, we join with others in prayer for the families and friends of those affected by this despicable terrorist attack”.
