Nance said such interrogation techniques would be considered war crimes, and that ISIS was “probably cutting videos” of Trump’s comments to use for propaganda.
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“Today’s attack is a brutal reminder that the worldwide community must come together to destroy ISIS”. In those initial moments, he went straight for action.
Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, also reiterated the need for tougher measures to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, particularly Syrian refugees, across the border.
Trump’s comments not only increase America’s own national security risks (ironically), but also shatter all boundaries of civilized society.
Brussels was a handsome city, a attractive place… It’s a total disaster. “And we have to be very careful in the United States, we have to be very, very vigilant as to who we allow into this country”. “Because I say we have to have strong borders”.
His later expression of sympathies, in contrast to the quick condolences of political leaders in Washington and his presidential opponents, showed him once again ditching the classic political script. This madness must be stopped, and I will stop it. – Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2016 In a sit-down interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, he insisted that “Islam hates us”. “This madness must be stopped, and I will stop it”.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump renewed a call for tougher USA border security following Tuesday’s deadly attacks in Brussels, and suggested torture could be an effective technique to gain information to thwart future attacks. “Not anymore, it is from a different world”.
In Arizona, one of the US states that borders Mexico, Trump’s hardline immigration message is popular and he leads in polls, while in Utah Trump lags in polls behind Cruz.
‘Shut the borders, ‘ the Republican frontrunner advised on his early a.m. hit on Fox & Friends.
Political reverberations from the attacks also pulled the spotlight away from Obama’s historic trip to lay the Cold War to rest in Cuba and threw new scrutiny on his approach to tackling ISIS and terrorism at home and overseas – an examination that has deep implications in the election to find his successor.
“President Obama looks and sounds so ridiculous making his speech in Cuba, especially in the shadows of Brussels. He is being treated badly!”
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a conservative who is running second to Trump in the Republican delegate count, called the blasts in Belgium “the latest in a string of coordinated attacks by radical Islamic terrorists”. Adding that he, Trump, has “proven to be far more correct about terrorism than anybody”, without adding much evidence to support the claim. “Hopefully AZ and UT will be voting for me today!” he tweeted.
Trump also publicly accused the mother and sister of San Bernardino attacker Syed Farook were complicit in the attacks, admittedly coming to a conclusion regarding the situation after watching a single televised interview featuring Farook’s sister.
Cruz then pivoted to criticizing the Obama administration’s response to the terrorist threat and slammed Trump in a news conference Tuesday morning for calling for diminishing the U.S.’s role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation alliance.
Where Trump channeled anger and frustration at yet more terrorism, Clinton, the former secretary of state, opted for measured words. Bernie Sanders, the two Democratic contenders for the presidency, also expressed sympathies for the victims of the attacks.
“We stand with our European allies to offer any necessary assistance in these hard times”, the statement continued.
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“Now it’s a hellhole”, Trump said of Brussels.
