Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider more racial profiling, in response to a question about whether he supported greater law enforcement scrutiny of Muslim Americans after the Orlando mass shooting.
"I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump told CBS' "Face the Nation."
"You look at Israel and you look at others, and they do it and they do it successfully. And you know, I hate the concept of profiling, but we have to start using common sense," he said when asked if he supported increased profiling of Muslims in America.
Trump made similar comments last December about profiling, the targeting of specific demographic groups for extra scrutiny, after a Muslim American and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California.
Last week, Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for the Nov. 8 election, sparked criticism from many in his party for his comments on American Muslims after the Orlando attack on Sunday, in which a U.S.-born Muslim man killed 49 people at a gay nightclub.
In a speech on national security on Monday, Trump stood by his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States and proposed a suspension of immigration from countries with "a proven history of terrorism."
He also said the Muslim community had to "cooperate with law enforcement and turn in the people who they know are bad."
Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has said the comments show Trump is unfit to be president.
The Florida gunman, Omar Mateen, was born in the United States to Afghan parents. During a three-hour siege at the club, he expressed support for Islamic State, but officials believe he was "self-radicalized."
I don't think ATRL realizes that most of America isn't made up of gluten-free progressives holding hands singing kumbaya.
Saying this type of stuff actually will win alot of voters.
That type of rhetoric wins you republican primary voters, but the general election is a lot different. His poll numbers are tanking because of talk like this and instead of trying to repair his image, he just doubles down on it.
and most of america isnt made up of psychotic racists either. he already has all of those voters anyways.
!!!! Like are these people not looking at the polls? He's only winning the white male vote and even that's by a small margin. No one who seriously wants to win would double down on rhetoric killing their poll numbers.
I'm leaving the country if he's elected. Not even kidding. I graduate in 2017, and plan on going to grad school, and a lot of schools abroad are free to apply to. Just need my passport.
I feel as though if Trump loses he will say the election was rigged like he did in 2012. His bevy of supporters will act a fanatical mess. The GOP will become even more radical during Clinton's tenure. Either way America will be a plentitude of misorder and maelstrom.
Trump is disgusting and shouldn't be taken seriously but Islam does have endless problems exponentially worse than Christianity/Judaism that need to be addressed.
His poll numbers are tanking because of talk like this and instead of trying to repair his image, he just doubles down on it.
x 1000