WORCESTER, Massachusetts -- Donald Trump defended his suggestion to consider shutting down certain mosques as a counterterrorism measure as "common sense" at a pre-rally press conference here, saying it was a response to "the unbelievable hatred coming from certain spaces."
"I'm not the only one talking about it," Trump said. "There's tremendous hatred coming out and you know what, radical Islamic terrorism is a fact."
When asked whether he'd be willing to put the same measures in place for synagogues or churches, Trump responded, "I don't see anything happening there. I don't see anything happening."
Trump struck a conspiracy theorist's tone on Wednesday when he said at the press conference that he didn't think the United States was actually carrying out airstrikes against terrorist group, ISIS.
"Well we're not," Trump said. "Other people are. We're not bombing. We're not doing much. We have a president that thinks that ISIS has been contained. We have a president that doesn't know what's happening. So when you say we're bombing, we're not bombing. "
The Worcester rally was Trump's second trip to Massachusetts since announcing his campaign. The state is very liberal, but still, Trump drew a crowd of thousands.
The speech was not without detractors. One group was escorted out after unveiling a banner that said, "Migrants' Lives Matter." Another protester was carried out after yelling repeatedly, "Trump is a racist!"
Trump went after his closest opponent, Ben Carson, repeatedly, referring to a recent New York Times article that quotes a Carson adviser asserting that the former neurosurgeon was having trouble picking up foreign policy.
"He's unable to comprehend foreign policy," Trump said, his voice rising. "We can't do this! I think he's a nice guy probably, who knows? I don't care."
He also returned to attacking Carson on his childhood anger, calling it a "pathological disease," as he has in recent weeks.
Once again, Trump reiterated to reporters that he would deport Syrian refugees that are currently in the country - and certainly wouldn't accept any new ones. His solution to the migrant crisis is to build safe zones - which would be funded mostly by other countries, including the Gulf States.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-defends-idea-of-shutting-down-mosques-talks-about-ben-carson/
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