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Donald Trump: “We have to maybe check respectfully the mosques and we have to check other places. Because this is a problem that if we…”

On the recordJune 14, 2016
We have to maybe check respectfully the mosques and we have to check other places. Because this is a problem that if we don't solve it, it's going to eat our country alive.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump discusses the need for increased scrutiny of mosques and other locations to prevent terrorism.

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