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John Kerry: The first President to ever mention radical Islam was Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates.

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
The first President to ever mention radical Islam was Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry references historical context of radical Islam in relation to U.S. foreign policy.

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