Trump Doubles Down On Closing Mosques: ‘We’re Gonna Have No Choice’ (VIDEO)

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Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stood by his recent comments about shutting down mosques during a Tuesday interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

“You’re going to have to do something,” Trump said when asked for more details about his suggestion to shut down Islamic places of worship in America. “Some bad things are happening and a lot of them are happening in the mosque and you’re going to have to do something. I’m not the only one saying this, other countries are saying this, frankly, but some really bad things are happening.”

Trump said he’s speaking the hard truth that “nobody wants to say.”

“Nobody wants to shut down religious institutions or anything, but you understand it,” the real estate mogul said. “We’re gonna have no choice, absolutely no choice.”

Trump also piled on President Barack Obama and his administration for refusing to use the term “radical Islam.”

“He doesn’t understand anything. He doesn’t get it, refuses to even call it by its correct name,” Trump said.

Watch below around the 10-minute mark:

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  1. The stupidity of the Republican Party politicians these days has no limits. Sorry, I don’t need to watch or listen to another second of Donald Trump in my life.

  2. WHO carES? MUSLINs love HIM. He’s GOT MUSLins that WOrk FOR hiM ALL Over.

  3. It’s Sean Hannity, you were expecting thoughtful Q and A?

  4. “We’re gonna have no choice, absolutely no choice.”

    Yes, spot on, Trump…what we really need is an Amurikkkan version of the Kristallnacht pogrom. And ain’t it just grand that you’ll be able to say “now look what you made me do” when you’re done?

    Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go scream the c-bomb several times…

  5. So, he’s going to close them twice?

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