Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump assured the American people he “would support and endorse the use of enhanced interrogation techniques” in his administration’s potential terror investigations in a column for USA Today published Monday.
“I have made it clear in my campaign that I would support and endorse the use of enhanced interrogation techniques if the use of these methods would enhance the protection and safety of the nation,” Trump wrote. “Though the effectiveness of many of these methods may be in dispute, nothing should be taken off the table when American lives are at stake.”
“I will do whatever it takes to protect and defend this nation and its people,” he added.
Trump said he wanted to do everything he could to keep Americans safe.
“I cannot imagine knowing that something could have been done to save American lives and then not taking those actions. Ultimately, the president must live with those decisions,” he concluded.
