Donald Trump defended his national security stands from the suggestion that he intends to “isolate” America from the rest of the world during Tuesday night’s Republican primary debate.
“Mr. Trump … you say you want to temporarily ban non-American Muslims from coming to the U.S., ban refugees and deport 11 million people. Is the best way to make America great again to isolate it from the rest of the world?” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, one of the debate’s moderators, asked the GOP front-runner in the first question of the night.
“We are not talking about isolation,” Trump retorted. “We’re talking about security. We’re not talking about religion, we’re talking about security. Our country is out of control.”
Trump continued, suggesting that “tens of thousands of people [who have] cell phones with ISIS flags on them” have entered the country since the White House approved the intake of Syrian refugees.
“I don’t think so, Wolf. If I’m president and Obama has brought some to this country, they’re going. They’re leaving, they’re gone,” he said.
Trump took center stage in Las Vegas Tuesday night for the final GOP debate of 2015. He currently ranks second in the Washington Examiner’s presidential power rankings.
