Extreme vetting needed in wake of radical Islamic terror: Donald Trump

Trump also said that he saw what was going on between Indian and Pakistan in terms of security and terrorism

Donald Trump has asserted that the US needs to be "very careful" about radical Islamic terror and "extreme vetting" must be done before allowing people in to the country, a controversial stand taken by the Republican presidential nominee that has made immigrants jittery.

Outlining his policy to tackle terrorism, the 70-year-old billionaire said, "We have to be very, very careful (about radical Islamic terror). We have to have extreme vetting before we let people in... We want people to come in to the country but they have to come in legally."

"Something is going on that's not positive force. We are going to be looking very much at certain areas of the world. We have to very careful with radical Islamic terror. We can be politically correct and say it doesn't matter but it does matter," he told NDTV when asked if he has given up his plan to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.

 

Trump also said he has great respect for Indians and Hindus, as he stepped up to address an event attended by the Indian American community in New Jersey.

"I have great respect for Hindus. I have so many friends that are Hindu. They are great people, amazing entrepreneurs," Trump said.

Prodded further about India's diverse demographics, he said, "I'll be honest, I have great respect for India. I actually have (real estate) jobs going up in India... tremendously successful. It is an amazing country."

The event, organised by the Republican Hindu Coalition, saw Trump, reach out to Indian American community.

Trump also spoke about the Indo-Pak conflict, saying, "There's a tremendous conflict between India and Pakistan. Just recently you had (the Uri attack)... A lot of people killed... Hopefully everything is going to work out."

Speaking about his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's email scandal and whether she should be sent to jail, Trump said, "What she did is absolutely unlawful....She sees her emails and she deletes them. That is pretty bad but there are other things. If you look at all the crimes committed, certainly she should be in trouble."

On the tape controversy in which he was caught on mic making lewd remarks about women, Trump told Times Now, "Well I discussed that and I think that is very much. We are doing very well in polls, we are leading many of the polls.... It was a locker room talk and lots of people do it but I have already talked about that."

Asked how he would you help Modi fight terrorism, Trump said, "Well, he has got it right... I see what is going on with India and Pakistan. It is very sad if you look at what happened just recently but hopefully they can get along. It has been a very tough relationship. There is no question about that."

Talking about his idea of a safer world, Trump said, "Well, we need a safer America and we need a safer world, frankly, we have to be very very careful with nuclear weapons. Because we don't want to let that get out of control and I think it is out of control. We have to be very very careful.