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Homeland security chief hits Trump's Muslim ban
Homeland security chief hits Trump's Muslim banBy Matthew Nussbaum at Politico
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/homeland-security-chief-hits-trumps-muslim-ban-223450
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Sunday hit presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.
“A ban, immigration policy based on religion, is unwise and counter-productive, frankly,” Johnson said on "Fox News Sunday." “We need to build bridges to Muslim communities. We need to build bridges to American Muslim communities.”
Johnson also spoke about Thursday’s EgyptAir crash, a disaster that some, including Trump and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, have said was likely caused by terrorism.
“At this point, we do not rule out an act of terrorism, but it’s still early,” Johnson said. As to the candidates’ declaration that the crash was likely a terrorist act, he said he had “no comment.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/homeland-security-chief-hits-trumps-muslim-ban-223450#ixzz49XJVC361
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