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November 24, 2015

Trump Doubles Down on Claim Muslims Celebrated 9/11 
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Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has doubled down on his
false claim "thousands and thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey
celebrated the 9/11 attacks. Trump claimed there were "tailgate-style
celebrations" after 9/11. Republican rival Ben Carson has dialed back
his initial support for Trump's comments, claiming he saw video of
people celebrating, but, "I don't know where they were." Speaking at a
rally Monday, Trump also doubled down on his support for using torture
techniques against ISIS, saying he would "approve more than
[waterboarding]."

Donald Trump: "Would I approve waterboarding? And I said, well, let me
ask you a question. On the other side, they chop off our young people's
heads and they put them on a stick. On the other side, they build these
iron cages and they'll put 20 people and they drop them in the ocean for
15 minutes and pull them up 15 minutes later. Would I approve
waterboarding? You bet your ass I would. In a heartbeat."

 

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