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Trump 'hates concept' of US taking in Syrian refugees but resigns himself to it
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Trump 'hates concept' of US taking in Syrian refugees but resigns himself to it
Alan Yuhas in New York
Wednesday 9 September 2015 16.28 BST
Donald Trump – whose hardline position on immigration has upended the Republican race for president – has called on the US to take in more Syrian refugees, telling an interviewer: “I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis you have to.”
In an appearance on Fox News’s O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday night, the billionaire and presidential candidate said the US had a responsibility to do more for the millions of people who have fled Syria’s chaotic civil war since 2011.
“You know, it’s living in hell in Syria. There’s no question about it,” Trump said. “They’re living in hell, and something has to be done.”
The real estate mogul was quick to impute blame on Barack Obama, alluding to the president’s 2012 remark that the use of chemical weapons by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad would be a “red line” that would change US “calculus” and prompt more active intervention.
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Alan Yuhas in New York
Wednesday 9 September 2015 16.28 BST
Donald Trump – whose hardline position on immigration has upended the Republican race for president – has called on the US to take in more Syrian refugees, telling an interviewer: “I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis you have to.”
In an appearance on Fox News’s O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday night, the billionaire and presidential candidate said the US had a responsibility to do more for the millions of people who have fled Syria’s chaotic civil war since 2011.
“You know, it’s living in hell in Syria. There’s no question about it,” Trump said. “They’re living in hell, and something has to be done.”
The real estate mogul was quick to impute blame on Barack Obama, alluding to the president’s 2012 remark that the use of chemical weapons by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad would be a “red line” that would change US “calculus” and prompt more active intervention.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/09/donald-trump-us-should-take-in-syrian-refugees
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