Donald Trump on waterboarding: 'Fight fire with fire'
Source: CNN
Donald Trump responded to Tuesday's terror attack at a Turkish airport by calling for the U.S. to "fight fire with fire" when it comes to battling ISIS, including the use of waterboarding.
"You know, you have to fight fire with fire," Trump told an Ohio rally as he described ISIS's brutal tactics, including decapitating and burning prisoners to death. Trump reiterated that U.S. leadership is "weak" and "stupid" and that he is in favor of using waterboarding and "worse" torture methods on terror suspects.
Trump described waterboarding as "not the nicest thing, but it's peanuts compared to many alternatives," standing by previous comments he's made on the practice, which have drawn sharp criticism throughout his presidential campaign not just from the left, but also from some fellow Republicans.
At least 36 people died and 147 others wounded in a terror attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, according to Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/politics/turkey-donald-trump-hilllary-clinton-response/
Trump also reportedly asked the crowd, "What do you think about waterboarding?" "I like it a lot," he said to cheers. "I don't think it's tough enough." I think Trump is going to supercharge the racist, sexist crowd, and perhaps he will learn to couch his language in America First type language to make his racism and xenophobia just a little more palatable.
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