Donald Trump wants ‘extreme vetting’for incoming immigrants

In a speech the Republican presidential nominee delivered on Monday on Ohio, Trump pledged to build a bipartisan and global consensus, re-classifying U.S. allies as any nation that will stand with Washington against “radical Islamic extremism”.

“Not that long ago, Jews who resettled to the United States hoping simply to build a life in freedom and safety with their families, were met with suspicion and mistrust”, said Melanie Nezer, vice president of policy and advocacy at HIAS.

Sticking largely to prepared remarks and reading from a teleprompter, something he rarely does, Trump also criticised Clinton’s record as secretary of state and said she lacked the judgment and character to lead the country. In a speech in Pennsylvania earlier in the day, Clinton dismissed Trump’s anti-terrorism plans as disjointed and ill-informed.

“To defeat Islamic terrorism, we must also speak out forcefully against an ideology”, Trump told his supporters in a speech on terrorism at Youngstown State University in the key swing state of Ohio.

Mr Trump also promised to work with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in the fight against militants.

“Beyond terrorism, as we have seen in France, foreign populations have brought their anti-Semitic attitudes with them”, Trump said.

Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and top US government officials have warned of the dangers of using that kind of language to describe the conflict, arguing that it plays into militants’ hands.

Trump railed against Clinton’s decisions to intervene in Iraq and Libya, interventions Trump supported.

He also took aim at President Barack Obama, labelling him as “an incompetent president”.

Mr Trump’s first announced his call for banning Muslims past year.

“As he laid out in his Orlando remarks, Mr. Trump will describe the need to temporarily suspend visa issuances to geographic regions with a history of exporting terrorism and where adequate checks and background vetting can not occur”, Miller said. That would include countries – Trump mentioned Russian Federation in particular – with which the USA might have major disagreements on other issues. He advocated “a new screening test for the threats we face today”. “I call it extreme vetting”. “He would nearly certainly fail, given his general ignorance and weak grasp of basic facts about American history, principles and functioning of our government”, Reid said.

She said she has concerns with some of the more controversial things Trump has said in the past, but this speech “hit it right on the head”.

Throughout his scripted policy address, Trump showed a more serious side than he did last week, when he erroneously described Obama as the “founder” of ISIS – a comment he later explained as sarcasm.

The call comes as Trump lags in the polls against Clinton.

Trump took a more friendly perspective on North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in his speech, saying he would be willing to support North Atlantic Treaty Organisation if it continues to make policy changes that will help counter the threat posed by Islamic terrorism. In addition to calling for improved cybersecurity, Clinton has proposed intensifying a coalition air campaign against ISIS and providing more support for partners engaged in ground operations.

Regarding the new vetting process for people wanting to enter the USA and how that fits in with his plan to defeat the Islamic State, Donald Trump suggested an “ideological test”. On Monday, The New York Times published a story on ledgers documenting .7 million in alleged cash payments to Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, for his work with former Ukrainian Prime Minister-and Putin ally-Viktor Yanukovych.