Donald Trump's new idea could see UK citizens banned from the US
Republican presidential candidate vows to suspend immigrations from any countries with history of terrorism
- The speech was given as an attack on Hilary Clinton's refugee policy
- The tycoon's attitude to immigration has been popular at election rallies throughout the United States
Donald Trump has said that he will suspend immigration to America from any country with a history of terrorism, at a press conference on national security following the mass shooting in Orlando in which 49 people were killed.
Trump was speaking in response to opponent Hillary Clinton's refugee policy. The Democratic candidate's attitude towards immigration is vastly different to that of Trump.
"When I’m elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats," he said at the conference.
3 of the perpetrators of the 7/7 bombings which devastated London in 2005 were carried out by British citizens
Trump's assertion appears to be incredibly vague, as there are various states, includign most of the United States' allies, that have Trumps' so-called "history of terrorism".
3 of the perpetrators of the 7/7 bombings which devastated London in 2005 were carried out by British citizens born in Leeds, and the 4th moved tio Britain when he was 5 years old. So, Brits would be ruled out of Trump's America.
Ireland's complex history with the United Kingdom has led to various bombings and assassination attempts on British political figures, including the Brighton Bombing in 1984 which was an attempt on the life of Margaret Thatcher. So that's Ireland gone too then.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has previously declined to be exempted from Mr Trump's plan to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. Time will tell whether Trump offers a similar exemption to all citizens of Britain, or others for that matter.