If such an attack did happen, Trump explained what he would do.
“Well I think I’ve said it. I would close up our borders until we figure out what is going on,” he said.
“Look at Brussels, look at Paris, look at so many cities that were great cities. Paris is almost as bad. Paris is no longer the City of Lights, Paris has a lot of problems. All you have to do is speak to the people who live there where the same thing has happened and they are in fear. The city is in fear. And we have to be smart in the United States.”
Trump said the problems stem from gaps in vetting immigrants, saying that the U.S. is currently “taking in people without any real documentation.”
“We don’t know where they’re from, who they are. They could be ISIS. They could be ISIS related. We just don’t learn.”
Trump earlier this year called Brussels a “hellhole,” noting that it seemed to be swarming with militants.
He elaborated on his thoughts while appearing on Today.
“Well first of all this is a subject that is very dear and near to my heart because I have certainly been talking about it much more than anybody else, it’s why I’m probably number one in the polls because I say we have to have strong borders,” said Trump.
“We have to be very vigilant and careful who we let into our country. I know Brussels well and Brussels is a total mess, and I’m not talking about the attack today. I’m talking about, generally speaking, it is a city that used to be one of the finest, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and now its a catastrophic and very dangerous city where the police have very little control.”
