(GoRealNewsNow.com) – During the Florida Freedom Summit, which convened potential Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential race, former President Trump voiced strong views and set firm boundaries on immigration and national security.
At this event, other prominent GOP figures such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former Governors Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, shared the stage, each eyeing a presidential bid.
Trump emphasized his stance, asserting that individuals with anti-American sentiments or those opposing Israel should not be granted entry into the United States. His remarks were clear: “If you hate America, if you want to abolish Israel, if you sympathize with jihadists, and then you don’t want your country to do well, you don’t want your country to be successful, you’re just not going to get in, you’re not getting in, you’re not coming into our country.”
Trump underscored the necessity of preventing individuals who pose a threat to national security from entering the U.S. “On day one, I will restore the Trump travel on entering from having people that like to blow up our shopping centers and kill our people and do lots of bad things. Entry from plagued countries. We will not allow people to come in and will implement strong ideological screening for all immigrants,” he declared.
Trump’s commitment to “extreme vetting” was a cornerstone of his initial campaign, where he consistently highlighted the importance of admitting only those who align with American values and who respect its citizens. “We should only admit into this country those who share our values and respect our people,” he proclaimed in 2016. “The time is overdue to develop a new screening test for the threats we face today.”
His America-first stance was also evident in a speech in Iowa on October 16, where Trump vowed to deport immigrants who show public support for Hamas, an organization officially designated as a terrorist organization by the United States government. “We aren’t bringing in anyone from Gaza,” he added, reaffirming his policy position.