WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) — In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Rep. Sean Duffy (WI-7) said that white terrorism is “different” from Muslim terrorism.
On The Jerry Bader Show, Duffy clarified that the policies around both are different from a government perspective while defending the travel ban from seven Muslim-majority nations.
Duffy said, “The difference that I was trying to point out is we don’t have extremists on the white supremacy side trying to infiltrate America through a refugee program, and if we did, we would all try to stop them from getting into America.”
“I think the rollout of the pause was ham-handed, was clumsy. It could have been done way better, it could have been more clear. But, I don’t think anyone who reviews the authority of the President would argue against the point that he has the right and the authority to defend the homeland,” said Duffy.
Duffy said there are good people coming from those countries, but President Trump ordered a pause to figure out the best way to sort the good from the bad.
“There’s also good people there who need a break, and we don’t know how to distinguish the good people from the bad people. That’s why Donald Trump said, ‘We need a pause to look into this program and make sure that it’s working, because my first responsibility is keeping America safe.”
The congressman said a ban on the Muslim religion would be wrong, but the executive order from the President does not fall into that category.
