Deport every Muslim who believes in Sharia, former US House speaker

Newt Gingrich urges US to issue a religious test to Muslims in the country

Former US House speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday urged the US to issue a religious test to Muslims in the country and deport those found to believe in Sharial Law.

“Western civilisation is in a war,” Gingrich responded. “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported. Sharia is incompatible with Western civilisation. Modern Muslims who have given up Sharia, glad to have them as citizens. Perfectly happy to have them next door,” he added.



"Anybody who goes on a website favoring ISIS, or al Qaeda, or other terrorist groups, that should be a felony, and they should go to jail. Any organisation which hosts such a website should be engaged in a felony. It should be closed down immediately,” he said.

Gingrich’s comments came on Fox News following a ‘terrorist’ attack in Nice, France late Thursday night which has claimed 84 lives so far.



Gingrich, who was thought to be one of Donald Trump’s top picks for vice president, said he was “sick and tired of being told that the wealthiest, most powerful civilisation in history, all of Western civilisation, is helpless in the face of a group of medieval barbarians.”

France’s Hollande denounces third ‘terrorist’ act in 18 months

“We’re told to be reasonable, to be passive, to not judge,” he said. “Well I just want to tell you tonight, everybody who watches this video, this is the fault of Western elites who lack the guts to do what is right, to do what is necessary, and to tell us the truth, and that starts with Barack Obama.”



At the end of Gingrich's lengthy statement, Hannity replied, "That's a powerful statement. I agree wholeheartedly."

A truck ploughed into a crowd in Nice, killing at least 84 in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a “terrorist” attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display.

Authorities said they found identity papers belonging to a 31-year-old French-Tunisian citizen in the truck, as well as “guns” and “larger weapons.”

There has been no official claim of responsibility for the attacks yet.



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