Trump Says He Would Ask Congress to Declare War on Terrorism [View all]

[Maven]

Donald J. Trump said in an interview with Fox News that if he were president, he would go to Congress and ask for a “declaration of war” to combat global terrorism.

“I would, I would,” said Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. “This is war. If you look at it, this is war. Coming from all different parts. And frankly it’s war, and we’re dealing with people without uniforms. In the old days, we would have uniforms. You would know who you’re fighting.”

Mr. Trump, who was calling in from California, was responding to a question from Bill O’Reilly.

He also said he would use NATO forces to wage war on terrorist groups.

“I’ve been saying it: We should use NATO for a purpose,” Mr. Trump said, reprising some of his criticisms of the alliance from the campaign trail.

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