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Donald Trump says French and Germans to face 'extreme vetting' entering the US
Donald Trump has suggested terror attacks in France and Germany were their "own fault" and citizens of the countries could now be subject to "extreme vetting" entering the United States.
Mr Trump said the two European nations had been "totally compromised by terrorism" because they had "allowed people in".
The Republican presidential nominee, who has threatened to introduce punitive import taxes, also said America could pull out of the World Trade Organisation if he is president.
He said: "We'll renegotiate or pull out. These trade deals are a disaster. The World Trade Organisation is a disaster."
When asked if his "extreme vetting" policy might lead to "a lot of people from overseas" not being allowed in the Republican presidential nominee said: “Maybe we get to that point."
He told NBC News: "Why are we commiting suicide? We have problems in Germany and problems in France. It's their own fault because they allowed people to come into their territory.
"That's why Brexit happened, the UK is saying 'We're tired of this'."
The billionaire originally sparked worldwide outrage in December when he proposed a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" in the wake of a terror attack in San Bernardino, California.
His suggestion was condemned as contrary to the US Constitution because it targeted an entire religion.
Mr Trump said he "cherished" the Constitution and had decided instead to focus on countries.
He said the measure was "an expansion" rather than a "rollback" of his original policy.
Mr Trump said: "People were so upset when I used the word Muslim. I'm OK with that, I'm talking territory instead of Muslim.
"I would stop the Syrian migration, and a Syrian from coming into this country, in two seconds."
In the same interview Mr Trump reavowed his support for Brexit.
He said: "I'm the only one at higher levels of politics who said Brexit's going to happen. Stock markets are higher than when it happened.
"Why primarily did the EU get together? So they could beat the US when it comes to making money. It was a consortium to beat the US. We're in competition."