Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Brussels was not about religion but a “depraved ideology,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
“This isn’t about a religion,” he said. “This is about a warped and brutal, depraved ideology that continues to be attractive to a small number of people in the Muslim faith – radicals and extremists.”
“And we don’t believe that it is indicative in any way of the Muslim faith or the people who practice Islam as a religion,” Kirby continued. “But it is a group that remains deadly, remains lethal. And we are going to remain focused on defeating them.”
Kirby was asked about Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump reaction to the deadly attack in the Belgian capital. In interviews Tuesday, Trump repeated calls for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
In an interview with Fox Business, Trump raised concerns about the visa waiver program.
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