Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in Cleveland this afternoon, her first address since the Orlando shooting on Sunday.
In her speech, Clinton first paid tribute to the victims of the attack, saying that they all had one thing in common: they had a lot more left to give.
“The Orlando terrorist may be dead, but the virus that poisoned his mind remains very much alive, and we must attack it with clear eyes, steady hands, unwavering determination and pride in our country and our values,” Clinton said.
Clinton went on to detail a plan for defeating ISIS, which involves three steps: First, working closely with U.S. allies to dismantle the networks that move money and arms around the world.
Secondly, she said we should harden our defenses at home by providing more to first responders, law enforcement, and intelligent agencies, as well as doing more to protect “soft targets” like nightclubs and passing stricter gun control reforms.
“Weapons of war have no place on our streets…If the FBI is watching you for suspected terrorist links, you shouldn’t be able to just go buy a gun with no questions asked,” she said.
Third, Clinton said the United States must take further action to prevent radicalization on the Internet and to map out Jihadist networks online and offline. Clinton went on to say that it is important we not scapegoat all Muslims based on the actions of a few, clearly making reference to the policies of Donald Trump while not mentioning him by name.
“Inflammatory, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and threatening to ban the friends and family of Muslim Americans…from entering our country, hurts the vast majority of Muslims who love freedom and hate terror,” she said.
Clinton concluded by making reference to September 12, 2001, a time when Republicans and Democrats came together, and said the U.S. must rise to the occasion like that again.