Donald Trump’s isn’t running from his declaration in January that Brussels was a “hell hole.”
Trump’s remarks might seem tasteless in light of the horrific attacks there today — but Trump and some of his supporters say the attacks prove Trump was right. Trump doubled down on the remarks by tweeting a link to them Tuesday morning:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/712311921542873088
Trump made the “hell hole” remark in an interview with Fox Business News anchor Maria Bartiromo, while defending his plan to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.
“There is something going on, Maria,” he said. “Go to Brussels. Go to Paris. Go to different places.