Kerry: ‘Zero evidence’ screened refugees pose greater risk than other groups

Kerry: ‘Zero evidence’ screened refugees pose greater risk than other groups

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday evening there was "zero evidence" that refugee applicants who go through the rigorous screening involved in the U.S. refugee admission program pose a greater security threat than members of any other group.

Speaking at the interfaith iftar (Ramadan fast-breaking meal) in Sterling, Va. coinciding with World Refugee Day, Kerry also warned that what he called "bigoted and hateful rhetoric" about Muslims helps those "who propagate the lie that America is at war with Islam."

Trump v. Amazon
Donald Trump

Trump v. Amazon

Ira Stoll

The hottest political fight in America right now may not be between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but between Trump and Jeffrey Bezos, who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com and the owner of the Washington Post.

Look for it to end up like Trump's last big public feud with a high-profile media figure: in a conciliatory meeting like the one that Trump had with the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. The underappreciated fact is that on one of Trump's key issues — trade with China — Trump and Bezos have a mutual interest that overlaps more than either of them probably realize.

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