Paul Ryan: 'This is not a war with Islam'
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has continued to edge away from Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric, saying Tuesday that "this is a war with radical Islam. It is not a war with Islam. Muslims are our partners."
While Trump has renewed his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States following the Orlando nightclub shooting, Ryan has reiterated his longstanding disagreement with such a policy. "I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country's interests," he said. "I do not think it is reflective of our principles."
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