Trump: France, others hit by terror may face more screening

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump singled out France as one country he would subject to the "extreme vetting" he is proposing for those seeking to enter the United States, a move he says is necessary to deter attacks by people coming from countries "compromised by terrorism."

The GOP presidential nominee, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," was asked if his proposal might mean that ultimately far fewer people from overseas would be allowed into the U.S.

In the interview, Trump also rejected suggestions that his stance on requiring NATO members to pay their share was a mistake; defended Fox News founder Roger Ailes, who left the network amid accusations of sexual harassment; criticized rival Hillary Clinton's newly named running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, for accepting gifts while Virginia's governor; dismissed descriptions of his nomination acceptance speech as "dark," instead calling it "optimistic"; and expressed disapproval of David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader who is seeking a Senate seat from Louisiana.

Trump also said he believes 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney lost the election because of a public scrutiny of his taxes.

For months Trump has called for a temporary ban on foreign Muslims seeking to enter the United States and criticized the Obama administration for continuing to admit refugees from Syria.

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