America has lost its sense of irony. Completely.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump had recently unveiled a plan to put immigrants through a new screening test to filter out potential terrorists.
What he calls extreme, extreme vetting would involve temporary suspension on immigration from countries that have a history of exporting terrorism, a visa reform and, most importantly, a test to detect hostile attitudes to America and its founding principles.
The Daily Show went out among Trump supporters to see if they share the very same beliefs The Donald wants to test immigrants for—like gender equality, religious freedom and gay rights—with some (un)surprising revelations. Oh, the humanity.
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