Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of American Islamic Forum for Democracy, called for American Muslims to declare “war” on radical jihadists and to stop being “bystanders.”

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“Americans, the American Muslims [need to be] declaring war against the jihadists and saying we as American Muslims are not only going to stop the means, which is terrorism, but declare war on the Islamism,” Jasser said on “The Laura Ingraham Show” Tuesday.

Jasser called for a domestic and global intervention to reform aspects of the Muslim religion.

“Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring Islamic extremists to our country”

“We say from a Muslim reform movement perspective that we need tough love and we have to stop the enabling and do an intervention in our community because they’re going to continue to say, ‘Well, we support America, we’re going to report them if they show acts of predilections towards violence,'” Jasser said, stressing the difficulty for many Muslims to turn in potentially radicalized individuals when they sympathize with their beliefs.

Jasper said many Muslims see “an Islamic State that condemns homosexuals, condemns Jews, condemns minorities. They think that’s normal operating procedure and that’s not radicalism.” He added that it’s time to start calling radical Islam by its name and that “Muslims need to lead” the effort.

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Jasser also said he believes President Obama’s refusal to use the words “radical Islamism,” has weakened the nation’s ability to combat jihadists. “The denial, Laura, is just epic proportions here. It’s like asking, you know, the drunk spouse as to why they didn’t notice the alcoholism of their partner. It is the wrong people to be asking,” Jasser said.

Liberal politicians and figures in the media were quick to condemn gun owners following the Orlando terror attack but tip-toed around the immediately obvious connection to radical jihadism and homegrown Islamic terrorism.

Jasser praised Donald Trump’s response to the shooting for being devoid of political correctness.

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“Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring Islamic extremists to our country who suppress women, gays, and anyone who doesn’t share their views,” Trump said during a press conference in New Hampshire on Monday.

Jasser said he’s optimistic radicals can be defeated in the long run, “but it’s going to take a large consensus movement that we still haven’t yet begun.”