Donald Trump claimed women might prefer to wear burkas because it means they don’t have to wear make-up.
Speaking at a rally in New Hampshire, where he has been the frontrunner since launching his Presidential campaign, Trump tried to use the full face veils as part of his argument that the US should stop intervening in the Middle East in another inflammatory statement.
“I saw a woman interviewed. They said 'We want to wear them, we've worn them for a thousand years. Why would anybody tell us not?' They want to!” he told the audience. “What the hell are we getting involved for?
“Fact is, it's easy. You don't have to put on makeup, look how beautiful everyone looks. Wouldn’t it be easier? Right? Wouldn't that be easy? I'll tell ya, if I was a woman, I’m ready darling, let’s go”.
Trump has criticised interventionist foreign policy throughout his campaign and even vowed to deport all Syrian refugees fleeing persecution because they “might be Isis”.
The business tycoon also revealed his father had given him a “small loan” of $1 million to launch his career. “I came into Manhattan and I had to pay him back, and I had to pay him back with interest,” he added.
Trump went on to build his real estate empire, amassing an estimated net worth of £4.5 billion.
