The Taliban are terrorists, and any effort to legitimize them is reckless and dangerous.
We introduced the Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act which would formally designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, designate the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and prohibit federal agencies from recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
This legislation draws a bright line in the sand and makes clear, now and forever, the Taliban will never be treated as a legitimate government by the United States.
Clearly I aimed too high. The fast track to an endorsement these days is a Nazi tattoo, a habit of hitting women, or a staffer half your age. Rookie mistake.
There is no crime on earth more evil than harming a child.
Monsters who r*pe children do not deserve to live.
This is exactly why we introduced the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act.
End of story.