Proposes closing parts of the Internet to fight ISIS

At the Dec. 15, 2015 Republican debate in Las Vegas, Trump said the U.S. might have to "close up" or "shut down" parts of the Internet used by ISIS and insisted that tech experts could make it happen, brushing aside civil-liberties concerns and suggesting that curbing online speech was a straightforward security fix.

“We're not talking about closing the Internet. I'm talking about parts of Syria, parts of Iraq. Where ISIS is,” — Fifth Republican primary debate in Las Vegas (Dec. 15, 2015) during exchange on ISIS and online recruitment Quote verified against source