REV. FRANKLIN GRAHAM: We know this city right here, we know what happened on 9/11. And on 9/11 we have been at war and we have had thousands of Americans that have been killed. Over 11,000 since 9/11. And I think we should take all the precautions we can to protect our citizens. Again, I love Muslim people.
CAROL COSTELLO (HOST): Some people --
GRAHAM: I work with Muslims.
COSTELLO: And I believe you. But there's been some heated rhetoric about Muslims in this country and some in the Muslim community believe that kind of rhetoric is, you know, causing mosques to come under attack and they're afraid for their own safety, some Muslims. Can you just answer, is Islam compatible with American values?
GRAHAM: I don't think so.
COSTELLO: But see, they would say that rhetoric like that is hurting them.
GRAHAM: You asked me a question and I answered you. But I don't go out and preach against Islam. I don't go out and preach against Muslims. I don't. And I certainly welcome them. But our Constitution, the way we treat women, the way we treat all people, Islam doesn't do that under sharia law.
COSTELLO: I could argue that about my own faith within Catholicism, right. I could. Let me play devil's advocate for just a little longer. Donald Trump thinks that some mosques should be shut down. Do you agree with that?
GRAHAM: Well, I don't know. I haven't heard what Donald Trump has said. I know that in France they have certainly shut down some mosques. Mosques that were preaching hatred and violence against the people in France, so the French government has shut down some mosques. I don't know how many it is,but I know they have done it there.
COSTELLO: Does that mean we should do it here?
GRAHAM: We might have to at some point. I don't know. Carol, we need, our country is broken right now. Our borders are broken. We need to get it fixed. We need immigration to be fixed. We need to know who's coming into this country. We just can't open up our arms and just say, everybody come, because there are people out there that want to destroy our nation and want to destroy you and our way of life.
