Trump says he will get Gulf states to pay for ’safe zones’ in Syria

President Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday evening, said he wants to establish "safe zones" in Syria and other places instead of taking people into the US, and that the Gulf states would pay for those safe zones, saying that "they have nothing but money."

Trump also continued his attacks on media organizations, labeling them "fake news" even as he continued to state information that is factually incorrect.

Trump repeated claims that thousands of people have entered the United States without vetting, despite the fact that legal immigrants and refugees go through an extensive process before entering the country. Trump has previously mentioned the idea of "safe zones" but has not specified that Gulf states would pay for them.

"We’ve allowed thousands and thousands of people into our country and there was no way to vet those people, there was no documentation there was no nothing. So, we’re going to keep our country safe," Trump said.

He did not elaborate on what the "safe zones" would be but said people would be able to "stay there and live safely in their cities" until Syria is stabilized. He went on to say that "we want people that love us," in the United States.

The United Nations estimates that more than 6 million people have been displaced by the Assad war in Syria with almost 5 million in areas that are under siege.

Trump has mentioned "safe zones" as part of the controversial executive action that banned people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S., including refugees from Syria.