“In the heartlands of Islam, from Saudi mansions to ISIS dungeons, there are still slaves, laboring, beaten, bought, sold, raped and disposed of in Mohammed's name.”

—  Louie Gohmert

Speech to the United States House of Representatives (July 2015)

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