"This is Islamism, it is a vicious cancer inside the body of 1.7 billion people on this planet and it has to be excised." In the same speech, Flynn falsely claimed that Florida Democrats voted to impose Islamic shariah law at the state and local level. Democrats voted against the bill, saying it was unnecessary and targeted Muslims in the state. All 12 Democrats, all 12 Democrats voted to impose shariah at the local and state level. In the speech, Flynn fielded a question asking if President Obama was a Muslim.

Source: CNN November 22, 2016 17:21 UTC