Michael Flynn in August: Islamism a 'vicious cancer' in body of all Muslims that 'has to be excised'
Story highlights
- Flynn: "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.
(CNN)Donald Trump's pick to be national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, called Islamism a "vicious cancer inside the body of 1.7 billion people" that has to be "excised" during an August speech.