Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has doubled down on his false claim “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 9/11 attacks. Trump claimed there were “tailgate-style celebrations” after 9/11. Republican rival Ben Carson has dialed back his initial support for Trump’s comments, claiming he saw video of people celebrating, but “I don’t know where they were.” Speaking at a rally Monday, Trump also doubled down on his support for using torture techniques against ISIS, saying he would “approve more than [waterboarding].”

Donald Trump: “Would I approve waterboarding? And I said, 'Well, let me ask you a question. On the other side, they chop off our young people's heads, and they put them on a stick. On the other side, they build these iron cages, and they’ll put 20 people in them, and they drop them in the ocean for 15 minutes and pull them up 15 minutes later. Would I approve waterboarding? You bet your ass I’d approve it. You bet your ass. In a heartbeat.’”