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Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor of Louisiana, claimed there were "no-go zones" for non-Muslims in British cities in a speech to the libertarian Henry Jackson Society in the House of Commons on Monday.
During his talk, Jindal said it was startling that any country would "allow, even unofficially, for a so-called 'no-go zone.'" But when asked by CNN to name some specific no-go areas in an interview after the speech, Jindal floundered. Here’s a taste of how that conversation went:
Jindal:
Look, I’ve heard it from folks here. There are neighbourhoods where women don’t feel comfortable going in without veils. That’s wrong. We all know there are neighbourhoods where police are less likely to go into those neighbourhoods…