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The Dutch politician has spoken out in support of Mr Trump and his controversial executive order which banned refugees and travellers from certain countries entering the US. Mr Wilders and his Party for Freedom are riding high in the polls in the Netherlands, with the party hoping to use the populist wave in the same manner as Brexit and Mr Trump. In an angry blast at the EU and European leaders, Mr Wilders said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s only goal was to defend open borders. “I might not agree with every detail [of Trump’s ban] but still I applaud what Mr Trump has done,” he told Sky News. “We are used to politicians who promise a lot and don’t fulfil their promises.

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“We are used to politicians all around Europe, even in my own country a Prime Minister whose sole aim is open borders and the more immigrants the better.” He continued: “So yeah, it is kind of refreshing to have a head of state who, not only said in his campaign he wants to toughen up the immigration policy, but who actually does what he promised. “As a matter of fact I think what Trump has done in one or two weeks’ time on toughening up immigration than all the political leaders in Europe in their entire careers. “So yes, I applaud the fact he is toughening up the immigration from Islamic countries.” Mr Wilders has long advocated banning migration to the Netherlands from Muslim nations and even called on Mr Trump to extend his ban to Saudi Arabia. The 53-year-old then made clear there were differences between Mr Trump’s immigration policies and his own.

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“We don’t want to kick any Muslims out,” Mr Wilders said. “Muslims who are here and adhere to our constitution and our laws and our values are welcome to stay and are as equal as anyone else. “If they commit serious crimes, if they start acting according to Sharia law, and if they are punished and sentenced for that and have double nationality then we want them to be stripped of their Dutch nationality and sent away.” The Dutch elections next month are one of several major European elections scheduled for 2017. Anti-EU campaigners hope that victories or significant gains for Mr Wilders, or Marine Le Pen in France or the AfD in Germany, could fatally weaken the European Union.

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What Trump has done in one or two weeks’ time on toughening up immigration than all the political leaders in Europe in their entire careers Geert Wilders