President Donald Trump took the high road in attempting to reset the tone and substance of his views of Islam this weekend in Riyadh.  His reset was dramatic and sorely needed. We applaud the discipline he exhibited in reforming his views.

On the campaign trail, of course, Trump’s take on the major world religionwas disastrously wrongheaded and viciously hardhearted. Among his comments were jewels like “I think Islam hates us” and “We have a problem in this country: it’s called Muslims.” He said he would consider shuttering mosques on our soil and creating a database of Muslims. Presumably, such a black list could help in his call for killing the families of terrorists.

And his call “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” contributed to the judicial rejection of the travel ban he attempted, twice, to enact against several Muslim-majority countries.

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