--- title: Trump's Foreign Policy Doesn't Include Fighting Over Burqas description: Trump said women might prefer wearing burqas because it eliminates the need for make-up canonical: https://time.com/4087545/donald-trump-burqas/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-26T19:28:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T12:05:02.659Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump's Foreign Policy Doesn't Include Fighting Over Burqas og:description: He said women might prefer wearing burqas because they wouldn't need makeup og:url: https://time.com/4087545/donald-trump-burqas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7676dcf6b9890a7/698869e4196cf42412038b0d/donald-trump-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump's Foreign Policy Doesn't Include Fighting Over Burqas twitter:description: He said women might prefer wearing burqas because they wouldn't need makeup twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7676dcf6b9890a7/698869e4196cf42412038b0d/donald-trump-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump's Foreign Policy Doesn't Include Fighting Over Burqas by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 26, 2015 7:28 PM CUT  Donald J. Trump on Oct. 23, 2015 in Doral, Fla. Donald J. Trump on Oct. 23, 2015 in Doral, Fla.Johnny Louis—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 26, 2015 7:28 PM CUT Donald Trump told a room full of New Hampshire voters that America should not stand up to countries that require women to cover their faces with burqas. “Why are we fighting that?” the often-boisterous Republican presidential candidate asked the crowd, and added the country should “let them” wear what they want instead of entering into combat over the head coverings. Trump also said women might prefer wearing burqas because it eliminates the need for makeup, according to the [Boston _Globe_](http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/10/26/trump/0zMqF3cIfYrYGX5q1a3pTJ/story.html "undefined")_._ “Wouldn’t that be easier,” said Trump. “I tell ya, if I was a woman,” Trump continued, signaling a burqa cover with the wave of his hand, “I’m ready darling, let’s go.” The billionaire made the comments at a rally before his appearance in front of a live audience in New Hampshire for NBC’s “Today.” **Read More:** [_Trump Describes His Hard Life and Father’s ‘Small’ $1 Million Loan_](http://time.com/4087344/trump-small-loan/ "undefined") During the NBC town hall, Trump outlined some of his foreign policy goals, promising to build a “military so strong, so powerful, so everything” that enemies wouldn’t even consider challenging the United States. 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