say what will stop terrorism. but i think you have to kind of use a healthy dose of common sense. and we know that there are states that sponsor terrorism. and we know that in some of these cases, i think in the seven or eight countries that were temporarily suspended or barred from traveling to the united states that those governments don't have national id databases in place to work with the united states homeland security to vet these people. so it's not even a matter of wanting to vet. they don't necessarily even have the id systems in place. so before of we let strangers into our house, we probably should know who they are and what their intentions are. >> a republican consultant john thomas. it's been a pleasure speaking with you. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> now u.s. president trump's travel ban would not have barred the people who carried out in of the recent major terror attacks on u.s. soil. 14 people killed in the san bernardino shootings in december