Somali-born activist praises Trump's stark warning at Davos speech: 'Priority number one'

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After President Donald Trump took to the World Economic Forum stage in Davos to declare that Western Civilization must defend itself from an existential attack, Somali-born activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that "Trump is right." Trump shocked other politicians and leaders gathered in Switzerland on Tuesday night by declaring, "The West cannot mass import foreign cultures." "The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own," he said. "We're taking people from Somalia, and Somalia is a failed [state], it's not a nation, got no government, got no police, got no military, got no nothing." He went on to say, "The explosion of prosperity, in conclusion, and progress that built the West did not come from our tax cuts. It ultimately came from our very special culture," adding, "This is the precious inheritance that America and Europe have in common. We share it, we share it. But we have to keep it strong. We have to become stronger, more successful and more prosperous than ever. We have to defend that culture and rediscover the spirit that lifted the West from the depths of the Dark Ages to the pinnacle of human achievement." TRUMP CITES MINNESOTA FRAUD CASES TO WARN AGAINST MIGRATION FROM ‘FAILED’ SOCIETIES In response, Hirsi Ali told Fox News Digital that Trump is communicating a critical truth. "I don't think it's an important thing, I think it is the most important thing," she said. "Trump is right … and I can't think of a better and more powerful platform than that of the president of the United States to say, ‘Hey, you guys wake up.’" As a child in Somalia, Hirsi Ali was subjected to a severe form of female genital mutilation. Later in life, she fled the country to escape a forced marriage and served as a Dutch lawmaker. She is now based in the U.S. and uses her platform to advocate for women’s rights, critique Islam and voice support for Western greatness…