Obama: Trump’s rhetoric helping ISIS
Source: The Hill
President Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s rhetoric is helping the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“The Muslim-American … community here, feels deeply American and deeply committed to upholding the rule of law, and working with law enforcement, and rejecting intolerance and extremism that's represented by the perversions of Islam that ISIL is sending out through the internet or carrying out in the Middle East,” Obama told CBS’s “Face the Nation,” using the administration’s preferred acronym for the terror group.
“But that requires leaders, political leaders, religious leaders, business leaders, all of us to send a very clear signal that we are not going to be divided in that fashion,” he added. “And I think the kinds of rhetoric that we've heard too often, from Mr. Trump and others, is ultimately helping do I.S.I.L.'s work.”
Trump, meantime, said on another Sunday morning news show that he has not rolled back his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. in an effort to stop terrorism. "In fact, you could say it's an expansion," Trump said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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Obama: Trump's NATO comments show he's not prepared on foreign policy
President Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments about NATO show he is unprepared to address issues of foreign policy.
"I think that anybody who's been paying attention knows there is a big difference between challenging our European allies to keep up their defense spending, particularly at a time when Russia's been more aggressive, and saying to them, 'You know what? We might not abide by the central tenant of the most important alliance in the history of the world,'" Obama said on CBS's "Face The Nation."
Obama said NATO was created by Democrats and Republicans and has been a "cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II."
"For Mr. Trump, who has in the past suggested that America's weak and not looking out for its allies, to then maybe not have enough information or understanding to go out and say that America might not stand by its solemn commitment to protect those same allies who stood with us after 9/11 when we were attacked," Obama said, "I think is an indication of the lack of preparedness that he has been displaying when it comes to foreign policy."
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