In Thursday morning’s interview, Trump also seemed to tacitly acknowledge that he may not win the November election, noting “it’s OK” because he’ll “go back to a very good way of life” and take a “nice long vacation”.
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Addressing supporters at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the real estate tycoon said the jihadist group is “honoring President Obama”. “He’s the founder of ISIS, okay?” he added. He is the founder of ISIS, okay?
“In fact, I think we’ll give Hillary Clinton. most valuable player”, Trump said, attacking the Democratic candidate for her time as secretary of state from 2009-2013.
Updated at 11:49 a.m.to include reaction from Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Of course Obama didn’t “found” the Islamic State. We will make them as carefully and consistently as we can.
A congressional Joint Task Force (JTF) described CENTCOM’s analysis of the U.S. efforts to train Iraqi forces and combat DAESH in Iraq and Syria from mid-2014 until mid-2015 as “manipulating” and causing “persistent problems” with personnel, including “leadership deficiencies”.
He continued: “Hillary’s wars in the Middle East have unleashed destruction, terrorism and ISIS across the world”. We’ve been paying the price for it for years. “ISIS will hand her the most valuable player award”.
“So she’s afraid to say it. Hillary’s afraid to say it”. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. The group capitalized on the Syrian civil war from 2011 onwards to expand and join its Syrian and Iraqi forces, eventually creating ISIS, seizing more territory from 2014 onwards and declaring a self-proclaimed caliphate. Or as she would call it, ISIL.
During a series of media interviews Thursday Trump refused to relent, adamantly insisting the American president is Daesh’s founder. “His, the way he got out of Iraq was that that was the founding of ISIS, okay?” He shouldn’t have gotten out the way he got out.
For instance, Hewitt asked Trump if he feels that he must respond to those who he feels has slighted him by going on the attack. Are people complaining that I said he was the founder of ISIS?
“All I do is tell the truth”.
“Last night, you said the President was the founder of ISIS”. The way he removed our troops.
He said, “I like to reduce debt too, as much as anybody”.
Mr Trump repeated the allegation three times. And I give it to him. Co Founder! Crooked Hillary Clinton!
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“I mean, with his bad policies, that’s why ISIS came about”, Trump said, “If he would have done things properly, you wouldn’t have had ISIS”.
