Donald Trump backtracked on Friday from his assertion that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State group, saying he was just being sarcastic.
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Clare McCaskill (D) flipped the script on Donald Trump, saying the GOP presidential nominee and his “friend” Vladimir Putin could be considered the founders of terrorist group ISIS.
Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said that claiming Obama as the founder of IS is “an incendiary comment connecting the president and Democratic candidate to a deadly terrorist organization”. When an interviewer pointed out Russian Federation had annexed Crimea, Trump said he meant Russian Federation wouldn’t dare go farther if he were president.
During a campaign rally on August 10, Trump said Obama was the founder of ISIS and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was a co-founder. Trump later said the claim was intended as sarcasm.
The wealthy southern coast of CT, made up of tony New York City suburbs, has always been fertile fundraising ground and Trump held an event nearby before the rally.
However, Mr Pence’s explanation contradicted what Mr Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
USA presidential candidates are not required to release their tax returns, but it has become a common custom.
Those concerns are compelling enough that dozens of anxious Republicans gathered signatures on Thursday for a letter urging the party chairman to stop helping Mr Trump and focus on protecting vulnerable House and Senate candidates.
Trump worked to profit on the fuss over his Islamic State remark.
Clinton meanwhile has released her tax returns, piling more pressure on her billionaire rival to do the same. She plans to use the money to fund more spending on roads and bridges – which Trump also supports – and then new programs such as preschool for all 4-year-olds in America and debt-free college.
But Trump says he wants to ensure that Hillary Clinton’s supporters don’t vote multiple times, citing concerns about voter fraud. It is also reportedly fighting against ISIS.
She said those balking at his missteps were being “too sensitive” – a luxury the nation can’t afford with growing security threats.
Trump scheduled a speech in Warren, Ohio, on Monday that will focus on how he would handle the threat posed by Islamic State.
Clinton has pounced on the issue, releasing an online video on Friday highlighting high-profile Republicans urging Trump to release his taxes.
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While Trump’s bombastic rhetoric and actions worked well to fire up a populist segment of the Republican primary electorate, they are increasingly alienating a wide range of moderate, educated general election voters, Mahaffee noted.
