But Trump – who claimed in a speech this week after the Orlando massacre that a victory for Hillary Clinton would lead to the mass murder of gay people across the United States – has succeeded in attracted support from right-wing gays.
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Despite not actually ever naming Mr Trump during his rant, President Obama chastised his proposals to ban Muslims from immigrating to the United States and called on Republican leaders to reject Mr Trump as he attempts to gain power with hardline ideas like this. “Where does this stop?”
“We want to live in a country where gay and lesbian Americans and all Americans are safe from radical Islam”, Mr Trump said, “which, by the way, wants to murder and has murdered gays and they enslave women”.
“First off you have to just pray for those victims and their families, because they go out for an evening out and they never think that 50 of them are not coming home”, he said. “Not once has an adviser of mine said, ‘Man, if use that phrase, we’re going to turn this whole thing around”, said Obama in a mocking tone. “We have a President who wants to be so politically correct that he doesn’t want to use the term radical Islamic terrorism, doesn’t want to use it”, said Trump, who is known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric.
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he did not think a ban on the entry of Muslims was in US interests.
Trump also explains the difference between the terms “radical Islam” and ‘radical Islamic terror, ‘ noting Obama did not say terrorism. “No friend, believe me”.
Hillary Clinton, speaking at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, called out Trump’s suggestion that President Obama is siding with terrorists. “This is a political distraction”, said Obama, criticising the “yapping” and “loose talk” he said he hears from Republicans.
At the time, it’s likely that Obama was completely unaware of comments that one of Trump’s most visible supporters, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, had made on a radio program just hours before, but his remarks could easily have been a direct response to them.
He said that Donald Trump is betraying American values by tagging all Muslims as accomplices in the terrorist attacks that has happened in the country.
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Obama correctly warns that “If we fall into the trap of painting all Muslims with a broad brush and implying that we are at war with an entire religion, then we are doing the terrorist’s work for them”. “Today’s headline, “Donald Trump Suggests President Obama Was Involved With Orlando Shooting” is a flawless example. We need leadership, common sense and concrete plans”, she said.
