Trump Doubles Down on Claims That Obama and Clinton Are 'Founders' of ISIS
By VERONICA STRACQUALURSI
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| Evan Vuji/AP photo Trump Repeats ISIS Claims Against Clinton, Obama |
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down on his attack against President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, accusing them again of being the “founders” of ISIS.
“I call President Obama and Hillary Clinton the founders of ISIS. They are the founders,” Trump said at a National Association of Home Builders event in Miami this morning.
“In fact, I think we will give Hillary Clinton, you know, if you're on a sports team, most valuable player, MVP,” Trump said. “ISIS will hand her the most valuable player award. Her only competition is Obama, between the two of them.”
Trump first made the accusation against Obama and Clinton last night at a Florida rally.
Asked for comment, a senior administration official responded only, “Seriously?”
In an interview with radio personality Hugh Hewitt, Trump said his decision to use the term “founder” was “no mistake.”
“You meant that [Obama] created the vacuum, he lost the peace,” said Hewitt.
“No, I meant he’s the founder of ISIS, I do,” responded Trump.
“With his bad policies, that’s why ISIS came about,” Trump continued. “If he would have done things properly, you wouldn’t have had ISIS.”
The Clinton campaign condemned Trump’s comments as an example of his “trash-talking the United States.”
“It goes without saying that this is a false claim from a presidential candidate with an aversion to the truth and an unprecedented lack of knowledge,” Jake Sullivan, the Clinton campaign’s senior policy adviser, said in a statement released after Trump’s speech.
Sullivan added, “What’s remarkable about Trump’s comments is that once again, he’s echoing the talking points of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and our adversaries to attack American leaders and American interests while failing to offer any serious plans to confront terrorism or make this country more secure.”
ABC’s Lee Ferran contributed to this report.
Source: ABC NEWS
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