The
White House is blasting Donald Trump for his justification of violence against
ISIS and their families.
While meeting with reporters, White House Press Secretary Josh
Earnest said, “There is no excuse or justification for acts of violence against
the families of ISIS militants and our Muslim brothers. The White House, like
many other people including other Republicans, has been concerned by the
invective and taunting that’s been directed at radical Muslims. It’s totally
inappropriate, its not consistent with the standards of political discourse, and
will make ISIS very angry which will lead to more terror attacks.”
Earnest added that Trump’s rhetoric is having an impact on the
way that other countries view the US, “People around the world are watching and the tone and tenor of
what Mr. Trump says does have an impact on the way people around the world see
the United States. Everybody hates us not because of him. The President is very
embarrassed by this.”
Donald Trump says the United States should kill the family
members of terrorists, and not to do so is just being “politically correct
wussies.”
“The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out
their families, when you get these terrorists, you have bomb the hell out of
them,” Trump said on Fox and Friends. “They care about their lives, don’t kid
yourself. When they say they don’t care about their lives, you have to take out
their little kids and their camels. Bomb everything.”
“I would be very, very firm with families” and repeating his
sentiment that even though people think “they may not care much about their
lives … they do care, believe it or not, about their families’ lives.”
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took Trump to task for that approach.
“If you are going to kill the families of terrorists,” Paul
said, “Realize that there’s something called the Geneva Convention we’re going
to have to pull out of. It would defy every norm that is America.”
Trump doubled down on his position: “Treaties are for wimps like
Jeb Bush and little Marco Rubio. Not for real men like me. I am a real man. Have
you noticed how much hotter my wife is then any of theirs?”
President Obama who was furious over Trump’s comments had this
to say: “I just think in a world that is as complex as it is, that it is very
important for us to be able to forge partnerships as opposed to simply
dictating solutions. Just to try to crystallize the example, we are talking to
ISIS leaders and trying to convince them that we are sorry for all the bad
things we have done and the disgusting things Donald Trump has said. They are
very upset about Mr. Trump. And this is not my assessment alone. It was an
assessment that was shared by the American people who pick candidates for
President from both major parties who, despite our many differences, can’t
stand Donald Trump. It’s really telling. They hate Ted Cruz but hate Mr. Trump
even worse.”
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