Trump comments on Shabaab video
The video by al Shabaab, which has always been allied with al Qaeda, was released on Friday. Several of its leaders have been the target of USA drone strikes in recent years. The video then warns, “The West will eventually turn against its Muslim citizens”.
“It wasn’t ISIS and it wasn’t made at the time, and she lied”, Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Sunday, referring to Clinton’s assertion that Trump is ISIS’ best recruiting tool.
“They use other people, too”, the billionaire real estate mogul said of the Somali video, which was posted on Twitter on December 31. One, she must counter Trump’s pronouncements and arguments, which on the surface appear to be the wild-eyed blatherings of a mad man, as well as discrediting his solutions, while recognizing people are frightened, confused and vulnerable.
It portrays America as a country hostile to its Muslim population, with the narrator claiming that “in the United States, basic human rights and concepts such as justice, tolerance, and the rule of law do not apply if you are a Muslim”.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has said there is a need to go after the “arc of instability” that encourages terrorism from North Africa to Pakistan amid attempts by the ISIS to dangerously spread its wings across the world. He responded by calling her a liar and demanding an apology.
Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser in the Obama administration, said the U.S.is at war with terrorists, not Islam.
Before his comments, Trump also called for surveillance of mosques and said he was open to establishing a database for all Muslims living in the country. ISIS and al Qaeda are rivals.
Turning to President Barack Obama’s plan to enact an executive action on gun control this week, Trump said he would rescind it immediately upon taking office. John McCain, and Secretary of State John Kerry.
In a wide-ranging interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Trump also said the US should focus more on mental health measures to curb gun violence, such as building “institutions for people that are sickos”. “The terrorists want us to act like we’re at war with Islam”, he said. “Other people have called me to say, ‘You have guts to bring it up because frankly, it’s true but nobody wants to get involved.’ Now people are getting involved”. “I’m not sure that anybody else other than me is going to beat her. And I think she’s a flawed candidate”.