Donald Trump made a startling accusation against President Barack Obama during a Florida rally Wednesday night, telling supporters that the commander-in-chief is the "founder of ISIS." "ISIS is honoring President Obama," the Republican presidential nominee said during a rally at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. "He is the founder of ISIS. He founded ISIS. And I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton. Trump's declaration was met with chants of "Lock her up!" from rallygoers. Trump referred to the president using his middle name, calling him Barack Hussein Obama — a move that's typically been employed by those who claim Obama is secretly a Muslim. Read more http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-president-barack-obama-founder-isis/story?id=41286869
Donald Trump: I meant that Obama founded ISIS, literally Donald Trump said Thursday that he meant exactly what he said when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS" and objected when a conservative radio show host tried to clarify the GOP nominee's position. Trump was asked by host Hugh Hewitt about the comments Trump made Wednesday night in Florida, and Hewitt said he understood Trump to mean "that he (Obama) created the vacuum, he lost the peace." Trump objected. "No, I meant he's the founder of ISIS," Trump said. "I do. He was the most valuable player. I give him the most valuable player award. I give her, too, by the way, Hillary Clinton." Read more http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/politics/donald-trump-hugh-hewitt-obama-founder-isis/