Posted on 09/19/2015 9:58:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said on Saturday it was not his job to stand up for U.S. President Barack Obama after a man at one of his campaign events said he was a Muslim and "not even an American."
"Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so!" Trump said on Twitter.
Trump drew criticism on Friday from Republican and Democratic rivals in the 2016 race for the presidency when he failed to challenge a man at a New Hampshire town hall Thursday night who said Muslims were a problem in the United States.
"We know our current president is one. You know he's not even an American," the man said.
Trump, the billionaire television personality who leads the pack of Republicans seeking the presidential nomination, has cast doubt on whether Obama was born in the United States and therefore qualified to stand as president.
"This is the first time in my life that I have caused controversy by NOT saying something," Trump tweeted. "If someone made a nasty or controversial statement about me to the president, do you really think he would come to my rescue? No chance!"
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This is the right answer, and always has been.
Yes!
I always wonder ... assuming that Obama *IS* a Muslim... why are his supporters being so defensive about that?
Could it be that by reacting this way, they are showing their own unstated bias against Muslims?
RE: If someone made a nasty or controversial statement about me to the president, do you really think he would come to my rescue? No chance!
Which begs the question... why is calling someone a Muslim a nasty thing?
Good for him. The Repubicans that chided him for not doing so are worthless SOB’s or DOB’s.
Would you defend someone who won’t defend the Constitution which he swore to do?
Is there any Dem pol who’s criticized King Barack or any other Dem pol when they’ve slandered Pubbies? I don’t think so. Tough toenails.
“CNN’s Michaela Pereira...”....”...referred to Obama as “President Muhammad.””
"Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? I don't think so!" Trump said on Twitter.
wow!
You nailed it Donald! Just look at what abhorrent things were said about GW.....nary a peep from the libs or corrupt media! What goes around, comes around.
And from enemies, foreign and domestic?
see tagline...
Bingo, you MSM hypocrites.
As a matter of fact Donald, the White House DID issue a nasty statement about you and all republicans.
Political Correctness is a tactic used by the Elites to dumb down society from seeing the real enemy and saving themselves from it.
If nothing else Trump is a streetwise counter puncher the likes of which the R’s have never seen despite his silver spoon upbringing. Full disclosure: Not a Trump fan. But I am an honest observer.
Set up?, but who controlled the Mics?
If the media was in charge of the mics then it is obvious. Donald was choosing the questioner, but if the mic was in that mans face, Donald had no choice but to let him continue.
He handled the situation perfectly. No apologizes needed. Now he is on to the 2nd Amendment rights issues, he's already moved on.
The questioner sounded like a plant. But even if he was just a moron, Trump did the right thing by giving a blow-off answer and then going to the next question.
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