Gee, I wonder why he changed his tune in 24 hours after saying about 7 times that he was serious. Whatta a fuckin' scumbag...even the Rx whack jobs haven't tried to justify this one, I notice(other than one noted idiot)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-isis.html
Donald Trump Explains His Obama-Founded-ISIS Claim as ‘Sarcasm’
By ALAN RAPPEPORTAUG. 12, 2016
Donald J. Trump tried to quash the latest controversy engulfing his campaign, suggesting on Friday that he was not serious when he said that
President Obama and
Hillary Clinton were the “founders” of the Islamic State terrorist group.
After making the suggestion at a rally on Wednesday night, Mr. Trump doubled-down on the assertion on Thursday, insisting in multiple interviews that he really did mean it when he said that the president and Mrs. Clinton were responsible for ISIS. But in an early-morning Twitter post, Mr. Trump said that he was just being sarcastic.
The turnabout was a reversal from just a day ago, when Mr. Trump said in multiple interviews that
he was indeed serious about the charge. When the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt tried to help Mr. Trump soften the remark by reminding him that Mr. Obama wants to destroy ISIS, the Republican presidential nominee would not have it.
“No, I meant he’s the founder of ISIS. I do,” Mr. Trump said. “He was the most valuable player. I give him the most valuable player award. I give her, too, by the way, Hillary Clinton.”
The latest firestorm comes as Mr. Trump has been trying to refocus his campaign on the economy amid declining poll numbers.
Mr. Trump and
Mrs. Clinton gave dueling economic speeches in Michigan this week.
On Friday, Mr. Trump tried again to return to that subject. Taking again to Twitter, he warned that Mrs. Clinton’s proposals would come with higher taxes and he said that he found her speech boring.
Mr. Trump has used the sarcasm defense before. In late July, when he touched off a firestorm by appearing to suggest that the Russians should hack Mrs. Clinton’s emails, he later explained his remarks by saying, “Of course I’m being sarcastic.”
Some Democrats scoffed at Mr. Trump’s excuse as more evidence that he is unfit to be president.
“What I’m looking for is a president who has a good sense of humor about ISIS, assassinations, and Russian cyber warfare,” Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut wrote, sarcastically, in a post on Twitter.
Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Pennsylvania on Friday, in the cities of Erie and Altoona.