Hillary Clinton warned in a Monday morning press conference that the nation should not be "distracted" by Donald Trump's "irresponsible, reckless rhetoric" about refugees and the threat of terrorist attacks following the bombing Saturday night in New York. "We choose resolve, not fear," she said. "We will not turn on each other or undermine our values. We will stand together because we are stronger together in the face of this threat and every other challenge."
Clinton said that she will be meeting later today with former Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and other world leaders as well as emphasizing that she has the "support and advice" from national security leaders who have worked for both Republican and Democratic president. That's in contrast to Trump, who she said is "giving aid and comfort to our adversaries" with his rhetoric.
We know that a lot of the rhetoric we've heard from Donald Trump has been seized on by terrorists, in particular ISIS. Because they are looking to make this into a war against Islam. People who number in the tens of thousand, not the tens of millions, they want to use that to recruit more fighters to their cause. By turning it into a religious conflict. That's why I've been very clear, we're going after the bad guys and we're going to get them. But we're not going to go after an entire religion and give ISIS exactly what it's wanting in order for them top enhance their position.
Secondly, we know that Donald Trump's comments have been used online for recruitment of terrorists. We've heard that from former CIA director Michael Hayden who made it a very clear point when he said, Donald Trump is being used as a recruiting sergeant in and for the terrorists. We know from the former head of the counter terrorist center, Mike Olsen, that the language that Mr. Trump has used is giving aid and comfort to our adversaries.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is congratulating himself for having "called it" when he said Saturday night—before authorities had determined anything—that there was a bomb in New York. He also reiterated his "plan" for dealing with terrorism: profiling of refugees and immigrants "from that part of the world."
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