Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of founding the Islamic State group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later Vincent Trocheck Jersey , on another topic, he referred to the president by his full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama.
"In many respects, you know, they honor President Obama," Trump said during a raucous campaign rally outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "He is the founder of ISIS."
He repeated the allegation three more times for emphasis.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a sign during a campaign rally at the BB&T Center, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
The Republican presidential nominee in the past has accused his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, of founding the militant group. As he shifted the blame to Obama on Wednesday, he said "crooked Hillary Clinton" was actually the group's co-founder.
Trump has long blamed Obama and his former secretary of state — Clinton — for pursuing Mideast policies that created a power vacuum in Iraq that was exploited by IS, another acronym for the group. He's sharply criticized Obama for announcing he would pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, a decision that many Obama critics say created the kind of instability in which extremist groups like IS thrive.
The White House declined to comment on Trump's accusation.
The Islamic State group began as Iraq's local affiliate of al-Qaida, the group that attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. The group carried out massive attacks against Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority, fueling tensions with al-Qaida's central leadership. The local group's then-leader, Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in 2006 in a U.S. airstrike but is still seen as the Islamic State group's founder.
Trump's accusation — and his use of the president's middle name, Hussein — echoed previous instances where he's questioned Obama's loyalties.
In June, when a shooter who claimed allegiance to IS killed 49 people in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub, Trump seemed to suggest Obama was sympathetic to the group when he said Obama "doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands." In the past, Trump has also falsely suggested Obama is a Muslim or was born in Kenya, where Obama's father was from.
The president, a Christian, was born in Hawaii.
Trump lobbed the allegation midway through his rally at a sports arena, where riled-up supporters shouted obscenities about Clinton and joined in unison to shout "lock her up." He railed against the fact that the Orlando shooter's father, Seddique Mateen, was spotted in the crowd behind Clinton during a Monday rally in Florida, adding, "Of course he likes Hillary Clinton."
Sitting behind Trump at his rally on Wednesday was former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., who resigned in 2006 after allegations he sent sexually suggestive messages to former House pages.
BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- League leader Xinjiang kept its undefeated record by easing past last season's runner-up Liaoning 115-104 in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Wednesday.
Xinjiang, who missed the playoffs last season, now is the only unbeaten CBA team with nine victories in a row.
Andray Blatche had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for Xinjiang, the former L.A. Lakers' point guard Andrew Goudelock kept up his surge with 26 points. Zhouqi, the Chinese basketball rising star, finished with 21 points, 9 points and 4 blocks.
Liaoning shot out to a quick 7-point lead then Xinjiang fought back to 25-21 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Xinjiang led as many as 16 points in the third quarter but Liaoning didn't bank down and cut the gap to 100-107 with 2 minutes remaining. However, Blatche's three-point play with 55 seconds left sealed the victory for the home side.
Lester Hudson, who is the first foreign player to win two MVP trophie in CBA, scored 31 points including 7-of-12 shooting from outside the arc. Shavlik Randolph and Li Xiaoxu added 20 points and 16 points respectively.
Beijing got a third successive home win by smashing Jiangsu 105-90. The defending champion used a balanced attack that included six players with at least eight points. Randolph Morris collected 27 points and 9 rebounds, former NBA All-star Stephon Marbury nearly posted a triple-double with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
Jiangsu's Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft, still haven't played in this season duo to injury.
In Wednesday's other games, Shandong overwhelmed Foshan 144-107, Shenzhen crashed Bayi 104-89, Guangsha beat Beikong 111-86, Zhejiang lost to Guangdong 97-112, Shanxi edged Jilin 87-85, Sichuan beat Fujian 128-101, Shanghai downed Tianjin 99-93, Tongxi defeated Qingdao 127-117.
The first Tesla Supercharger station in Tianjin was put to use on Saturday. The Superchargers are among the world's fastest charging systems, allowing users to fully recharge their Tesla cars' batteries in 75 minutes.
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