Trump On Obama’s Mosque Visit: ‘Maybe He Feels Comfortable There’

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Donald Trump on Wednesday briefly discussed President Obama’s trip to a mosque, noting that the President chose to visit a mosque when “there are a lot of places he can go.”

During an interview on Fox News’ “On The Record,” host Greta Van Susteren asked for Trump’s thoughts on Obama’s trip, where the President condemned “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslim-Americans.”

“I don’t have much thought,” Trump responded. “I think that we can go to lots of places right now, I don’t know if he’s — maybe he feels comfortable there.”

“We have a lot of problems in this country,” he continued. “There are a lot of places he can go, and he chose a mosque.”

The Republican presidential candidate then said, “That’s his decision. That’s fine.”

Watch the interview via Fox News:

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  1. Dude doesn’t even bother to dog-whistle.

  2. Passive aggressive twit

  3. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    President Obama is respected and well liked everywhere in the world where there is intelligent people, not Faux 's kool aid drinkers, something that The Donald does not begin to understand.

  4. Part of me wants to think that Obama did this as a means to incite this these types of responses and remind the American people what the opposition truly is this election season. Then part of me wants to think Obama did this because it’s the right thing to do as President of the United States who represents all people here. Maybe a combo of both. Either way, he should feel comfortable there because he’s not a racist coward like Trump.

  5. Ooh, clever. Donald slyly reminds everyone he made an international fool of himself being a birther idiot and got offhandedly humiliated on a similarly large stage by this President at the same time as that President was conducting the most serious possible real-world business because you know what, Donald? Out in the real world, where the real, true heavy hitters prowl, you’re easy pickings for any predator who feels like taking the time. You’re slow and you’re stupid and you seem obsessed with proving it over and over again.

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