Obama: Trump 'is ultimately helping do ISIL's work for us'

[jpak]

Source: CNN

Philadelphia (CNN)President Barack Obama had strong words for Donald Trump's rhetoric over Muslims in the wake of terrorist attacks, saying -- using another acronym for ISIS -- that Trump "is ultimately helping do ISIL's work for us."

Obama also said Trump's suggestion he might not back NATO allies show he's unprepared to handle foreign policy, in an interview aired Sunday.

Obama's comments came in an interview with CBS' John Dickerson on "Face the Nation." The day before the Democratic National Convention's kickoff, the President made clear he's eager to attack Trump over foreign policy.

He lambasted Trump for suggesting the United States should refuse to assist NATO allies who haven't contributed enough financially to the trans-Atlantic alliance.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/politics/obama-trump-nato-isis/

[David__77]

1. Odd statement.

I suppose he didn't mean "for us."

[bjobotts]

2. "...doing ISILs work for THEM (not 'us)"... there, corrected