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Obama Takes Aim at Trump’s Rhetoric in Rutgers Address

HeadlineMay 16, 2016

President Obama took aim at Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric as he delivered the commencement address at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Obama criticized Trump’s call to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.

President Barack Obama: “Isolating or disparaging Muslims, suggesting that they should be treated differently when it comes to entering this country, that is not just a betrayal of our values, that’s not just a betrayal of who we are, it would alienate the very communities at home and abroad who are our most important partners in the fight against violent extremism.”

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