Rivals Condemn Trump as Muslim Obama Suggestion Returns to Spotlight
“Is anybody really surprised that this happened at a Donald Trump rally?” the White House's top spokesman asks.
US President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House on September 16, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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The White House and leading Democratic candidates for president slammed Donald Trump for failing to rebut a man who called President Barack Obama a Muslim at a campaign event, with Obama's top spokesman blaming the entire Republican Party for courting such voters.
Some Republican presidential candidates joined the Democrats in condemning Trump's response, while at least one said the fault lied more with the man in the audience. Democrats are seeking to use Trump's candidacy to paint the GOP as extreme and hostile to groups of voters with increasing political clout.