Donald Trump
Donald Trump, whose lead in the polls for president just stretched even wider – due in large part to his straight talk on immigration, the refugee crisis and the Paris terror attacks – came out swinging against President Obama over the ongoing issues, telling radio host Laura Ingraham the commander-in-chief was sending Syrian migrants primarily to Republican states, ostensibly for political reasons.
"They send them to the Republicans, not to the Democrats, you know because they know the problem," he said, Politico reported. "Why would we want to bother the Democrats?"
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His comments came on the heels of two dozen or so governors, mostly leading Republican states, vowing to turn away any Syrian refugees out of concerns for their citizens' safety. Obama's called for America to accept 10,000 refugees over the next year.
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Trump called such open border embrace nonsensical, especially since ISIS has vowed to use the resettlement trend to sneak in terrorists.
Trump tweeted: "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?"
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Trump said previously, during a rally in Knoxville, Tennessee, refugees should turn around and stay in Syria.
"What I'd like is ... [to] build a beautiful safe zone and you have whatever it is so people can live, and they'll be happier," he said then, Politico reported.
On "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday, Trump doubled down on his safe zone comment, saying that scenario would help protect the innocents – both genuine refugees seeking safe havens for their families and the citizens of those countries that are taking them in and providing them new homes.
The Associated Press reported governors from both political parties have accepted refugees, but Republicans have been sent them at twice the rate as Democrats.
