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Donald Trump swung back at President Barack Obama and Republican Governor Nikki Haley this morning over their comments disparaging him last night in their dueling State of the Union speeches.
Neither mentioned Trump by name, but their comments were pointedly directed at the bombastic presidential candidate who is running circles around his opponents in the GOP race.
On Fox and Friends this morning, Trump said in a phone interview that Obama is 'living in a fantasy land' and Haley is 'very weak on immigration.'
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On Fox and Friends Trump was asked about the comments and the Republican said, 'He didn't mention my name, and perhaps he was talking about somebody else' while acknowledging that remarks were interpreted as a rebuff of his politics.
'He doesn't mention the radical Islamic terrorism. He doesn't want to use those terms. He doesn't want to talk about it,' Trump said, cutting into Obama for steering clear of the San Bernardino last night.
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Continuing, Trump said, 'He doesn't want to talk about what's going on in the world, the real facts that are going on in the world. He's living in a fantasy land. I think this man is living in a fantasy land.'
Trump also criticized the Obama administration's response to the Iran's capture of 10 American sailors who said they unintentionally entered Tehran's waters.
Asked if the United States should have apologized - a matter that is now in dispute with Iran saying the U.S. did, and that is why the sailors were released, and the State Department saying it did not - Trump, said, ‘No we shouldn't have apologized.'
‘They shouldn’t have held these people at any point.’
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‘They held them, and they only let them go they want to collect the money because they're not stupid people,’ Trump said, referring to the Iran nuclear accord, which he says was ‘one of the dumbest deals in the history of our country.’
As a result of pact, Iran will receive a $100 billion pay out from oil sale funds it did not have access to before.
Trump says it will give ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ to Tehran. ‘I think it's a disgrace.’
‘It's very, very sad that they held them at all,’ Trump said of the released soldiers. ‘What they are doing is essentially they are taunting us.’
‘They continue to taunt us,’ he said, ‘because they feel we don’t have very much leadership. Which of course, they're '100 percent correct.’

Turning to Haley, who admitted this morning that was in fact talking about Trump last night when she said 'during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices,' he blasted her stance on illegal immigration as 'very weak.'
The billionaire further said Haley, a two-term governor, has had ‘no trouble asking me for campaign contributions’ over the years.
Haley, he said, has asked him for ‘a hell of a lot of money’ in the past. ‘Perhaps if I weren’t running she'd be in my office asking me for money.’
‘But now that I'm running, she wants to take a weak shot on illegal immigration,' he said.
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Trump said his criticisms did not extend to the ‘incredible people’ of South Carolina, where the Republican said has a ‘massive lead’ in the polls.
‘I love her state. I'm there a lot,’ he said.
Up an average of 11 points above his competitors there, Trump’s the favorite to win the Palmetto State, along with the overall GOP nomination.
Haley, now the nation’s only Indian-American governor, has been talked about as a possible running mate to whoever the Republican nominee is.
Trump indicated that Haley wouldn’t be on the short list if he’s the one choosing.
‘Whoever I pick is also going to be very strong on illegal immigration,’ he said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397769/Obama-living-fantasy-land-Nikki-Haley-weak-immigration-says-Trump-politicians-hit-dueling-State-Union-speeches.html
Neither mentioned Trump by name, but their comments were pointedly directed at the bombastic presidential candidate
Trump fired back on Fox: 'He doesn't want to talk about what's going on in the world, the real facts that are going on in the world'
He likewise disparaged the Obama administration's handing of dispute with Iran that resulted in the release of 10 sailors this morning
Haley, he said, has asked him for ‘a hell of a lot of money’ in the past. ‘But now that I'm running, she wants to take a weak shot on illegal immigration'
For more of the latest on Barack Obama visit www.dailymail.co.uk/obama
By FRANCESCA CHAMBERS, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:53 EST, 13 January 2016 | UPDATED: 15:30 EST, 13 January 2016


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