Hillary Clinton will not be apologizing to Donald Trump for her comment that he has become the Islamic State's "best recruiter," her campaign said Monday.
"Hell no," said Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon. "Hillary Clinton will not be apologizing to Donald Trump for correctly pointing out how his hateful rhetoric only helps ISIS recruit more terrorists."
Trump had said he would "demand" an apology from Clinton for her claim about the Islamic State, telling NBC's TODAY show. "She lies about emails, she lies about Whitewater, she lies about everything. She will be a disaster about everything as president of the United States."
Trump has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States until the government gets a better handle on the terrorist threat.
During Saturday's Democratic debate, Clinton said the U.S. needs to make sure that "the really discriminatory messages that Trump is sending around the world don't fall on receptive ears. He is becoming ISIS's best recruiter. They are going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
While counter-terrorism analysts say the Islamic State could use Trump's comments to support their claim that the West is waging war on Islam, fact-checkers say there is no evidence of any ISIS videos featuring the Republican front-runner.
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