The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said today that the current president of the United States, Barack Obama, is “the founder” of the Islamic State (IS).

During a campaign rally in Sunrise, west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Trump criticized Obama’s counterterrorism strategy and said he is “the founder of IS” and that his rival in the presidential race, Hillary Clinton, is the “co-founder” of this terrorist group.

“IS is honoring President Obama. He is the founder of IS. And I would say the co-founder is crooked Hillary Clinton,” said Trump while rally-goers cheered ‘Lock her up!’- directed at Clinton.

Trump appeared today in Florida keeping the inflammatory tone of recent rallies and bashed the US media as being “rigged.”

“Look at the way they covered that story yesterday (Tuesday,)” he told his supporters, referring to his speech in North Carolina, regarding the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, which enshrines the right to bear arms. His Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton denounced Trump’s comment as a “casual incitement to violence.”

Trump criticized that Obama has refused using the term ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ to refer to the attacks in Orlando, Florida and San Bernardino, California.

Trump also took aim at Clinton, for her refusal to use that term as well: “She doesn’t want to say it, cause she doesn’t want to offend the president, because then bad things could happen to her if she offends the president.”

The Democrats reject Trump’s comment, starting with Clinton herself, who today warned that “Trump’s words could have tremendous consequences.”

Donald Trump will hold another rally on Thursday in Kissimmee, also in Florida. EFE

Miami, Florida, USA, Aug 10 (EFE)