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Donald Trump has claimed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are to blame for the creation of Isis.
During his latest campaign rally in Mississippi, Mr Trump suggested the Obama administration has allowed the extremist group to flourish by ignoring his call for the US to seize oil assets now owned by Isis.
“In Tehran, they’re burning down the Saudi embassy, you see that?” he said. “Now, what this is is Iran wants to take over Saudi Arabia. They always have. They want the oil, ok? They’ve always wanted that.”
After the rally, he retweeted a supporter who repeated his claims about Ms Clinton and Mr Obama. The supporter was responding to a critic calling Mr Trump a "retard" and a "douche".
In November 2015, Mr Trump’s fellow Republican candidates Rick Santorum and Carly Fiorina both said that Ms Clinton and Mr Obama were to blame for the rise of Isis.
Mr Trump made no comment on the al-Shabaab recruitment video that was released on Friday, featuring footage of him calling for a ban on all Muslims entering the US.
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