News Alert: Obama says GOP's refugee talk 'needs to stop,' is 'recruitment tool' for ISIS

View in Browser BREAKING NEWS Tuesday November 17, 2015 Obama Slams GOP For Anti-Syrian Refugee Incitement SAUL LOEB via Getty Images MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans who oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. of being scared of widows and orphans. He says the political posturing "needs to stop." Obama is addressing calls from GOP leaders for an immediate, temporary closure of America's borders to Syria refugees. He says those Republicans "think they're so tough." "At first, they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of three year old orphans. That doesn't seem so tough to me," Obama said, referring to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's assertion that not even refugee children should be allowed into the United States. Read More

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