US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump accused his key Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and US President Barack Obama of creating Daesh during his campaign speech on Saturday night.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) The real-estate tycoon claimed he had predicted the rise ofDaesh inthe Middle East, citing his calls onthe Obama administration totarget the group's oil assets inthe militant-controlled territories.
"They have a bunch ofdishonest people. They've created ISIS [Daesh]. Hillary Clinton created ISIS withObama," Trump announced toa cheering croud inBiloxi, Mississippi.
In a show ofhis predicting ability, Trump also accused Iran ofbeing afterSaudi oil asit orchestrated Saturdays attack onthe Saudi Embassy inTehran.
A mob ofoutraged Shia protesters stormed the Saudi diplomatic mission inthe Iranian capital followingthe execution ofprominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr bySaudi Arabias Sunni authorities.
Trump is the the Republican Party frontrunner inthe US presidential race. The billionaire businessman has provoked controversy withstatements he's made aboutwomen, immigrants and Muslims.
By Sputnik