The Democratic president noted that leading Republicans had criticized Trump for his remarks but have stood by their endorsements of him. Obama spoke during a White House news conference with Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong. U.S. President Barack Obama issued a scathing attack of Donald Trump on Tuesday for criticising a Muslim family whose U.S. Army captain son was killed in Iraq. That was not the case for Trump, a businessman from New York, Obama said. He challenged Republican leaders to withdraw support for their “unfit” nominee.

Source: The Hindu August 02, 2016 17:37 UTC