Donald Trump claims the president of the United States is 'prioritizing our enemy' over Americans

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Donald Trump punched back at President Obama on Tuesday, asserting in a statement to The Associated Press that the president of the United States "claims to know our enemy, and yet he continues to prioritize our enemy over our allies, and for that matter, the American people."

Earlier Tuesday, Obama had responded to criticisms from Trump and other Republicans that he might not be completely loyal because he doesn't use the phrase "radical Islam." "Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. This is a political distraction," Obama had said, adding that the presumptive Republican nominee's anti-immigrant vision for the country is "not the America we want."

Trump, for his part, declared in his statement that "when I am president, it will always be America first."

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.