President Obama attended a state dinner in Argentina Wednesday, where he did the tango, as journalists questioned his plan to defeat ISIS. He said he had a lot of things “on his plate”, but that he would address it as reported by Daily Caller.
Speaking to reporters in Argentina Wednesday, President Obama downplayed the gravity of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels by saying ISIS does not pose “an existential threat” to national security.
“I addressed this issue a little bit at the baseball game when I was interviewed by ESPN,” the president explained, “but let me reiterate.”
President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attend a baseball game between Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba’s National Team at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana.
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“Groups like ISIL can’t destroy us. They can’t defeat us,” he continued. “They can’t produce anything. They’re not an existential threat to us.”
“Their primary power — in addition to killing innocent lives — is to strike fear in our societies,” he added. “It is very important for us to not respond with fear.”
Earlier in the press conference, Obama showed displeasure when an Associated Press reporter asked whether the Brussels attacks “changed anything.”
“I’ve got a lot of things on my plate,” he responded before assuring reporters his top priority is “to eliminate the scourge of this barbaric terrorism that’s been taking place around the world.”
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