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Obama Lashes Out at Trump's Call for Muslim Ban

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President Barack Obama took the unusual step of weighing in on the U.S. presidential campaign Tuesday, lashing out at the Republican who wants to succeed him, billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump. The president ripped into Trump for his proposed ban on Muslims and said Trump’s rhetoric makes the United States less safe. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the president’s strong remarks, from Washington.