What Obama, Clinton and Trump said: a reaction to the terrorist attack in Nice

Speaking to foreign diplomats at the White House on Friday, Obama promised France any support its oldest ally might need and said the attacks would not stop the push to fight Islamic State terrorists in Syria and elsewhere.

Speaking about the situation of Muslims in the USA, Obama also said: “We will never give in to fear, we will not begin to pursue each other and will not sacrifice our way of life. We will never be divided along religious lines, because this is exactly what the terrorists want. ”

According to a survey among US citizens, published 15 July, more than a third of Americans (37%) currently have a negative attitude towards Islam. At the same time, supporters without five minutes of the republican presidential candidate Donald Trump among them are almost twice as many (58%) than supporters of the favorite among democrats Hillary Clinton (24%).

Trump on Friday, in connection with the tragedy in Nice, canceled his press conference at which he planned to present Indian State Governor Mike Pence, who will take the post of Vice-President of the United States in the event of the victory of a politician-businessman in elections.

“Another terrible attack, this time in Nice, France. Many dead and wounded. When will we learn the lessons? It’s only getting worse,” Donald Trump wrote on his Facebook page. Twitter right after the news of the attack.

In addition, Trump expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the terrorist attack, while not losing the opportunity to blame the current US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Clinton in light of the events taking place in the world.

“Another 4 years of laxity with the crooked Hillary administration is unacceptable. Look what’s happening in the world with O[bama] and Hillary!” advises to its subscribers in the social networks of Donald Trump.

In addition, the Fox News interview Trump warned that if elected, he is ready to declare war on terrorists and send NATO forces to fight. According to him, the United States must be “tougher” towards terrorists.

Hillary Clinton's reaction is like Voice of America reports, was much more restrained than Trump's reaction. Clinton told CNN that, in her opinion, it’s already obvious that the United States is in a state of war with terrorist groups, and that it is necessary to act intelligently and effectively to win.

Clinton urged caution and stressed that the United States should rely on intelligence gathering.

In addition, Clinton said on Friday that she did not consider conducting a ground operation against ISI militants in Syria effective in response to the terrorist attack in Nice. According to her, at the moment due to air strikes, the Allies managed to squeeze the ring around the terrorists, and also to eliminate a number of field commanders of the militants.

The entry of US or NATO troops into Syria or Iraq, as Clinton believes, is “the dream of the Islamic State.”

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Nice on July 14, which has not yet been officially recognized as a terrorist attack. However, according to French President Francois Hollande, the attack "was without a doubt of a terrorist nature."