Statements by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have angered many Republicans. The Chad Hasty Show airs 8:30-11am on 790AM KFYO.

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GOP Takes on the Obama Administration

According to POLITICO, recent comments by both President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have prompted more than a few responses from Republicans.

Ted Cruz, whom Obama implicitly slammed for his refugee comments, on Wednesday morning challenged the president to "come back and insult me to my face."

Obama has been critical of Cruz's proposal for handling the Syrian refugee crisis, which includes allowing in Christians, but not Muslims.

"Mr. President, if you want to insult me, you can do it overseas, you can do it in Turkey, you can do it in foreign countries, but I would encourage you, Mr. President, come back and insult me to my face," Cruz told reporters Wednesday morning, looking directly into the cameras. "Let's have a debate on Syrian refugees right now. We can do it anywhere you want. I'd prefer it in the United States and not overseas where you're making the insults. It's easy to toss a cheap insult when no one can respond, but let's have a debate."

Carly Fiorina on Wednesday morning called Obama's tirade against Republicans "outrageous."

"This is revealing of the fact that President Obama doesn’t understand the nature of the threat. I guess he’s like Hillary Clinton. He thinks Republicans are his enemies. He’s a politician, not a leader," she told Fox News from Concord, New Hampshire, adding that the president never has understood the nature of the threat posed by the terror group. "There’s nothing that we’re gonna say or do that causes ISIS to do what they do. They are at war with us. They are at war with this nation. They are at war with our way of life. They are at war with Europe, and President Obama is speaking in a way that is beneath his office."

And Jeb Bush got in some knocks of his own, lumping in former secretary of state and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton with Obama, as he lays out his foreign policy vision at The Citadel on Wednesday.

“We must address the underlying conflicts in Syria and Iraq, which created this crisis – one that spiraled out of control as President Obama and Hillary Clinton failed to act - and today present a critical threat to international security,” Bush said.

President Obama and Sec. John Kerry have said some very stupid things this week regarding terrorism and the threat of ISIS. More Republicans and American voters should reject the comments made.

The comments show just how out of touch the Democrats are when it comes to national security.

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