Here's how the 2016 GOP presidential candidates reacted on Twitter to President Obama's address to the nation on Sunday night:
(This post will be updated as more candidates tweet their reactions.)
Donald Trump:
(Trump live-tweeted the remarks, but this was a solid summary tweet)
Well, Obama refused to say (he just can't say it), that we are at WAR with RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISTS.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz:
If I am elected President, I will direct the Department of Defense to destroy ISIS: https://t.co/am6Sxe3anE
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 7, 2015
And I will shut down the broken immigration system that is letting jihadists into our country. https://t.co/CpjCljVN5H
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 7, 2015Nothing President Obama said tonight will assist in either case. https://t.co/gxppI9rQvU
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 7, 2015Gov. Jeb Bush:
This is the war of our time. It shouldn’t be business as usual. My response to @POTUS' weak Oval Office Address: pic.twitter.com/PvHKfVJqzC
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 7, 2015Carly Fiorina:
Vintage Obama: No strategy, no leadership. Politics as usual.
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) December 7, 2015
What I would do to defeat ISIS: https://t.co/d9ZWMqRrgv
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) December 7, 2015
Gov. John Kasich:
STATEMENT: Gov. @JohnKasich’s Response to President Obama’s National Remarks on Terrorism https://t.co/ZlDM31FLNn
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) December 7, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul:
The #Obamaspeech was an attempt to turn a necessary discussion on terrorism and national security into a ineffective gun control debate.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 7, 2015
Let's be clear: disarming more law abiding citizens will not stop mass murderers and terrorists.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 7, 2015
Sen. George Pataki:
#Obamaspeech was as believable as a hostage video. Pathetic response to the worst attack on US since 9/11
— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) December 7, 2015
Sen. Lindsey Graham:
President Obama is intentionally misleading the nation about the threat we face from ISIL.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 7, 2015
President Obama is also overselling the successes we are having on the battlefield. His strategy will not destroy ISIL and he knows it.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 7, 2015Sen. Rick Santorum:
Pres solution - 'Congress authorize what I am already doing and restrict law abiding people's right to defend themselves.'
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) December 7, 2015