President Obama is confident that the Marine Corps can adequately investigate disturbing allegations of hazing that led at least one Muslim recruit to commit suicide, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.

“Obviously the commander in chief is quite concerned about making sure that those young Americans who sign up to serve in our armed forces … are treated with dignity and respect and not subject to abuse and hazing,” Earnest said about hazing reports out of a Marine boot camp in South Carolina.

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