Obama: GOP ‘scared of orphans and widows’

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President Obama went on the attack against Republicans Tuesday from the Philippines, saying that they are “scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America.”

In a joint press conference with Philippine president Benigno Aquino, Obama alluded to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tx, calling out unfair questions by CNBC moderators and Gov. Chris Christie, R-NJ, saying that his state would not accept even young orphan refugees — because they would be lost without familiar adult supervision.

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