US President Barack Obama's comments on Daesh (also known as ISIL) show that he is hopelessly out of touch, according to the Washington Examiner, a local newspaper.
Obama earlier gave an interview to National Public Radio, in which he said that Daesh does not pose a major threat because the terrorist group is not a "huge industrial power."
"Look, the media is pursuing ratings. This is a legitimate news story. I think that, you know, it's up to the media to make a determination about how they want to cover things," Obama said.
According to the Examiner, this shows that Obama has a gap between his rhetoric, in which he continues to officially call the group weak, and reality, as Daesh has continued to gain strength and launch increasingly daring attacks.
