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And from what i understand that would have -- as somebody who's not that sees the implication of what that means, i could only imagine if you are jewish how intense those words i guess impact you. so i think it was probably a very unfortunate thing. >> strong condemnations from the anti-defamation league today as well as the simon weesvees sen that will center. they don't like the iranian deal at the same time they think huckaby went too far. >> i think this is exactly what the president wants, not that he wanted them to say this but this is distracting from the discussion about it. when you u...

Missions in iraq and afghanistan. i assume you still fly planes once in a while. >> i do it's great. >> air force reserve? >> i am. >> what kind of jet? >> rc-26 reconnaissance plane out of madison, wisconsin. >> still active. >> yeah. >> what do you think of what mike huckabee said comparing what the united states -- what the president of the united states is doing basically to the holocaust? >> look i don't think i would have used those terms at all. i think huckaby's right to be very concerned with what this is going to do to israel. what it's going to do to the middle east, i.e. basically ...

>> mike huckabee right now, according to him and his aides, is standing by that comment tonight. let's get some more on the president's reaction as he prepares to wrap up his visit to africa. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in the capital of ethiopia. tell our viewers what the president said because he's responding directly forcefully he's clearly angry, and he's mentioning names. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. the president's gloves are off for the first time president obama jumped right into the 2016 race for the white house, throwing some big punches at former arkansas ...

This, maybe it gets attention and maybe this is just a measure to push mr. trump out of the headlines. but it's not the kind of leadership that is needed for america right now. >> now, tonight huckaby is not only standing by his remarks, he is doubling down on them. that is just fine with the white house. as one official put it the president wants this debate to be on the facts. the white house clearly leaves huckaby's remarks help the president's case driving moderates in his direction. the president's comments in ethiopia today signal a new phase in this upcoming campaign. he is going to sou...