Trump: Obama is 'protecting' Clinton from 'going to jail'

Hillary Clinton uses the term "radical jihadism" rather than "radical Islamic terrorism" because she is "probably afraid" of President Barack Obama, Donald Trump said Monday.

“He’s the boss, OK? And she’s probably afraid of him because, obviously, you know, she probably thinks that he has a profound effect over her life," Trump said during a telephone interview on CNN's "New Day" a day after the terrorist attack at an Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub killed 49 and injured at least 53.


Alluding to the ongoing FBI investigation into the private server Clinton used for official business at the State Department, Trump remarked that Clinton's decision to call it by that name as a calculated move.

"He’s protecting her from going to jail, so she’s not going to use it," Trump said. "But I bet you that … she would love to use to those words, because almost everybody agrees that those words should be used.”

Clinton, who like Trump called into a number of morning news shows, remarked on NBC's "Today" that the name she calls it matters less than what is done about it. "But that's not the point. All this talk and demagoguery and rhetoric is not going to solve the problem. I’m not going to demonize and demagogue and declare war on a religion," Clinton added. "That’s just plain dangerous and it plays into ISIS’ hands.

The White House has stressed its independence from the Clinton email investigation on multiple occasions, including late last week.