Valerie Jarrett: We Shouldn’t Be ‘Throwing Around Labels’ like Radical Islam

HASSELBECK Ms Jarrett thanks ░░░░░░░░ being here I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you this For ░░░░░░░░ first time since 9 ░░░░░░░░ the words al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ not used in a ░░░░░░░░ of the Union address ░░░░░░░░ is it in fact ░░░░░░░░ I think the American ░░░░░░░░ deserve accurate terminology here ░░░░░░░░ won t the president ░░░░░░░░ Islamic extremism or radical ░░░░░░░░ Why JARRETT First of ░░░░░░░░ there is nothing more ░░░░░░░░ to the president than ░░░░░░░░ safety and the security ░░░░░░░░ the American people That ░░░░░░░░ his focus That s ░░░░░░░░ first priority That s ░░░░░░░░ he s dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ And many of the ░░░░░░░░ who are helping us ░░░░░░░░ terrorism are Islamic majority ░░░░░░░░ Let s look right ░░░░░░░░ at home where there ░░░░░░░░ Sikh temple in Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ the Holocaust museum right ░░░░░░░░ in Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ were terrorists Those were ░░░░░░░░ but they weren t ░░░░░░░░ any particular faith So ░░░░░░░░ we start throwing around ░░░░░░░░ let s look more ░░░░░░░░ at terrorism Let s ░░░░░░░░ limit it Let s ░░░░░░░░ broadly at it and ░░░░░░░░ s attack it together ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely HASSELBECK There ░░░░░░░░ other nations leaders that ░░░░░░░░ come out with specifics ░░░░░░░░ terms of saying radical ░░░░░░░░ Does the president find ░░░░░░░░ more offensive that radical ░░░░░░░░ exists or the term ░░░░░░░░ Islam Which is more ░░░░░░░░ to the president JARRETT ░░░░░░░░ think his philosophy is ░░░░░░░░ s keep America safe ░░░░░░░░ let s focus on ░░░░░░░░