Beckel: Obama Denies Muslims Can Be Nasty Because He ‘Grew Up Along Muslims’

Beckel: Obama Doesn’t Want To Believe Muslims Can Be Nasty Because He ‘Grew Up Along Muslims’ (RealClearPolitics)

On Monday's broadcast of The Five, co-host Bob Beckel reflected on why he thinks President Obama doesn't want to call out radical Islam. Beckel said Obama is a guy "very much affected by Muslims in his life."

"He had friends that were Muslims," Beckel said. "I think he doesn't want to make himself believe they can be a nasty group."

Beckel said Obama grew up along Muslims and was "strongly affected" by them.

"I think he was strongly affected by Muslims. I think in his dream of dreams he hopes that these guys aren't really Muslims and he doesn't want to call them Muslims because he does like Muslims," he said on FOX News.