Huckabee defends Obama 'Koran verse' comments
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he wasn't trying to lump President Obama together with Islamic terrorists by saying the president wants Americans to "memorize a Koran verse."
"Heavens, no," the GOP presidential contender said on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked by the moderator whether that was his intention.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Huckabee said he rather intended to make his point that Obama isn't showing enough anger toward the Islamic State after its recent attacks in Paris and Mali.