India, Aug. 11 -- Intensifying his rhetoric against Muslim communities, US President Donald Trump on Monday described Democratic candidates in the midterm elections as "jihadists."

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about the recommendations for Republicans running in the midterms and about the Democratic candidates. In response, he said, "Well, the one thing is we have jihadists being elected all over the place. We have this, whether it's communism, jihadism. A friend of mine called up and said you should use the word 'jihadists'."

Donald Trump said the "radicalism and craziness" of the candidates is not the way the US wants to live. He called out the Democratic candidates' objections to the US Supreme Court and ...