Obama delivers stern message to Trump

by The Hill staff - 03/15/16 5:11 PM ET

President Obama delivered a serious message to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump at the light-hearted Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

{mosads}”I reject any effort to spread fear or encourage violence or to shut people down when they are trying to speak or turn Americans against one another,” Obama told the bipartisan crowd of lawmakers gathered to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Watch the video above to hear Obama in his own words, and see other moments from the annual luncheon hosted by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

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