<p>The Islamic State has derided US President Donald Trump as a "stupid idiot" and said his rise to power was a sign of America's bankruptcy.<br /><br />Targeting Trump directly for the first time since he took office, the ISIS terror group in the 36-minute audio released by its spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir yesterday called him an Arabic term that means an "idiot", saying the US President does not know anything about Islam, NBC News reported.<br /><br />Terming the US as "bankrupt", it said, "the sign of your elimination are now clearer to everyone, as the most clear of signs is that you are now ruled by a stupid idiot who does not know what Sham and Iraq are, or what Islam is, who continues to express his hatred and war against Islam".<br /><br />The propaganda said Trump has expressed his "hatred and war" against Islam, the report said.<br /><br />Other translations of the statement replaced "stupid idiot" with "riff raff" or "harebrained", it said.<br /><br />Al-sham is a term ISIS uses to describe a region that includes Syria.<br /><br />It appears to be the first time the Islamic State has referred to Trump since he took office.<br /><br />ISIS, which controls large swaths of territories in Iraq and Syria, is currently being targeted by a US-led military coalition.<br /><br />Trump has pledged to "totally obliterate ISIS," which swept across parts of Iraq in 2014.<br /><br />Trump has been widely criticised in the past for his controversial statements on Islam.<br /><br />The ISIS statement does not appear to directly refer to Trump's executive order temporarily banning people of six Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. <br /></p>
<p>The Islamic State has derided US President Donald Trump as a "stupid idiot" and said his rise to power was a sign of America's bankruptcy.<br /><br />Targeting Trump directly for the first time since he took office, the ISIS terror group in the 36-minute audio released by its spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir yesterday called him an Arabic term that means an "idiot", saying the US President does not know anything about Islam, NBC News reported.<br /><br />Terming the US as "bankrupt", it said, "the sign of your elimination are now clearer to everyone, as the most clear of signs is that you are now ruled by a stupid idiot who does not know what Sham and Iraq are, or what Islam is, who continues to express his hatred and war against Islam".<br /><br />The propaganda said Trump has expressed his "hatred and war" against Islam, the report said.<br /><br />Other translations of the statement replaced "stupid idiot" with "riff raff" or "harebrained", it said.<br /><br />Al-sham is a term ISIS uses to describe a region that includes Syria.<br /><br />It appears to be the first time the Islamic State has referred to Trump since he took office.<br /><br />ISIS, which controls large swaths of territories in Iraq and Syria, is currently being targeted by a US-led military coalition.<br /><br />Trump has pledged to "totally obliterate ISIS," which swept across parts of Iraq in 2014.<br /><br />Trump has been widely criticised in the past for his controversial statements on Islam.<br /><br />The ISIS statement does not appear to directly refer to Trump's executive order temporarily banning people of six Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. <br /></p>