By Bruce Wright @bctw On  11/17/16 AT 9:28 AM

The Islamic State group is happy about Donald Trump's presidential election. The militants plan to use the Republican's rhetoric against Muslims to spur its own recruiting efforts, Reuters reported Monday. 

A top ranking militant in Afghanistan told Reuters Trump's words would easily help add to the ranks of the group also known as ISIS. Trump has repeatedly called for a ban, or extreme vetting, of Muslims entering the U.S. and said he would "bomb the s--- out" of ISIS.

"This guy is a complete maniac," said Abu Omar Khorasani. "His utter hate towards Muslims will make our job much easier because we can recruit thousands."....

"A Shi'ite Muslim cleric in Iraq offered similar views. "[Trump] does not differentiate between extremist and moderate Islamist trends and, at the same time, he overlooks (the fact) that his extremism will generate extremism in return," Moqtada al-Sadr said...."