Posted on 09/03/2015 10:03:40 PM PDT by Steelfish
Donald Trump: I Will Know The Difference Between Hamas And Hezbollah 'When It's Appropriate'
4 September Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did not take kindly in a radio interview on Thursday to being asked to identify the affiliations of various militant leaders in the Middle East, saying the host was asking “a gotcha question”.
Discussing Islamist extremism, conservative talk-radio host Hugh Hewitt told Trump he was looking for the next president to identify the leaders of major militant groups, naming the heads of Islamic State, Hezbollah, al-Qaida and its Nusra Front wing in Syria.
“Do you know the players without a scorecard yet, Donald Trump?” asked Hewitt, who will co-moderate the next official Republican presidential debate on 16 September in California.
“No, you know, I’ll tell you honestly, I think by the time we get to office, they’ll all be changed. They’ll be all gone,” Trump replied.
“The names you just mentioned, they probably won’t even be there in six months or a year,” he added.
Hassan Nasrallah has headed Hezbollah since 1992.
Hewitt pushed Trump on the question, asking him: “So the difference between Hezbollah and Hamas does not matter to you yet, but it will?”
Trump replied: “It will when it’s appropriate. I will know more about it than you know, and believe me, it won’t take me long.”
The billionaire real estate mogul has risen to the top of the polls in a crowded Republican field more than a year before the November 2016 election.
When Hewitt said these were not meant as “gotcha” questions, Trump responded: “Well, it sounded like gotcha. You’re asking me names that, I think it’s somewhat ridiculous, but that’s OK. Go ahead, let’s go.”
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It was an ABSURD gotcha question.. I doubt obummer knows.
Carson not knowing the Fed Reserve chairman, that was pretty bad
LOL. He should stick to fighting Rosie O’Donnell. He isn’t up to dealing with Hamas or Hezbollah. He’s at the Kardashian/Miley Cyrus level. He should go back to filming Apprentice: Presidential Edition and leave the grownup business to grownups.
I’m betting Trump’s Sec.of State John Bolton knows all the bad characters inside and out but like Trump said a load of these guys will be dead by the time the next President gets in
Carson fumbled the ball by not knowing who the Fed chairman is? Yeah, that’s bad.
Carson should have been Yellin that from the rooftops.
Let’s see who in government knows the answer to Hugh’s question and then let’s find out how well this knowledge of who’s who has resulted in effective USA action against Hamas and Hezbollah.
you think Reagan could have answered all of Hewitt’s questions?
You Freaking know it!!!!
Surround yourself with go people and dont micro manage It never works out.
Is your guy Lindsey Graham? Isn’t he and John McCain foreign policy experts?
And this wasn't some obscure question. These are two of the main groups.
Only a couple of months onto running I doubt most all except Cruz would not be up to speed on these issues.
Do you really want someone like this getting that 3:00 AM call and nuking New Mexico, because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about?
I come here every day and couldn’t tell you the names of the terrorist leaders in the Middle East.
I read about organizations and what they are deemed to be up to, but it just doesn’t interest me who the individual players are.
If I was going to be in a position to take positive action against them, I would study up on them. I’d know in short order.
Hewitt’s question was evidence of ignorance on his part, not Trump.
I would be surprised if any of the candidates could rattle off more than one or two payers these days. Does that make them less presidential?
Does knowing all the major players make them more presidential? I’m not convinced of that.
The national security team is who needs to know. They will keep the president up to speed, them and the CIA briefings.
I never bash Reagan, who’s my hero. But I doubt very much he would have known all those names. And it doesnt matter. “Gotcha” questions are the political equivalent of Kardashian TV shows — shallow and ultimately stupid.
Ha ha, very funny. Although, as pathetic as Graham is, he still knows the difference between Hezbollah and Hamas. Let’s face it, Trump is 17th out of 17. He’s on Joe Biden level.
nuking New Mexico because he doesn’t know some middle easterner’s name? are you drinking tonight?
How many multi-million real estate deals has your girl developed?
There you go again, apples to oranges.
Nick, have you had a checkup in the last few years?
Just sayin’...
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