Posted on 09/03/2015 6:46:11 PM PDT by GIdget2004
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt found something Donald Trump doesn’t win at on Thursday — knowing his terrorists.
“I’m looking for the next commander-in-chief, to know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al-Julani, and al-Baghdadi. Do you know the players without a scorecard, yet, Donald Trump?” Hewitt asked the 2016 Republican candidate, referring to the respective leaders of Hezbollah, al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra, and the Islamic State.
“No," Trump said.
"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,” he said. “I knew you were going to ask me things like this, and there’s no reason, because number one, I’ll find, I will hopefully find General Douglas MacArthur in the pack.”
Trump said asking him who the key players were was a type of “gotcha question.”
“I will be so good at the military, your head will spin. But obviously, I’m not meeting these people. I’m not seeing these people,” Trump said.
"Now as far as what you’re talking about now, I will know every detail, and I will have the right plan, not a plan like this where we’re probably going backwards based on everything that I’m hearing, but we’re probably going backwards, zero respect. We have, we are not a respected country, and certainly as it relates to ISIS and what’s going on, and Iran."
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it does feel like a gotcha question. I only heard of 2 of the 3 names
I listened to the interview.
I don’t think Trump fumbled anything.
Hewitt is an elite and a policy wonk.
I think Trump is into larger overall issues.
Works for me.
this is like quizing someone on what is the capital of x country or what is the foreign minister name
Disregard. It’s a Politico for Those Who Don’t Want to Think farticle. (aka Politico)
Wow, the guy does not know the name of every terrorist in the world. Whats even worse, I’ll bet he cant pronounce half of them anyway. /s
>>But obviously, I’m not meeting these people. I’m not seeing these people,” Trump said.
LOL. The “gotcha” media just doesn’t know how to respond to a guy who doesn’t care what THEY think of him. They believe that every candidate needs to be elected “President of the Media” before the voters get a say.
Ask me a question about all those names, and I would say, “They sound muslim. Are they terrorist leaders? If they are, I’d get the military to kill them.”
Was Hewitt running by a list of Obama’s friends to se if Trump has the same circle of friends. Good he doesn’t.
I still would take them over any of the elitist hacks running.
Why not spring a similar question on your man Yeb, Hugh? Ask him if he knows how much China's GDP either rose or fell over the past five years.
After all, we want a president who's ready to lead the nation economically and China is our no. 1 opponent.
Hewlitt is tough but fair.
Chief Towel-Head #1, #2, and #3 would be just as accurate as pronouncing their names.
I once heard Trump say that there were 50 states. At least he’s a hell of a lot smarter than Obonzo of the 57 States.
The names don’t matter. Trump will find his General Patton to hit them hard and fast. They won’t be taking names.
Trump will learn them when he needs to. It didn’t sound like a Megyn Kelly gotcha...more straightforward than that...but still, I can’t fault Trump, or anyone not yet at the high federal level, for not knowing these off the top of their head.
dippy answer....they’ll all be gone?
yeah thats real coherent.. concise...and meaningless
Certainly Trump id not privy to inner circle stuff but Hewlitt was asking him about public knowledge.
Kinda yer job as CEO
Perfect answer. There is no reason or way for a candidate to know every nuance and fact of foreign policy BEFORE being elected since they don't have access to near as much information as a president does.
Why should he know names of terrorists at this point? As president, his briefers will give him all that on a constant basis. It’s his judgement, will and ability to lead that is important.
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