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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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My problem is a liberal socialist airhead is trying to hikack the Republican primary. It’s your problem, too.
If Trump has the Moron vote, he might walk away with this with ease.
This is why we should elect Joe Biden.
He is also good at recognizing an Indian accent at his local 7-11.
You tell us what level you think Trump is but you do not tell us what the GOPe meat puppets have to offer.
To even BE a Cruz supporter you MUST BE ANTI-GOPe..
Cruz is Sooo anti-GOPe he does something about it..
On the Senate floor and everyplace else.. and it COSTs HIM..
Trump attacks Anti-Trump.. has nothing at all to do with politics..
Agree with your #15!
Hewitt is an ass!
I believe you are truly sick. Unhinged to say the least.
The freaking world is on fire and Cruz can’t break single digits, Walker is a bust and we have a man with heart and soul who wants to help and you post this garbage over and over.
You and your little fellow haters disgust me.
I have an idea, how about YOU run for office, show us all how it’s done.
I’ve been here for seven years and I couldn’t tell ya the names of any of the ‘leaders’ of any of the sand head organizations. I’d prefer that these filthy muslim arabs need to grab some ham sandwiches, get back on their ******* carpets and fly away.
Ditto. They all sound the same to me: gibberish.
This is ludicrous, Do you know who any team members will be of any of the candidates? I didn’t think so -yet, here you are requiring Trump to name a cabinet. First of all - genius - he has to look over who is available - just because he would name someone doesn’t mean that person would accept the position or even be available to fulfill it. I want to hear who you support and who their choices are - RIGHT NOW!
The Country is talking about immigration only because Trump was willing to take the heat. He (Cruz) also stinks on H1-B visa’s.
1) Cruz was talking harshly about illegal immigration before TRUMP even became a Republican.. while he was a democrat.. and while was an independant.. and then became a republican MORE MORE TIME..
2) Trump supports Ted Cruz’s ideas on H1-b visas.. DUH!..
claims them as his own..
First, let me say that I RESPECT ALL of your comments, including this one. And I know you are More than Sharp enough to probably rip apart my rebuttal, but I’ll try anyway. It’s a challenge :)
The 6 months comment does show quite a lack of knowledge about the goings on over there.
However, I think Carson, who couldn’t answer who the Federal Reserve Chairman was, nor Walker, Fiorina, Kasich, and a few others would have no clue who the leaders were, nor how often the leadership changed hands.
Being a good politician doesn’t seem to mean being well read or versed on the goings on that matter anymore.
Not knowing who the Quds are isn’t THAT shocking considering he is a very busy businessman, but he does say he reads the news and they’ve been in there alot.
But I dont know what to tell you. What have we been handed. Ted Cruz, who I loved, still like, wants to increase H1Bs by 500 percent. Some on this board say that’s democracy and capitalism.
No, that’s google and Microsoft and Facebook and the whole bunch not wanting to pay what Americans would expect and what the job is WORTH, at least until you bring in a large number of people from a still underdeveloped country who would die for the job.
These aren’t dishwashers and landscapers and deli worker jobs. These are GOOD jobs and the crap excuse they give that there aren’t enough Americans to fill them has been proven to be false time and again.
I went on a tangent and i apologize but are you SHOCKED that people run in droves to someone who says what they are thinking without fear.
We want to hear that Hillary was the worst SOS in history, that Huma and Weiner are garbage with CLOSE ties to the Clintons, that our borders have been overrun by the dregs of Mexico, that China is kicking our butts and Mexico, who treats illegals VERY ROUGHLY and seriously, is doing a good job of stealing jobs themselves.
And you’re shocked that he is popular?
In another day and age he may have been shot down the first day he announced, I grant you.
But this is now, where republicans are gangsters who work for the highest bidder, where a Christian just got ARRESTED for maintaining her Christian beliefs and we’re 20 trillion in debt. It was only 30 years ago that 1 or 2 trillion seemed mighty large for a debt.
We are exasperated.
I don’t think Mark Levin knows their names either - he often refers to them as yabba dabba do. LOL This tells me these are the kind of questions they will throw at Trump during the next debate. He needs to brush up on foreign policy.
I like Cruz but I’m worried about his ability to prevail with a congress that he has thoroughly pissed off. Maybe that isn’t impossible...but something that occurred to me.
Also, does he have the power to inspire? I don’t know yet.
Disgusting as he is, Obama inspired a lot of people. It’s an important ingredient.
I liked Walker but maybe he isn’t ready for the big leagues yet.
It’s not as if Obama has worried about that for more than 4 seconds.
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/09/03/transparently-predictable-political-maneuverings-within-msm-and-salem-communications/
Sundance thinks, and I agree, that this is testing the waters for debate questions.
I believe the Establishment trolls and uses agit-prop trolls here on FR to get us to cough up our ideas and answers to their questions.
All the strange anti Trumpers here on FR, the over the top guys, have way too much time on their hands, i.e. they are being paid to troll us. Their vitriol is also a giveaway.
The reason the Establishment Uniparty types are so well-versed in who the terrorists are? And why Trump isn't? Our Uniparty Establishment is PAYING THE SALARIES and SUPPLYING ARMS TO THE TERRORISTS.
That's why they know exactly their names and affiliations.
Glad Trump has no idea. But he knows better than they do about how to build a wall to keep the terrorists OUT, unlike some GOPe Presidents I can think of...
What a stupid question. Hewitt. I remember someone I know called up Hewitt's show during the Mitt vs McCain time period. Hewitt was against McCain. The caller had a very salient point against Mitt and for McCain.
Later, Hewitt edited this call out of the archived radio show.
The Establishment does a lot of this kind of tampering with talking points they don't like.
Don’t feed the nickcarraway GOPe troll. He gets paid enough by his Rovemasters.
If Trump selects Bolton as Secretary of State, I’m not too concerned about his administration’s foreign policy decisions.
Yes, and a liberal Democrat like Trump is not going to help.
Cruz can’t break single digits, Walker is a bust
Because Trump is hijacking the primary. And by the way it's too early to say all that stuff. We aren't even in pre-game warmups. The media is trying to force Trump on us. we have a man with heart and soul who wants to help
None of that is true. He's a liberal sleazebag and a wimp. He fights on Twitter with Rosie O'Donnell. He can't defend our country. He has no heart or soul.
You and your little fellow haters disgust me.
You need to reconsider. We are conservatives who are defending this country from Clinton crony and Muslim sympathizer. We need someone knows the Constitution and will defend it. All the good things you say about Trump were from the media narrative. Investigate the truth.
I think so too. The president’s concern should be to get good people he trusts who know this stuff and can advise him on it as the need to deal with various factions comes up. I bet that Graham knows who Sulemani and Al Baghdadi are but that does not mean he would be a good president.
"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."
So you really do want more of the same? LoL.
Just how have all those educated elitist fools performed? The fact that we still have Hamas and Hezbollah should be your first clue. Here's an idea Nick. Ask Jim Robinson if he can change your username to Clueless, it would look absolutely perfect as the byline after all your posts!
Here's what Trump should say the next time an idjit like Hewitt tries on of these gotchas ...
"Hugh, don't concern yourself with the difference between poop and diarrhea. As President the only thing I will need to know is where they are, so I can flush the damn toilet once and for all."
That would pull in another metric ton of voters ( and leave Nick's head spinning like Linda Blair ).
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