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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Post 153 is laughable....thanks:)
“I like Cruz but I’m worried about his ability to prevail with a congress that he has thoroughly pissed off”
LOL! How long do you think it will be before Trump pisses off Congress? About 5 minutes? I don’t think they like him much already.
I have a hunch that one of the things that Trump is really good at is pissing people off:)
” 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.”
well said
Check it out. I had a lot of threads today... none about Trump.
When Inlistened to that interview today , the thought that Trump was setting him up He always seems to be two steps in front of them. OH PLEASE DONT THROW ME IN THE BRIER PATCH !
He’s a quick study. Many of the UN delegates live in his buildings. He owns building in several ME countries. In fact in one deal his advisors thought he was going to take a loss and he called a couple of ME royalty and had them in bidding war - doubled his money. Instead of loss.
He personally knows many leaders of ME nations.
Point is think he was playing dumb to set them up. Remember his comment about not giving up battle plan when you are at war. Well Trump is at war with media and establishment. Give a little ground to sucker Em in and win the battle
So what is your proposal? You want nothing to do with Trump for all the reasons you state. So what is your proposal? Do you put any stock in Sundance’s analysis of the Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with GOPe financing the election so that the splitters put Bush in? Do you think there is any difference between Bush and Clinton? Between the Dem & the GOPe? What is your proposal? Of course we all want to see Cruz as president, but do you think his candidacy is possible without Trump’s support? What do you make of Trump’s supporters? Are you with Will & Kraut & the drive-bys in thinking they are all Kardashian groupies? Do you think these are times unlike any others in our lifetime, that the stakes are so high that either the GOPeDem is defeated or we face at least the beginnings of a new world order? Or do you think such talk is hyperbole, the stuff of Alex Jones and late-night flying saucer jargon? Do you allow for the possibility that this election requires support outside the Establishment, support sufficient to match Chamber of Commerce/Clinton Foundation/Soros money dollar for dollar? Do you think Cruz is being played for a doofus by Trump? What is your proposal?
I know you do a lot, but cripes nick, take a walk....it’s a nice late summer evening. Enjoy it:)
I have, I am clean. I realize that there are still six months left until I vote in the primary. That is a long time in politics and stuff we do not even know about now will probably happen before that time. In my view, it all depends on who is still in the race on March 1. If Cruz is out by then I would have to decide who to vote for at that time. I can say that if it comes down to Trump or Rubio or Jeb, I would probably vote for Trump. I know that Jeb or Rubio would push for amnesty at their first opportunity. I do not know that about Trump.
By the way - there wasn’t anyone else there when he did that. You might want to rethink your argument.
Oh! you mean that Ted Cruz being against TPA doesn’t mean anything?..
When moronic trump supporters accuse him of being for it?.
You have some strange logic.. on a Trump thread..
What is your “agenda”?.. Lying about Cruz should offend you..
it DOESN’T?......... really it doesn’t?..
I hiked 6 miles today at a local county park. I would have gone longer, but I had to be back for an appointment. Just over 16.5 minutes/mile, and it’s pretty steep there.
Yes, he lied, but you are missing the point that Ted’s staff told him ahead of time not to trust McConnell and he went against their advice and believed him anyway.
Good on you:) I often hike for hours. Keeps me sane.
TDS is much weaker than CDS.....
CDS takes an assault against LOGIC..
EYEs ROLLED back while engaging in TRUMP-Speak..
It’s a dysfunction.. probably.. unless it’s just LAZYNESS..
” I hate posting about Trump,”
I’m sure that’s getting to be a widely shared opinion around here these days.
You’ve managed to become a fanatic. Give it a rest, you’re just pissing off people who used to consider your posts to be worthwhile. And they no longer are, they’ve become a tedious repetition of your opinion of Trump.
Give it a rest, you’re just pissing off people who used to consider your posts to be worthwhile. And they no longer are, they’ve become a tedious repetition of your opinion of Trump.
JUST SHUT UP.. a liberal gesture when confronted with the truth..
Pelham is giving a friendly hint, IMO, like I did....that it might be nice to cool it. Take a breath.
Pelham is giving a friendly hint, IMO, like I did....that it might be nice to cool it. Take a breath.
Friendly?... how so?.. being told to SHUT-UP when America is on the brink.. is LAZY if not... TREASONOUS...
EVERYONE should shouting from the HOUSE TOPS...
THE WAR is afoote’... lead.. get busy or get out of the way..
> “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.””
Perfect answer. Donald Trump is the boss and as President he will have trusted advisors brief him on every detail.
Hewitt is an ass who was trying to make Donald seem deficient. Trump put him in his place.
The Guardian is a far left rag in the UK.
How would you know what a grownup is. You are a long way from there and your posts prove it.Miley Cyrus, indeed!
Exactly. What details Donald Trump knows at this early stage is irrelevant. It’s how he would approach getting informed and what he would consider to do once he’s satisfied he’s adequately informed.
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