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WI_DEM

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Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:38 PM Mar 2016

Trump's exchange with the Washington Post Editorial Board

Donald Trump met with the Washington Post editorial board yesterday and towards the end of the discussion was asked “would you use a battlefield nuclear weapon to take out ISIS?”

TRUMP: I don’t want to use, I don’t want to start the process of nuclear. Remember the one thing that everybody has said, I’m a counterpuncher. Rubio hit me. Bush hit me. When I said low energy, he’s a low-energy individual, he hit me first. I spent, by the way he spent 18 million dollars’ worth of negative ads on me. That’s putting [MUFFLED]…

RYAN: This is about ISIS. You would not use a tactical nuclear weapon against ISIS?

[CROSSTALK]

TRUMP: I’ll tell you one thing, this is a very good looking group of people here. Could I just go around so I know who the hell I’m talking to?

https://politicalwire.com/2016/03/22/exchange-of-the-day-23/

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Trump's exchange with the Washington Post Editorial Board (Original Post) WI_DEM Mar 2016 OP
Damn. He's good. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #1
He didn't negotiate the questions very well underpants Mar 2016 #2
Additional discussion here: Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #3
trump is winging it. bullshitting his way to the white house...or so he thinks. spanone Mar 2016 #4
Trump is an idiot Gothmog Mar 2016 #5
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