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 Discussing Islamist extremism, conservative talk-radio host Hugh
Hewitt told Trump he was looking for the next president to know who
the leaders of major militant groups were, naming the heads of
Islamic State, Hezbollah, al Qaeda 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 Sept. 16 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.
 "You know, those are like history questions. 'Do you know this one,
do you know that one?'" added the billionaire real estate mogul, who
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 it was not meant as a "gotcha" question, 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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Trump added that when it came to individual players: "Of course I
don’t know them. I’ve never met them. I haven’t been, you know, in a
position to meet them. If, if they’re still there, which is unlikely
in many cases, but if they’re still there, I will know them better
than I know you."
Earlier in the interview, Trump brought up the Kurds after being
asked about the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds
forces, before adding: "Oh, I thought you said Kurds, Kurds."
(Reporting by Peter Cooney; Editing by Ken Wills)
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