You saw it and obviously give the Donald a pass ... I hope you are happy with him if he wins ... I see him disrespecting Gold Star parents ... you saw something else ... remember Jim Jones also like Kool-Aid!!!
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Brine! > > With all due respect, (and humor me! I'm getting old! {Like You! <Grin>!}) > Could you please take the time to point out what it is that you, and > others suggest was offensive, disrespectful, and/or what has got the > President, (I watched his Presser this morning, and of course I have the > news going on in the background here in my office 24/7) and pretty much all > of the liberal "In The Tank For Hil Clinton" mainstream media's drawers all > up in a wad? > > I also note how rigged this interview was, between Stephanopoulos and > Trump. ABC had Biden and token asshole and failed General Allen on right > after the Trump interview; but we'll come back to that in another thread. > > Here's the excerpt of the transcript where Trump addresses Khan, and where > the purported offensive disrespectful diatribe took place: > > (Please see below for my additional question!) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: I don't know if you saw the speech, but there's man named > Khizr Khan, speaking at the Democratic convention last night. His son, > Captain Humayun Khan, was killed serving in Iraq, and he had some very > tough questions for you. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > KHIZR KHAN, CAPT. HUMAYUN KHAN'S FATHER: Have you read the United States > constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. You have sacrificed nothing > and no one. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: He said you wouldn't have let his son in America. > > TRUMP: He doesn't know -- he doesn't know that. > > I saw him. He was, you know, very emotional. And probably looked like -- a > nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. > She had nothing to say. She probably -- maybe she wasn't allowed to have > anything to say. You tell me, but plenty of people have written that. > > She was extremely quiet and looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of > people have said that. > > And personally, I watched him. I wish him the best of luck, George. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: What would you say to the father? > > TRUMP: Well, I would say, we have had a lot of problems with radical > Islamic terrorism, that's what I'd say. We have had a lot of problems where > you look at San Bernardino, you look at Orlando, you look at the World > Trade Center, you look at so many different things. You look at what > happened to the priest over the weekend in Paris, where his throat was cut, > 85-year-old, beloved Catholic priest. You look at what happened in Nice, > France, a couple of weeks ago. > > I would say, you gotta take a look that, because something is going on, > and it's not good. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: He said you have sacrificed nothing and no one. > > TRUMP: Well, that sounds -- who wrote that? Did Hillary's script writer > write it? Because everybody that went out there -- we also had John Allen, > who failed with ISIS. I mean, he was a general -- General Allen -- he went > out, and he's ranting and raving. And then I read a report. He was in there > for a number of months, and he failed with ISIS. And he's telling me, you > know. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You saw Hillary say it last night, you don't know more > than the generals. > > TRUMP: Well, I tell you, the generals aren't doing so well right now. > > Now, I have a feeling it may be Obama's fault. But if you look at ISIS, > General MacArthur, and General Patton, they're spinning in their graves. > The generals certainly aren't doing very well right now. And General Allen, > after I saw he was on ranting and raving about me, who he never met, I > checked up. Guess what? They were not so happy with him. He didn't beat > ISIS. He didn't beat ISIS. He didn't do well with ISIS. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: How would you answer that father? What sacrifice have you > made for your country? > > TRUMP: I think I have made a lot of sacrifices. I've work very, very hard. > I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, > built great structures. I've done -- I've had tremendous success. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Those are sacrifices? > > TRUMP: Oh, sure. I think they're sacrifices. > > I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of > their education, take care of so many things. Even in the military, I mean, > I was responsible along with a group of people for getting the Vietnam > Memorial built in downtown Manhattan, which to this day people thank me for. > > I've raised millions of dollars for the vets. I'm helping the vets a lot. > I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof, far greater than > hers. She's done nothing, all she's done is tell everybody that the vets > are in good shape. They're fine. And they're not fine. People are waiting > in line for seven days to see a doctor. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: 100 days left, what's the number one thing you have to do? > > TRUMP: I think that I just want to continue to campaign the way I'm doing. > I'm leaving here. I'm going to a speech that's packed with thousands of > people. They're making, in many cases, less money now, George, than they > made 18 years ago. And they're working two jobs. They're working harder. > They're older. And it's unfair. > > Our country's a mess. And that's why when she makes the speech, she > doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk about the problems that > we have in this country and throughout the world. Many of the problems, she > caused. I mean, she created ISIS with her stupidity and her lack of > knowledge with her bad judgment. > > You know, Bernie Sanders said something about Hillary Clinton that was > very interesting. He said she had bad judgment, great words, bad judgment. > You know what, she has bad judgment. > > She has no instinct. > > STEPHANOPUOLOS: Final question. Are you worried that the Democratic > convention is going to bounce her ahead of you in the polls? > > TRUMP: I don't know. I mean, look, I had a very big bounce. In fact, I > think you even said it was one of the biggest bounces in 20 years. It's > been a long time since somebody had a bounce like that. > > Look, I think the Republican convention was great or I wouldn't have had > the bounce that I had. As you said, I had 3 million people more than she > had on the final night. She had a Thursday, I had a Thursday, she had a > speech, I had a speech, I had 3 million people more than she did. And I had > a lot of people. There were a lot of people. I think I had 30 million. They > had 27 million. I think we're going to do very well in this election. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. Trump, thanks for your time. > > TRUMP: Thank you very much. > > (END VIDEOTAPE) > Below is the transcript in it's entirety, which can be found here: > > > http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sunday-week-donald-trump-vice-president-joe-biden/story?id=41002344 > > Brine, I don't know how you, as an independent (non Party-Affiliated) > voter could look at what is transpiring on a daily basis with our national > mainstream media, and not see the bias, and the blatant attempt to "Trash > Trump"; and promote Hil Clinton! It's the most blatant bias that I ever > recall seeing, and it's on all networks, including FOX News! There is not > even an attempt to hide the disparity in coverage or somehow make it look > legitimate! the News-Media is clearly in the tank for the Clintons! > > > > > > THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR 'THIS WEEK' ON July 31, 2016 and it will be > updated. > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Starting right now on THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE > STEPHANOPOULOS > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/reporters/george-stephanopoulos.htm>, > making history... > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I accept your nomination. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Clinton's moment to shine, the party embracing this > historic first and unleashing on the opponent. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: "The Donald" is not really a > plans guy. > > MICHAEL BLOOMBERG > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/mayor-bloomberg.htm>, FORMER MAYOR > OF NEW YORK CITY: And I know a con when I see one. > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have sacrificed nothing. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In his first interview since the Democratic Convention > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/elections/democratic-convention.htm>, > Trump on the attack. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: She lies a lot. She has bad > judgment. She created ISIS with her stupidity. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our exclusive one-on-one with Donald Trump > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/donald-trump.htm>. > > And a vice presidential exclusive -- Joe Biden > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/whitehouse/joe-biden.htm> on the > historic election and what's next. > > Plus, the final countdown -- 100 days, 50 states and two nominees. > > Can Trump's message reach new voters? > > And can Clinton convince her toughest critics? > > From ABC News, it's THIS WEEK. Here now, chief anchor George > Stephanopoulos. > > GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC HOST: Good morning. > > As you may have seen from your morning papers, our exclusive interview > with Donald Trump is already generating headlines and controversy all over > the world, especially Mr. Trump's first response to the Khan family, Gold > Star parents of fallen soldier Humayun Khan. > > Watch the whole exchange. Form your own judgments. > > I met up with Mr. Trump Friday afternoon in Colorado Springs and he began > the interview exuberant from his Thursday night ratings win over Hillary > Clinton <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/whitehouse/hillary-clinton.htm> > . > > (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Let's talk about the Democratic Convention. > > So you won the ratings war in the last night. Hillary Clinton's speech... > > TRUMP: By millions, George. By millions. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: A couple million, it's true. > > TRUMP: Three. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Hillary Clinton's speech -- 22 direct mentions of your > name, 78 references, very tough, including this one hit on your temperament. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > CLINTON: A man you can bait with a Tweet is not a man we can trust with > nuclear > weapons <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/issues/nuclear-program.htm>. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: She quoted Jackie Kennedy suggesting you're a little man > moved by fear and pride. > > TRUMP: She's a very dishonest person. I have one of the great > temperaments. I have a winning temperament. She has a bad temperament. > She's weak. We need a strong temperament and that's all it is, I have a > strong temperament. And... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But there are... > > TRUMP: -- I do know how to win. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: -- polls do show some concern about this, that -- whether > you can be trusted with the nuclear codes. > > TRUMP: Well, I think that's probably because Hillary, that's all they talk > about is temperament. I think I have a great temperament. I beat 16 very > talented people in -- and I've never done this before. You don't do that > with a bad temperament. > > I'm leading her in the polls, as you probably have noticed. And I think I > have a great temperament. > > I have a temperament where I know how to win. She doesn't know how to win. > She's not a winner. She doesn't know how to win. > > Honestly, she lies a lot and she really -- she should tell the truth. I > honestly believe if she told the truth -- because she made some reference > to my campaigning, I've had a beautiful -- I've had a -- had a flawless > campaign. You'll be writing books about this campaign. And yet she's > criticizing my campaign. > > Now, her campaign, she couldn't beat Bernie, OK? > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, she did beat him. > > TRUMP: Well, barely. And there's questions even about that. But barely. > And if you look at what's going on in terms of unity, the Bernie people are > angry. They're angry. He was angry. > > What was amazing to me is when she was talking about Bernie last night, > the camera was on him and he was angry. It almost looks like he has buyer's > remorse, like he shouldn't have made the deal. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Let's talk about Russia. You made a lot of headlines with > Russia this week. > > What exactly is your relationship with Vladimir Putin > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/vladimir-putin.htm>? > > TRUMP: I have no relationship to -- with him. I have no relationship with > him. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But if you have no relationship with Putin, then why did > you say in 2013, I do have a relationship. In 2014, I spoke... > > TRUMP: Because he has said nice things about me over the years. I remember > years ago, he said something -- many years ago, he said something very nice > about me. I said something good about him when Larry King > <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/reporters/larry-king.htm> was on. This > was a long time ago. And I said he is a tough cookie or something to that > effect. > > He said something nice about me. This has been going on. We did "60 > Minutes" together. By the way, not together-together, meaning he was > probably shot in Moscow... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, he was in Moscow... > > TRUMP: -- and I was shot in New York. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: -- you were in New York. But that's the thing. > > TRUMP: No, just so you understand, he said very nice things about me, but > I have no relationship with him. I don't -- I've never met him. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Yet you said for three years, '13, '14 and '15, that you > did have a relationship with him. > > TRUMP: No, look, what -- what do you call a relationship? > > I mean he treats me... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: I'm asking you. > > TRUMP: -- with great respect. I have no relationship with Putin. I don't > think I've ever met him. I never met him. I don't think I've ever met him. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You would know if you did. > > TRUMP: I think so. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: I mean if he... > > TRUMP: Yes, I think so. So I've -- I don't think I've ever met him. I mean > if he's in the same room or something. But I don't think so. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You never spoke to him on the phone? > > TRUMP: I've been in Moscow. I didn't meet him in Moscow. > > Where? > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You've never spoken to him on the phone? > > TRUMP: I have never spoken to him on the phone, no. I've speak -- I've > spoken -- when we had the Miss Universe contest a number of years ago, we > had Miss Universe in Moscow, in the Moscow area, he was invited. He wanted > to come. He wasn't able to come. > > That would have been a time when I would have met him. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But a -- I just want to clear this up, because you did say > on three different occasions you had a relationship with him. Now you say > there is not. > > TRUMP: Well, I don't know what it means by having a relationship. I mean > he was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship > with him. I didn't meet him. I haven't spent time with him. I didn't have > dinner with him. I didn't go hiking with him. I don't know -- and I > wouldn't know him from Adam except I see his picture and I would know what > he looks like. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Vice President Biden told me this week that Vladimir Putin > wants to beat Hillary and Madeleine Albright said that your victory would > be a gift to Putin. > > And what they're pointing to is things like your statements about > conditioning our commitments to NATO allies, softening the GOP platform on > Ukraine, even considering softening sanctions and recognizing Russian > annexation of Crimea. They fear that that's going to hurt America and > advance Russia's interests. > > TRUMP: They only fear one thing, losing the election. If our country got > along with Russia, that would be a great thing. When Putin goes out and > tells everybody -- and you talk about a relationship, but he says Donald > Trump is going to win and Donald Trump is a genius, and then I have people > saying you should disavow. I said, I'm going to disavow that? > > But when Putin says good things and when we have a possibility of having a > good relationship with Russia... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But if we have a good relationship... > > TRUMP: -- I think... > > (CROSSTALK) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: -- his annexation of Crimea. > > TRUMP: I'm not going to be mean to anybody. George, you know me pretty > well. I don't bow, OK. I don't bow. > > But if we can have a good relationship with Russia and if Russia would > help us get rid of ISIS, frankly, as far as I'm concerned, you're talking > about tremendous amounts of money and lives and everything else, that would > be a positive thing, not a negative thing. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Even if that means conditioning our commitments to NATO, > as you said? > > TRUMP: No, because you're not going to do that. NATO is going to be just > fine. But NATO countries -- we have 28 countries -- many of them are taking > advantage of us because they're not paying. So we're protecting these > countries and they're not paying. > > And when people leave that last part in, everybody agrees with me. > > I'm all in favor of NATO. I said NATO is obsolete. I was asked a question > by one of your competitors and I said NATO is obsolete, because it's not > taking care of terror. You understand that. And it turned out I was right. > A lot of people gave me credit for that. > > Then, three months ago, on the front page of "The Wall Street Journal," > they said NATO to develop a terror division. And somebody who's supposed to > be very extraordinary was put in charge of it. > > That was all because of me. So I was right about that. > > I was also right about the fact that NATO, we're being taken advantage of > by NATO countries, totally advantage of (INAUDIBLE)... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Then why did you soften the GOP platform on Ukraine? > > TRUMP: I wasn't involved in that. Honestly, I was not involved. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Your people were. > > TRUMP: Yes. I was not involved in that. I'd like to -- I'd have to take a > look at it. But I was not involved in that. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you know what they did? > > TRUMP: They softened it, I heard, but I was not involved. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: They took away the part of the platform calling for the > provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine to defend themselves. > > Why is that a good idea? > > TRUMP: Well, look, you know, I have my own ideas. He's not going into > Ukraine, OK? > > Just so you understand. He's not going to go into Ukraine, all right? > > You can mark it down and you can put it down, you can take it anywhere you > want. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, he's already there, isn't he? > > TRUMP: OK, well, he's there in a certain way, but I'm not there yet. You > have Obama there. And frankly, that whole part of the world is a mess under > Obama, with all the strength that you're talking about and all of the power > of NATO and all of this, in the meantime, he's going where -- he takes -- > takes Crimea, he's sort of -- I mean... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But you said you might recognize that. > > TRUMP: I'm going to take a look at it. But, you know, the people of > Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they > were. And you have to look at that, also. > > Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's > administration. And as far as the Ukraine is concerned, it's a mess. And > that's under the Obama's administration, with his strong ties to NATO. > > So with all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. Crimea has > been taken. Don't blame Donald Trump for that. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You said that... > > TRUMP: And we'll do better and yet we'll have a better relationship with > Russia. > > And having a good relationship -- maybe. and having a good relationship > with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You said you have no investments in Russia. > > But do you owe any money to Russian individuals and institutions? > > TRUMP: No. Not. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: No? > > TRUMP: The primary thing I did what Russia -- I bought a house in Palm > Beach at a bankruptcy. It was a bankrupt, you know, person. I bought it > from the banks. I bought it for about $40 million. I sold it for $100 > million to a Russian. > > That was probably five years ago. And that was primarily it. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You partner now with... > > TRUMP: Now, well I sell... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: (INAUDIBLE) Grand... > > TRUMP: Will I sell -- many years ago. I don't think they're Russian. I > think there were other people, but there were various partners. > > Will I sell condos to Russians on occasion? > > Probably. > > I mean I do that. I have a lot of condos. I do that. But I have no > relationship to Russia whatsoever. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: No debts? > > TRUMP: No debts. I have very little debt to anybody. I don't need debt. > You know, it's very interesting, I'm so liquid, I don't need debt. And if I > need debt, if I want debt, I can get it from banks in New York City very > easily. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You know where I'm going to take this next. Americans > could be assured on that if they saw your tax returns. > > TRUMP: My tax returns are very simple. They're under a minor audit, a > routine audit, as they have been for many years. Every year I get audited. > > Now, I don't know if you get audited but I have friends... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: I've been audited. > > TRUMP: -- who are very wealthy that never have been audited. I say -- you > get audited. I get audited every year. I'm under a routine audited like > routine. And I've been for years, every year. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Is there something... > > (CROSSTALK) > > TRUMP: George, it is very simple. Yes, but they're all linked. It's called > the link. > > It's very simple, if my audit is finished, that's great. > > Now, I have to tell you. I watched Mitt Romney four years ago. He waited > until September to give them, just before the election. They made him look > so bad, it was so unfair, I actually think he didn't lose because of the 47 > percent, I think he lost because of a couple of really minor items in tax > return where he did nothing wrong. So it is unfair. > > But I will say, when I'm finished with the audit, I'll do it. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Richard Nixon released his even though his were under > audit. > > TRUMP: I don't use Richard Nixon as necessarily the guide, OK. I mean, you > know, it's an interesting person to use, but don't use it. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Mike Bloomberg very tough on you a the Democratic > convention. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > BLOOMBERG: Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his > business? God help us. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > STEPHANOPOULOS; Called you a con man, reckless. Even seemed... > > TRUMP: He doesn't know me well. > > Michael Bloomberg, when he had a problem in Ferry Point, which is a > massive job where his administration was a mess, they couldn't get it > built. They called me. I took it over. I got it done in a year. > > Michael Bloomberg couldn't get elected as a dogcatcher in New York. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: In the past you said he was a great mayor. > > TRUMP: Sure, he was good. But his last term was terrible. He did a > terrible thing his last term. And frankly a lot of people didn't like him. > He spent a fortune to get elected. Shouldn't have gone to a third term. The > snow removal was a disaster. He had a problems. Michael Bloomberg had a big > problem with Ferry Point in the Bronx. They called me. I made a deal. I > took it over. I got it built. I got it open. It's open today. It's very > successful. > > And think, personally, I think he made a deal with Hillary where he gets a > job, because he'd like to -- because Michael Bloomberg has wanted to run > for president for probably as long as you have known him and guess what? He > never had the guts to do it. And now I see this guy up on stage saying > negative things. He knows nothing about me. He's never been to my office. I > don't know him well. > > STEPHANOPOULOS; You played golf together. > > TRUMP: Maybe once. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Here's what he hit you on in the speech.... > > TRUMP: And I hit the ball a lot longer, and a lot better. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: He hit you for hypocrisy in the speech. For selling > products overseas, gaming the visa system to hire foreign works at low > wages. And just this week BuzzFeed reported that Mar-a-Lago is putting out > application for 78 more visas for foreign workers even though... > > TRUMP: Should I tell you about it? Mara-a-Lago is a very successful club > in Palm Beach, Florida, the Mar-a-Lago club, and during the season, it's > very, very hard to get employees. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: The local employment agencies say they have more than > 1,000 people... > > TRUMP: We interview -- and we have a lot of people. We come with a lot of > people. But it's very, very hard to get people in Palm Beach during the > Palm Beach season. It's called the Palm Beach social season. And what we do > is we sometimes we have to bring people in. > > As far as product, our country doesn't make product anymore. You have > other countries devalue their currencies. They make it impossible. You look > at suits and ties and shirts. You look at steel, you look at so many > different things, it's... > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But our country does make those products, but you don't. > > TRUMP: Very small. 3 percent of our product is made in apparel. And much > of the material comes from overseas. > > It's very -- if you want to get a television today -- I buy thousands of > television sets. If I want a television, I would love the buy American-made > televisions like they used to have where they had GE and Sylvania and all > of the different. Today, it's Samsung, it's LG, it's Sony. We don't make > televisions anymore. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: But you're out there saying other American companies must > come and create jobs here, but you're not willing to do it yourself. > > TRUMP: This is nothing new what you're saying. I talk about this during my > speech. When I do ties, I bid them out. And I go all over the place. You > have companies over in different countries where they devalue their > currency and they make it impossible for American companies to compete. > > The hat, Make America Great Again. I fought like crazy to find a company > in this country that could make the hats. And I found one. And they're > American-made, but it's -- because I knew the first thing people would do > is, where is the hat made. OK, Make America Great. > > But it is very, very hard for our companies to compete, because other > company -- other countries -- and it's really the countries, other > countries take advantage of us. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Here are numbers of hiring of foreign workers. Since 2010, > 300 U.S. applicants in Mar-a-Lago, 17 hired, more than 500 visa > applications. > > TRUMP: Well, you know what? I don't hire the people. But if you look at > all the other places in Palm Beach, they're all doing exactly the same > thing. And you know why they're doing that? You know why they're doing > that? Because you can't get people, George. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: What do you think a voter thinks when they hear you say I > can't find American workers. I can't find American workers. > > TRUMP: I think the voter understand it, because they understand that -- > you know, you're not reinventing the wheel here with these questions. These > get asked all the time. I've been asked about Mar-a-Lago. I have many other > places where I don't have to do that, because you have a normal season. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Let's talk about debates. You can accept the > recommendations of the debate commission? Three debates, one VP debate? > > TRUMP: Well, I tell you what I don't like, it's against two NFL games. I > got a letter from the NFL saying this is ridiculous, why are the debates > against -- because the NFL doesn't want to go against the debates because > the debates are going to be pretty massive, from what I understand. > > And I don't think we should be against the NFL. I don't know how the dates > were picked. I don't know why those particular dates. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: So, you don't like the dates that are out there. > > TRUMP: Well, I don't like dates against -- you know, Hillary Clinton wants > to be against the NFL. She doesn't maybe like she did with Bernie Sanders > where they were on Saturday nights when nobody's home. > > But they're against the NFL. I saw the dates. Two -- I think two of the > three are against the NFL, so I'm not thrilled with that. But I like three > debates. I think that's fine. I think it's enough. Somebody said one > debate, I would rather have three. I think they will be very interesting. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: I don't know if you saw the speech, but there's man named > Khizr Khan, speaking at the Democratic convention last night. His son, > Captain Humayun Khan, was killed serving in Iraq, and he had some very > tough questions for you. > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > KHIZR KHAN, CAPT. HUMAYUN KHAN'S FATHER: Have you read the United States > constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. You have sacrificed nothing > and no one. > > (END VIDEO CLIP) > > STEPHANOPOULOS: He said you wouldn't have let his son in America. > > TRUMP: He doesn't know -- he doesn't know that. > > I saw him. He was, you know, very emotional. And probably looked like -- a > nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. > She had nothing to say. She probably -- maybe she wasn't allowed to have > anything to say. You tell me, but plenty of people have written that. > > She was extremely quiet and looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of > people have said that. > > And personally, I watched him. I wish him the best of luck, George. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: What would you say to the father? > > TRUMP: Well, I would say, we have had a lot of problems with radical > Islamic terrorism, that's what I'd say. We have had a lot of problems where > you look at San Bernardino, you look at Orlando, you look at the World > Trade Center, you look at so many different things. You look at what > happened to the priest over the weekend in Paris, where his throat was cut, > 85-year-old, beloved Catholic priest. You look at what happened in Nice, > France, a couple of weeks ago. > > I would say, you gotta take a look that, because something is going on, > and it's not good. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: He said you have sacrificed nothing and no one. > > TRUMP: Well, that sounds -- who wrote that? Did Hillary's script writer > write it? Because everybody that went out there -- we also had John Allen, > who failed with ISIS. I mean, he was a general -- General Allen -- he went > out, and he's ranting and raving. And then I read a report. He was in there > for a number of months, and he failed with ISIS. And he's telling me, you > know. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You saw Hillary say it last night, you don't know more > than the generals. > > TRUMP: Well, I tell you, the generals aren't doing so well right now. > > Now, I have a feeling it may be Obama's fault. But if you look at ISIS, > General MacArthur, and General Patton, they're spinning in their graves. > The generals certainly aren't doing very well right now. And General Allen, > after I saw he was on ranting and raving about me, who he never met, I > checked up. Guess what? They were not so happy with him. He didn't beat > ISIS. He didn't beat ISIS. He didn't do well with ISIS. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: How would you answer that father? What sacrifice have you > made for your country? > > TRUMP: I think I have made a lot of sacrifices. I've work very, very hard. > I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, > built great structures. I've done -- I've had tremendous success. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Those are sacrifices? > > TRUMP: Oh, sure. I think they're sacrifices. > > I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of > their education, take care of so many things. Even in the military, I mean, > I was responsible along with a group of people for getting the Vietnam > Memorial built in downtown Manhattan, which to this day people thank me for. > > I've raised millions of dollars for the vets. I'm helping the vets a lot. > I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof, far greater than > hers. She's done nothing, all she's done is tell everybody that the vets > are in good shape. They're fine. And they're not fine. People are waiting > in line for seven days to see a doctor. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: 100 days left, what's the number one thing you have to do? > > TRUMP: I think that I just want to continue to campaign the way I'm doing. > I'm leaving here. I'm going to a speech that's packed with thousands of > people. They're making, in many cases, less money now, George, than they > made 18 years ago. And they're working two jobs. They're working harder. > They're older. And it's unfair. > > Our country's a mess. And that's why when she makes the speech, she > doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk about the problems that > we have in this country and throughout the world. Many of the problems, she > caused. I mean, she created ISIS with her stupidity and her lack of > knowledge with her bad judgment. > > You know, Bernie Sanders said something about Hillary Clinton that was > very interesting. He said she had bad judgment, great words, bad judgment. > You know what, she has bad judgment. > > She has no instinct. > > STEPHANOPUOLOS: Final question. Are you worried that the Democratic > convention is going to bounce her ahead of you in the polls? > > TRUMP: I don't know. I mean, look, I had a very big bounce. In fact, I > think you even said it was one of the biggest bounces in 20 years. It's > been a long time since somebody had a bounce like that. > > Look, I think the Republican convention was great or I wouldn't have had > the bounce that I had. As you said, I had 3 million people more than she > had on the final night. She had a Thursday, I had a Thursday, she had a > speech, I had a speech, I had 3 million people more than she did. And I had > a lot of people. There were a lot of people. I think I had 30 million. They > had 27 million. I think we're going to do very well in this election. > > STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. Trump, thanks for your time. > > TRUMP: Thank you very much. > > (END VIDEOTAPE) > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > >> With regard to Trump, I thought he was quite respectful toward the Khan >> family. I do think it's a valid point regarding Ms. Khan. She is >> chattel in the Islamic community, and Americans need to be made aware of >> that. >> >> >> Now who's drinking the kool-aid!!! It was 100% disrespectful!!! >> >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I wonder why the same standard hasn't been applied to Gold Star family >>> members Patrcia Smith and Charles Woods? The liberal left "In The Tank >>> For Hil Clinton" media, as well as Ms. Clinton herself have surely been >>> disrespectful toward both families. >>> >>> With regard to Trump, I thought he was quite respectful toward the Khan >>> family. I do think it's a valid point regarding Ms. Khan. She is >>> chattel in the Islamic community, and Americans need to be made aware of >>> that. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:05 AM, plainolamerican < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/ghazala-khan-is-a-gold-star-mother-heres-what-that-means.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article >>>> >>>> ...*How do veterans groups view the controversy?* >>>> >>>> “In the military and veterans community, Gold Star families are >>>> sacred,” said Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans >>>> of America. “They’re a group of people who uniquely understand the price of >>>> freedom and the cost of war.” >>>> >>>> Mr. Rieckhoff said the respect afforded to those families cut across >>>> political lines. >>>> >>>> “Any attack on them will be faced with a swift and overwhelming >>>> response,” he said. “We owe it to our brothers and sisters who have died to >>>> defend their families.” >>>> >>>> The Veterans of Foreign Wars also strongly criticized Mr. Trump’s >>>> comments. “Election year or not, the V.F.W. will not tolerate anyone >>>> berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of >>>> speech or expression,” the group’s leader, Brian Duffy, said in a >>>> statement.... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>> >>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>> * It's active and moderated. 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