Cenk Uygur
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Trump On Howard Stern: We Should Invade Iraq
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February 20, 2016
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February 20, 2016
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12:28Now PlayingDonald Trump has been trying to establish his credibility as a Commander in Chief by pointing to his opposition to the Iraq war BEFORE the war actually began. Unfortunately for Trump, someone has found an interview of him on the Howard Stern show in 2002 saying we should invade Iraq. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz break down Trump's comments and a question from Anderson Cooper. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"For months, Donald Trump has claimed that he opposed the Iraq War before the invasion began — as an example of his great judgment on foreign policy issues.
But in a 2002 interview with Howard Stern, Donald Trump said he supported an Iraq invasion.
In the interview, which took place on Sept. 11, 2002, Stern asked Trump directly if he was for invading Iraq.
“Yeah, I guess so,” Trump responded. “I wish the first time it was done correctly.”
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he was against the Iraq War before it began, despite no evidence of him publicly stating this position. On Meet the Press, Trump said there weren’t many articles about his opposition because he wasn’t a politician at the time.
“Well, I did it in 2003, I said it before that,” Trump said of his opposition to invading Iraq. “Don’t forget, I wasn’t a politician. So people didn’t write everything I said. I was a businessperson. I was, as they say, a world-class businessperson. I built a great company, I employed thousands of people. So I’m not a politician. But if you look at 2003, there are articles. If you look in 2004, there are articles.”*
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