Trump said. ‘We’re going to have to take away the energy, the fuel, the money from ISIS.’” [The Hill, 11/8/15] TRUMP SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER CLOSING MOSQUES TO FIGHT ISIS Headline: “Donald Trump Says He Would Be Open To Closing U.S. Mosques To Fight ISIS.” [New York Times, 10/22/15] Donald Trump Would “Absolutely” Close Certain Mosques In Order To Fight ISIS, But Was Unsure If Doing So Would Be Legal. “This week, he [Donald Trump] has put American Muslims on edge by suggesting that he would be open to shutting down mosques as president. Asked on Fox Business Network if the United States should take action to close certain mosques as part of the fight against the Islamic State, as has happened in Britain, Mr. Trump said, ‘I would do that, absolutely.’ Mr. Trump then said that he was not sure about the legality of closing mosques, but that it was certainly something that should be looked at. ‘It depends if the mosque is, you know, loaded for bear,’ he said.” [New York Times, 10/22/15] TRUMP: ISIS HAS DESIGNS ON THE VATICAN Trump: “You Know That ISIS Wants To Go In And Take Over The Vatican? You Have Heard That. You Know, That’s A Dream Of Theirs, To Go Into Italy.” “The comment came when CNN’s Chris Cuomo presented Trump with a hypothetical situation during an interview Wednesday. What if, Cuomo said, Trump met the pope, and — through a translator — the pope expressed a belief that capitalism can be ‘a real avenue to greed, it can be really toxic and corrupt.’ How would Trump respond, Cuomo asked. ‘I’d say ISIS wants to get you,’ Trump said. ‘You know that ISIS wants to go in and take over the Vatican? You have heard that. You know, that’s a dream of theirs, to go into Italy.’ ‘He talks to you about capitalism, you scare the pope?’ Cuomo asked. ‘I’m gonna have to scare the Pope because it’s the only thing,’ Trump said. ‘The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God. But the truth is — you know, if you look at what’s going on — they better hope that capitalism works, because it’s the only thing we have right now. And it’s a great thing when it works properly.’” [Washington Post, 8/20/15] ISRAEL Trump Said He Thinks President Obama Hates Israel And Vowed To Keep Israel Safe. “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks President Obama hates Israel. ‘I heard the beautiful name of Israel — Israel is safe with this one,’ Mr. Trump told supporters in Nevada. ‘Safe. Safe. So many friends in Israel. They don’t know what happened.’ ‘They have a president who — they actually think Obama hates Israel,’ he said. ‘I think he does.’ Mr. Trump slammed the recently brokered Iran nuclear deal as ‘so bad’ for Israel and ‘so dangerous.’ ‘Honestly, I think Israel’s in such a massive amount of trouble because of the agreement,’ he said. ‘We will save Israel. Nothing — nothing bad is [going to] happen to Israel.’” [Washington Times, 10/30/15] KUWAIT Confidential Page 93