their Navy SEALs.” DONALD TRUMP: “Is he the gentleman that was going back and forth with Russia and meeting with Putin? I read something, and that seems to be also where he’s at.” HUGH HEWITT: “That’s the guy.” DONALD TRUMP: “He’s going back and forth meeting with other countries, etc., etc.” HUGH HEWITT: “That’s the guy.” DONALD TRUMP: “Not good.” HUGH HEWITT: “And so do you think…” DONALD TRUMP: “Not good for us. And what it shows is a total lack of respect, I mean, that the other countries would even be entertaining him, and they’re entertaining him big league, big league.” [Hugh Hewitt Radio Show, 9/3/15] IRAQ TRUMP SAID HE OPPOSED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION’S DECISION TO INVADE IRAQ 2004: Trump Stated That He Wanted To Fire The Bush Administration For Its Decision To Invade Iraq And That “All Of The Reasons For The War Were Blatantly Wrong.” “Billionaire Donald Trump, America's toughest employer, would like to fire the Bush Administration for its decision to invade Iraq, according to an interview in the August edition ‘Esquire,’ due to be released on Friday. ‘Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we're in. I would never have handled it that way. Does anybody really believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy where people are going to run down to the voting box and gently put in their ballot and the winner is happily going to step up to lead the country?,’ said the host of NBC's ‘The Apprentice,’ whose hallmark line is ‘You're fired.’ ‘C'mon. Two minutes after we leave, there's going to be a revolution, and the meanest, toughest, smartest, most vicious guy will take over. And he'll have weapons of mass destruction, which Saddam didn't have,’ Trump said in excerpts of the interview released in advance to Reuters. ‘The Apprentice’ was one of NBC's biggest hits last season, making the real estate mogul a well-known entity to TV viewing audiences. ‘What was the purpose of the whole thing? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and no legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who've been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing!,’ Trump said.” [Reuters, 7/14/04] Trump’s Plan For Ending The Iraq War: “Declare Victory And Leave.” BLITZER: “How does the United States get out of this situation? Is there a way?” TRUMP: You know how they get out? They get out. That's how they get out. Declare victory and leave, because I'll tell you, this country is just going to get further bogged down. They're in a civil war over there, Wolf. There's nothing that we're going to be able to do with a civil war. They are in a major civil war.” [The Situation Room, CNN, 3/16/07] Donald Trump Said George W. Bush Was A “Disaster” And That The Invasion Of Iraq Was “One Of The Worst Decisions Ever Made.” “BAIER: ‘Two, you stand by the statement back in '08 and '07 that you would impeach George W. Bush for getting into the Iraq war?’ TRUMP: ‘I think he was a disaster. And I think it was one of the worst decisions ever made. He has totally destabilized the Middle East. Had Saddam Hussein still been in charge, you wouldn't have the problems that you have right now. I mean if you had Gadhafi, if you had Saddam Hussein -- look at the migration.’” [Special Report with Bret Baier, 10/6/15] TRUMP BELIEVES WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF HUSSEIN WAS STILL IN POWER Confidential Page 90