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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Donald Trump: Obama Would Not Defend Me
(CNSNews.com) – GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump told NBC’s “Meet
the Press” on Sunday that if someone said something bad about him,
President Barack Obama wouldn’t defend him, so he does not have the
obligation to defend the president.
“I sort of put myself in his position, and I say, ‘Well, what happens when
somebody says something about me? Is he going to defend me?’ And I can
tell you emphatically that the answer is no,” said Trump in response to why
he didn’t defend Obama when a supporter at his town hall meeting in New
Hampshire last week called the president a Muslim.
“So this man got up, and he felt very strongly, whoever he was. He felt
very, very strongly and very powerfully about something, and, you know,
whether we all agree with it or not, it wasn't my obligation to defend. In
fact, as you know, because I also tweeted that this is the first time I've
ever gotten in hot water for not saying anything. I didn't do anything,” he
added.
“But the other part of his question was, it sounded like he wanted to get
rid of all Muslims from America. That's the part that some people believed
was the most offensive part of his question. Why not push back on that?”
NBC’s Chuck Todd asked.
“Well, I feel strongly that Muslims are excellent. I know so many Muslims
that are such fabulous people, but there is a problem,” said Trump. “There
's no question about it.
“We can be politically correct, and we can say there is no problem
whatsoever, but the fact is, there is a problem with some, and it's a very
severe problem, and it's a problem that's taking place all over the world,
but I have such great respect and love for so many of the people. I mean,
they are great people,” he added.
When asked whether he could “imagine supporting or being comfortable if a
Muslim ever became president,” Trump said, “I can say that, you know, it's
something that at some point could happen. We'll see. You know, it's
something that could happen. Would I be comfortable? I don't know if we have
to address it right now, but I think it is certainly something that could
happen.
“I mean, some people have said it already happened, frankly, but of course
you wouldn't agree with that,” Trump added.
“Well, no, but actually let's get to that. Why won't you concede that the
president is a Christian and that the president was born in the United
States?” Todd asked.
“Because I don't talk about people's faith. Now in all fairness, he said he
was a Christian and he said he is a Christian. He attended the church of
Reverend Wright. And so, you know, I'm willing to take him at his word for
that. I have no problem with that,” said Trump.
“Well, why not take the birth certificate at its word?” asked Todd.
“Well, I just don't want to discuss it. I mean, frankly, you know, when you
get into these subjects, I want to talk about jobs, I want to talk about
the military, I want to talk about the vets and frankly how badly they're
treated. They're treated like third-class citizens,” said Trump.
“We're treating the illegal immigrants better than we treat our vets, and
those are the things that I want to talk about. The other's a long, complex
subject that I just don't like talking about, and I won't talk about it,”
he added.
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