- Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:45 am
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Donald Trump tore into radio host Hugh Hewitt as a "third-rate radio announcer" on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate struggled to answer a question about the leaders of major terrorist groups the previous day.
The move followed a familiar script for the real estate mogul who has unexpectedly soared to the top of the Republican presidential polls: When backed into a corner, go on the attack and change the headlines.
Responding to a question about his views on the Iran deal and the country's elite Quds Force from The Washington Post's David Ignatius on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Trump took the opportunity to take a shot at the California-based radio personality who will, incidentally, be asking questions at the next GOP debate on Sept. 16.
"And by the way, when you say Quds vs. Kurds, I thought he said Kurds, this third-rate radio announcer that I did the show [for]. It was like 'gotcha, gotcha.' Every question was, do I know this one and that one. You know, he worked hard on that. I thought he said Kurds," Trump said. "By the way, I do think the Kurds, while we're on it, I do think the Kurds are not being utilized properly and not being treated properly by us."
Hewitt, on his show on Thursday, asked Trump, “I’m looking for the next commander in chief, to know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al-Julani, and al-Baghdadi. Do you know the players without a scorecard, yet, Donald Trump?” The refereneces to the respective leaders of Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State appeared to stump Trump.
The move followed a familiar script for the real estate mogul who has unexpectedly soared to the top of the Republican presidential polls: When backed into a corner, go on the attack and change the headlines.
Responding to a question about his views on the Iran deal and the country's elite Quds Force from The Washington Post's David Ignatius on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Trump took the opportunity to take a shot at the California-based radio personality who will, incidentally, be asking questions at the next GOP debate on Sept. 16.
"And by the way, when you say Quds vs. Kurds, I thought he said Kurds, this third-rate radio announcer that I did the show [for]. It was like 'gotcha, gotcha.' Every question was, do I know this one and that one. You know, he worked hard on that. I thought he said Kurds," Trump said. "By the way, I do think the Kurds, while we're on it, I do think the Kurds are not being utilized properly and not being treated properly by us."
Hewitt, on his show on Thursday, asked Trump, “I’m looking for the next commander in chief, to know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al-Julani, and al-Baghdadi. Do you know the players without a scorecard, yet, Donald Trump?” The refereneces to the respective leaders of Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State appeared to stump Trump.
