Donald Trump on the Iraq War Quotes by Donald Trump on His Support for the Iraq War THEN NOW 2000 - 2008 2015 - 2020 "Yeah I’m for invading Iraq." - Sept 11, 2002 "I was totally against the war in Iraq." Sept 7, 2016 - "I think Wall Street’s just going to go up like a rocket." - March 21, 2003 "'Do not go into Iraq'…I said it loud and strong." Feb 13, 2016 - "No I was not always against the war." - July 16, 2008 "I’m the only one on this stage that said: 'Do not go into Iraq.'" Feb 13, 2016 - "Yeah I’m for invading Iraq." - Sept 11, 2002 "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it.'" Feb 6, 2016 - "I think Wall Street’s just going to go up like a rocket." - March 21, 2003 "I said it loud and clear, 'You’ll destabilize the Middle East.'" Feb 13, 2016 - "No I was not always against the war." - July 16, 2008 "I said, don’t go in." Dec 20, 2015 - Get details →
Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Terrorist Leader Assassinations THEN NOW 2011 - 2012 2019 "Obama doesn’t deserve credit for killing Bin Laden." - Dec 9, 2011 "I don’t get any credit for killing al-Baghdadi." Oct 27, 2019 - "He gets all this credit? It’s a lot of crap." - Dec 8, 2011 "I’ve been looking at this for three years." Oct 27, 2019 - "Obama gave vague directions." - April 27, 2012 "I said…I want al-Baghdadi." Oct 27, 2019 - "Stop congratulating Obama for killing Bin Laden." - Oct 22, 2012 "I never get credit. " Oct 27, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on the Kurds Quotes by Donald Trump on Protecting the Kurds THEN NOW 2018 - June 2019 Oct 2019 "We want to protect the Kurds." - Jan 2, 2019 "It is time for us to get out." Oct 7, 2019 - "We have to help them." - Sept 26, 2018 "They'll have to figure the situation out." Oct 7, 2019 - "They’re wonderful, warm, intelligent allies." - July 12, 2018 "They didn’t help us in the Second World War." Oct 9, 2019 - "We’ve fought side-by-side." - Sept 26, 2018 "They didn’t help us with Normandy." Oct 9, 2019 - "They died for us and with us." - Sept 26, 2018 "They have been fighting forever." Oct 10, 2019 - "I don’t forget." - Sept 26, 2018 "We are out of there." Oct 11, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal Quotes by Donald Trump on Withdrawing US Troops from Syria THEN NOW Dec 2018 2019 "It’s time for our troops to come back home." - Dec 19, 2018 "Ultimately some troops will be coming home." Feb 3, 2019 - "Our troops are coming back now." - Dec 19, 2018 "They’ll be coming back in a matter of time." Feb 3, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on Iran Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran THEN NOW 2018 - June 2019 Sept 16, 2019 "I would certainly meet with Iran…No preconditions." - July 30, 2018 "The Fake News is saying I'll meet with Iran, ‘No Conditions.’" Sept 16, 2019 - "You Iran want to talk? Good…No preconditions." - June 23, 2019 "The Fake News is saying I'll meet with Iran, ‘No Conditions.’" Sept 16, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on the Taliban Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with the Taliban THEN NOW Jan 13, 2012 Sept 9, 2019 "Obama is…negotiating with our sworn enemy the Taliban - who facilitated 9/11." - Jan 13, 2012 "Meeting with the Taliban…was my idea." Sept 9, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on ISIS Quotes by Donald Trump on Whether ISIS has been Defeated in Syria THEN NOW Dec 2018 2019 "We have defeated ISIS." - Dec 19, 2018 "Caliphate will soon be destroyed." Jan 30, 2019 - "We have won against ISIS." - Dec 19, 2018 "We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate." Jan 31, 2019 - "We have beaten them." - Dec 19, 2018 "Now you have very little ISIS." Feb 3, 2019 - "We have beaten them badly." - Dec 19, 2018 "You’re going to have pockets." Feb 3, 2019 - Get details →
Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia Quotes by Donald Trump on His Business Ties with Saudi Arabia THEN NOW 2015 2018 "I get along great with all of them." - Aug 21, 2015 "I have nothing to do with Saudi Arabia." Nov 20, 2018 - "They buy apartments from me." - Aug 21, 2015 "I don’t make deals with Saudi Arabia." Nov 20, 2018 - "They spend $40 million, $50 million." - Aug 21, 2015 "I don’t have money from Saudi Arabia." Nov 20, 2018 - "I like them very much." - Aug 21, 2015 "Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with me." Nov 20, 2018 - Get details →