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Donald Trump on Intelligence Assessments

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Sept 7, 2016

Oct 2016 - 2020

Donald Trump on Intelligence Assessments Then

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"The FBI director is wrong."
Jun 16, 2019 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"The intelligence agencies have run amok."
July 30, 2019 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"My people…said they think it’s Russia…I don’t see any reason why."
July 16, 2018 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"I have great confidence in my intelligence people…but…Putin was strong and powerful in his denial."
July 16, 2018 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"I don’t believe [our experts' conclusion that Russians] interfered [in the election]."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"I think [our experts’ conclusion was politically motivated]."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"Intelligence…when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong!"
Jan 30, 2019 -

"That shocked me…Obama did not follow…our experts."
- Sept 7, 2016

"Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!"
Jan 30, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on the Iraq War

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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 -

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Donald Trump on Jamal Khashoggi

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Oct 2018

Oct 2018 - 2020

"If the Saudis murdered Khashoggi there will be severe punishment."
- Oct 11, 2018

"Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge."
Oct 15, 2018 -

"The consequences will be very severe."
- Oct 18, 2018

"King Salman and Crown Prince…Salman vigorously deny any knowledge."
Nov 20, 2018 -

"If the Saudis murdered Khashoggi there will be severe punishment."
- Oct 11, 2018

"It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers."
Oct 15, 2018 -

"The consequences will be very severe."
- Oct 18, 2018

"I find their story that he died in a fistfight credible."
Oct 20, 2018 -

"If the Saudis murdered Khashoggi there will be severe punishment."
- Oct 11, 2018

"They were very strong in their denial about themselves knowing."
Oct 17, 2018 -

"The consequences will be very severe."
- Oct 18, 2018

"We may never know all of the facts."
Nov 20, 2018 -

"If the Saudis murdered Khashoggi there will be severe punishment."
- Oct 11, 2018

"If we went by this standard we wouldn’t be able to have anybody as an ally."
Nov 22, 2018 -

"The consequences will be very severe."
- Oct 18, 2018

"Maybe the world should be held accountable."
Nov 22, 2018 -

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Lindsey Graham on Trump’s Syria Troop Withdrawal

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2018 - Oct 17, 2019

Oct 18 - Nov 2019

Lindsey Graham on Trump's Syria Withdrawal Then

"A disaster in the making."
- Oct 7, 2019

"A chance to do historic and positive things."
Oct 18, 2019 -

"He’s making the biggest mistake of his presidency."
- Oct 16, 2019

"Withhold judgment...until it’s all in."
Oct 20, 2019 -

"Just unnerving to its core."
- Oct 7, 2019

"I’m very encouraged by what I see."
Oct 27, 2019 -

"Will put every radical Islamist on steroids."
- Oct 7, 2019

"Trump is thinking outside the box."
Oct 20, 2019 -

"Ensures ISIS comeback."
- Oct 7, 2019

"This can turn out very well."
Oct 20, 2019 -

"Will be a stain on America’s honor."
- Oct 23, 2019

"This is a win-win."
Oct 27, 2019 -

"Forces Kurds to align with Assad and Iran."
- Oct 7, 2019

"Historic security for the Kurds."
Oct 20, 2019 -

"Trump will have American blood on his hands."
- Oct 16, 2019

"I blame Erdoğan."
Oct 20, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations

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2011 - 2012

2019

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations Then

"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 -

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Donald Trump on the Kurds

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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 -

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Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal

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Dec 2018

2019

Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal Then

"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 -

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Donald Trump on Iran

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2018 - June 2019

Sept 16, 2019

Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran Then

"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 -

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Donald Trump on the Taliban

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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 -

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Donald Trump on ISIS

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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 -

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Quotes by Donald Trump on National Intelligence Assessments

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Sept 7, 2016 Oct 2016 - 2020

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Support for the Iraq War

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2000 - 2008 2015 - 2020

Quotes by Donald Trump on the Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Oct 2018 Oct 2018 - 2020

Senator Lindsey Graham on Donald Trump’s Troop Withdrawal from Syria’s Northern Border

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2018 - Oct 17, 2019 Oct 18 - Nov 2019

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Terrorist Leader Assassinations

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2011 - 2012 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Protecting the Kurds

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2018 - June 2019 Oct 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Withdrawing US Troops from Syria

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Dec 2018 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran

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2018 - June 2019 Sept 16, 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with the Taliban

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Jan 13, 2012 Sept 9, 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Whether ISIS has been Defeated in Syria

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Dec 2018 2019

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Sept 7, 2016

Oct 2016 - 2020

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2000 - 2008

2015 - 2020

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Oct 2018 - 2020

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2018 - Oct 17, 2019

Oct 18 - Nov 2019

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2011 - 2012

2019

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2018 - June 2019

Oct 2019

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Dec 2018

2019

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2018 - June 2019

Sept 16, 2019

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Jan 13, 2012

Sept 9, 2019

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