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Title: Rand Paul Reluctantly Defends Trump from Hewitt’s ‘Gotcha’ Questions
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URL Source: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rand-pau ... from-hewitts-gotcha-questions/
Published: Sep 4, 2015
Author: Matt Wilstein
Post Date: 2015-09-04 20:40:47 by Hondo68
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“I’m not big on defending Donald Trump by any means and I’ve been one of his fiercest critics,” Rand Paul told host Michael Smerconish on his SiriusXM radio show Friday morning. But all that being said, the candidate still proceeded to take Trump’s side on the question of whether Hugh Hewitt was guilty of asking “gotcha” questions about the Quds Force during his interview with the GOP frontrunner last night.
Paul said he too sometimes has trouble hearing the difference between “Quds” and “Kurds” and gave Trump the benefit of the doubt on that confusion. “And I also thinking that running through a list every different Arab name and asking people to respond to them is a little bit of a game of ‘gotcha,'” Paul added. But at the same time, he said that knowing the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah is an important attribute for the next president of the United States.
When Hewitt asked Trump if he thought a question along those lines also qualified as a “gotcha,” Trump replied, “Yes, I do. I totally do. I think it’s ridiculous.”
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“Like I say, I’m not into defending Donald Trump and you find it often,” Paul said. “But I think some interviewers do like to play this game.”
During a phone appearance on Morning Joe Friday, Trump dismissed Hewitt, who will be one of the moderators at this month’s GOP debate on CNN, as nothing more than a “third-rate radio announcer.”
Listen to audio below, via The Michael Smerconish Program:
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In response to Rand Paul's criticism in the Fox debate, Donald Trump has sworn an oath of allegiance to Mitch McConnell, the Republican Party, Sheldon Adelson, the Koch Brothers, and Jeb!.
He stands with Rand, just another damn Republican/Democrat. (2 images)
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#3. To: hondo68, Bob Celeste, Fred Mertz, redleghunter (#0) (Edited)
He was asked some simple questions about prominent people and organizations in a region that is still vital to our national interests ...and he stumbled and ' attacked the questioner for asking him 'gotcha questions' . Any other candidate would take a hit for that ,but I guess Trump is the exception.
What is most amazing to me is that he willingly admitted that he was unschooled on basic knowledge of the region BUT if we elect him ,he'd make it a point to learn the details AFTER he's elected .Chuck Todd asked him who his foreign policy advisor was . Trump said he watches "all the shows " . Palin got destroyed over similar answers .
His foreign policy experience is negotiating building high rises and being the sponsor of the Miss Universe contest .
Trump basically said he did not need to know the details because he would find a General MacArthur to handle the details. That would be the same General who was instrumental in creating the modern state of Japan . Trump recently criticized the detail of the arrangement that MacArthur hashed out in a treaty saying :"You know, we have an agreement with Japan where if somebody attacks Japan we have to come to their rescue. But if we get attacked Japan doesn't have to help us. Do you think that's a good deal?" When Hewitt pressed him for details ,asking Trump what he would do if China sunk a Japanese ship ,Trump was non-committal . We currently have a POTUS that our allies cannot trust to live up to our commitments . We may be selecting another one who is even less willing to live up to our treaty obligations .
He'd better get used to this type of questioning . He was once a somewhat interesting side show . But now that he is a serious candidate ,we have a right to know the details of his plans ,who's his advisors ,and most importantly ,his basic understanding of all the issues important to the country .
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Nice summary and analysis.
#5. To: tomder55 (#3)
"He was asked some simple questions about prominent people and organizations in a region that is still vital to our national interests"
Hewitt was showing off. I bet he got all the pronunciations right, too.
Next time, Trump should echo Reagan and say, "What's important is that they know who I am."
#18. To: tomder55 (#3)
He was asked some simple questions about prominent people and organizations in a region that is still vital to our national interests ...and he stumbled and ' attacked the questioner for asking him 'gotcha questions' .
Good for him, they were gotcha questions.
Tell me the names of 5 peopple who haven't poste3d here in a month.
You read the site daily so you should know.
But you don't know. Does that make you stupid? No it doesn't.
He doesn't have to get used to gotcha questions. Knowing some names doesn't mean shit. Doesn't mean shit. Doesn't mean shit.
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