GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he’s running for president to make America great again — and that things weren’t entirely great during the George W. Bush administration.
Asked when America stopped being great, Mr. Trump sighed and said: “I was very unhappy with the Bush years. I was very unhappy with the fact that Bush went into Iraq.”
He said he was warning in 2003 and 2004 not to go into Iraq because it would destabilize the Middle East.
“That was a bad step. That was a horrible step,” Mr. Trump said in an interview that aired Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Then Obama came in, and it’s been a disaster. It’s been a disaster.”
“We’re not a respected country anymore, our military’s going to hell, our veterans aren’t treated properly, Obamacare is a disaster … so many different things,” he said. “The whole persona of our country is different. And I said I’m going to do this.”
“And it wasn’t something I really wanted to do,” Mr. Trump continued. “Frankly, I wish Obama were a great president. I would be happy. I’d be happy doing what I’m doing. Turnberry in Scotland — I have some of the greatest jobs in the world. I may never see it again. You know if I win, I may never see these things again. So I love what I’m doing. I love running.”
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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