Donald Trump Rally 7/5/16: Raleigh, North Carolina
By Caitlyn Jones, Web anchorLast Updated: Wednesday, July 06, 2016, 12:43 PM
Donald Trumps Raleigh, North Carolina, rally resulted in yet another controversial statement from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, in which he praised Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
- Trump said Saddam knew how to handle terrorists
- GOP, Dems blast Trump over what he said
During his speech, Trump acknowledged that Saddam Hussein "was a bad guy," But then praised the former Iraqi dictator"s efficient killing of "terrorists"
"Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. They didn"t read them rights. They didn"t talk. They were terrorists. It"s over, Trump said.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan went on Fox News later that night to condemn the comments saying that Hussein was one of the 20th centurys most evil people."
The Clinton campaign also jumped on Trump"s remarks, according to CNN.
"Trump yet again lauded Saddam Hussein as a great killer of terrorists, noting with approval that he never bothered to read anyone their rights," senior campaign adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement."In reality, Hussein"s regime was a sponsor of terrorism one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes."
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