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Donald Trump: “We have to knock the hell out of them. I would listen to the generals and I'm hearing numbers of 20,000 to 30,000, and…”

On the recordAugust 11, 2016
We have to knock the hell out of them. I would listen to the generals and I'm hearing numbers of 20,000 to 30,000, and we have to knock them out fast.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump discusses his military strategy regarding ISIS.

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