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On the recordApril 11, 2018
He was a bad guy, a really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them their rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. It was over.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump comments on Saddam Hussein's effectiveness in dealing with terrorists.

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