Donald Trump: “I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much…”

On the recordMay 19, 2016

I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much for Assad, against Assad because I thought that was a whole thing.

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Donald Trump expressed his views on U.S. involvement in Syria.

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Donald Trump: “I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much for Assad, against Assad because I thought that was…”