Donald Trump actually said...

"the president was affected, was moved by these images of dead children among the civilian casualties and that was the reason why he felt compelled to act."

"Assad choked out the helpless."

"I think what happened in Syria is a disgrace to humanity. And he's there and I guess he's running things, so something should happen."

"There could be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons and ignored the urging of the U.N. Security Council."