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Trump
went on to say that Edward's experience as John Kerry's 2004 running
mate was a negative in his estimation. "Well, I think that's a huge negative, because that was a shame that that race was lost, because look what we have right now," Trump said. "It's a disaster. So, you know, I would probably be inclined not to like him on the basis that he lost an election that should have been won. That election should have been won."
Trump noted that the blame fell on Kerry as well.
"He's a friend of mine. But I'm so upset that he blew it," he said.
"I think Bush is probably the worst president in the history of the United States. And I just don't understand how they could have lost that election."
Asked about Hillary Clinton, Trump praised the former first lady, saying he thought she was ready to be commander-in-chief.
She's "very talented, very smart. She's a friend of mine, so I'm a little bit prejudiced," he said "She's a very, very capable person and I think she'll probably be the nominee. We'll see, but I think she'll probably be the nominee."
Trump: Bush probably worst U.S. president 'By the
way, I think I would do a very good job – you wouldn't be in the mess
that you're in right now'
BLITZER: Thank you very much. Let's talk politics, all right? A lot of people are thinking about politics right now. I'm going to mention some names. Give me your thoughts right away. Hillary Clinton.
TRUMP: Very talented, very smart. She's a friend of mine, so I'm a little bit prejudiced. She's a very, very capable person and I think she'll probably be the nominee. We'll see, but I think she'll probably be the nominee.
BLITZER: Is she ready to be commander-in-chief?
TRUMP: I think she is. I think she's a very, very brilliant person. And as a senator in New York, she has done a great job. Everybody loves her. She just won an election with a tremendous majority and she really -- she's become very, very popular in New York. And it wasn't easy.
BLITZER: Barack Obama.
TRUMP: Well, he's a star. I mean, he's really, really done an amazing job in a very short period of time.
BLITZER: What do you think? Is he qualified? Is he ready to be president?
TRUMP: I think he's young. I think he's probably -- it's a little bit soon. I think his time might come, but I think it's too soon.
BLITZER: John Edwards.
TRUMP: I don't know him. People like him. I know people that like him very much, but I really don't know him.
BLITZER: Even though he was the vice presidential nominee last time around.
TRUMP: Well, I think that's a huge negative, because that was a shame that that race was lost, because look what we have right now. It's a disaster. So, you know, I would probably be inclined not to like him on the basis that he lost an election that should have been won. That election should have been won.
BLITZER: Well, do you blame him or John Kerry?
TRUMP: Well, I guess you'd have to say it's a combination of both. Now, obviously, the second man on the ticket doesn't have too much of an impact as -- in comparison to the first. But -- and I like John Kerry a lot. He's a wonderful guy, he's somebody I know and I have -- he's a friend of mine. But I'm so upset that he blew it.
BLITZER: You're upset because you dislike the current president?
TRUMP: Well, I think Bush is probably the worst president in the history of the United States. And I just don't understand how they could have lost that election.
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"I saw Cheney yesterday saying how great the Iraq war was going, and I said to myself, ‘are we talking about the same war?’” Trump said. "I thought Bush’s [State of the Union] speech was very sad. The president looked sad, very beaten. He is pushing a policy that is a disaster for the country.”
"He has started a mess over there like nothing we have seen,” Trump said of the president. "Now Lebanon is falling apart. He has started a domino that is going to fall. It is a total disaster.”
Trump continued: "If we send in 20,000
troops or 100,000 troops, it’s not going to matter, and the day we leave,
it’s all coming apart anyway.”
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"I see Condoleezza Rice -- she goes on a plane, she gets off a plane, she waves, she goes there to meet some dictator," Trump said. "They talk, she leaves, she waves, the plane takes off. Nothing happens, it's a joke, nothing ever happens. I think she's a very nice woman, but I don't want a nice woman. I want someone that's not necessarily nice."
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