Politics

Trump insists he opposed Iraq war

Donald Trump on Thursday went to great lengths to argue that he had never been in favor of the war on Iraq during the second Bush Administration, telling an audience in Ohio that had he been a member of Congress, he would have gone against President George W. Bush and voted against a resolution authorizing the use of U.S. military force.

“I opposed going in – and I did oppose it,” Trump said, pointing his finger for emphasis.

“Despite the media saying, ‘no, yes, no,’ I opposed going in,” Trump added.

“I said ‘the war is a mess’ on television, somewhere,” Trump added.

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