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Saturday 5 September 2015

Trump says Iran deal struck by ‘totally incompetent people’

JULIE BYKOWICZ program, explaining why House candidate, but to news host. ethnic group. And he also
he believes he is qualified the dismay of Republican Trump’s staying power atop could not explain the differ-
Associated Press to renegotiate the deal, leaders he has emerged early polls in the Republi- ence between Hamas and
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- which involved not only as the overwhelming front- can presidential contest Hezbollah.
publican presidential can- representatives of the U.S. runner in the party’s crowd- has increasingly put him in Later Thursday, Hewitt
didate Donald Trump says but also of Germany, Brit- ed field of candidates, conventional candidate asked another Republican
that if elected he would situations, including being candidate, former technol-
asked about his approach ogy executive Carly Fiori-
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the National Federation of Republi- to foreign policy. na, the same kinds of ques-
can Assemblies in Nashville, Tenn. Trump says that if elected he would work to improve the “hor- Trump bristled Thursday tions, assuring listeners he
rible” international agreement with Iran to rein in that country’s nuclear arms program. when a conservative radio hadn’t shared them with
host asked him about a va- her ahead of time.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) riety of overseas issues. He “Do you know that differ-
accused Hugh Hewitt of ence between Hamas and
work to improve the “hor- ain, France, Russia and despite repeatedly insult- asking “gotcha questions” Hezbollah?” Hewitt asked
rible” international agree- China. ing key constituencies and when the host quizzed him her.
ment with Iran to rein in Trump repeated his charge offering few details about on the names of top lead- “Yes. I do,” she replied.
that country’s nuclear arms that the deal was “negoti- his policies. The reality tele- ers of Islamist terrorism. “And of course, Hamas is
program. ated by totally incompe- vision star has described Trump angrily stumbled focused in Palestinian terri-
“I do like to buy bad con- tent people.” Mexican immigrants as rap- through his retort before tories. Hezbollah focuses in
tracts,” the billionaire real The unpredictable celeb- ists, questioned Sen. John landing on braggadocio. Beirut and other places, but
estate mogul said Friday rity businessman is still con- McCain’s war hero status “When you’re asking me the truth is, both of them
on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” sidered a longshot White and insulted a popular TV about who’s running this, are proxies of Iran. Both of
this, this, that’s not, that is them threaten Israel.”
not — I will be so good at On Thursday, Trump ruled
the military, your head will out the prospect of a third-
spin,” he said. party White House bid and
The tense interaction with vowed to support whoever
Hewitt could set up the wins the Republican party’s
next Republican debate as nomination. A third-party
a sort of sequel to the first: bid by Trump, or any promi-
Hewitt is one of its modera- nent conservative, could
tors. At the August debate, doom Republican efforts in
Trump rumbled with popu- 2016 by splitting the Repub-
lar Fox News host Megyn lican vote.
Kelly, whom he has repeat- Republican leaders had
edly accused of asking un- been trying to avert the
fair questions of him. possibility of an indepen-
At the beginning of Thurs- dent campaign by Trump
day’s Hewitt interview, ever since last month’s
Trump appeared to con- opening debate, when he
fuse the Iranian Revolution- roiled the race by refusing
ary Quds Forces with the to promise to back the par-
Kurds, a Middle Eastern ty’s eventual nominee.q

Rubio, Clinton court Puerto Rico voters as crisis looms

SERGIO BUSTOS politics. ida senator told about 150 “You can’t fix your econo- multiple challenges, but re-
DANICA COTO In a speech delivered en- people crammed into an my through austerity.” mained firm that allowing
Associated Press tirely in Spanish, Rubio open-air restaurant in San “Not a single Republican its municipalities and agen-
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) blamed Clinton support- Juan’s gritty neighborhood in Washington has stepped cies to declare bankruptcy
— Puerto Rico’s financial ers for the U.S. territory’s of Santurce. up to support Puerto Rico,” is not the answer.
crisis loomed over dueling economic problems as he Clinton, who won Puerto she told an invitation-only “I don’t believe Chapter 9
Friday campaign appear- railed against giving Puerto Rico’s 2008 Democratic pri- crowd gathered in the is- would solve Puerto Rico’s
ances by Republican Mar- Rico bankruptcy protection mary election, defended land’s largest hospital. problems,” he said, adding
co Rubio and Democrat to resolve a staggering $72 her support for giving Puer- Some Republicans describe that the island has spent
Hillary Rodham Clinton, billion debt. to Rico bankruptcy protec- Clinton’s policy prescription more money than it had
two presidential contend- “The people who are rally- tion during a round-table as a bailout, although oth- available. “Ultimately, if
ers with sharply different ing behind her today are discussion focused on the ers — among them former there is no other option left,
positions on a key issue for the people who put Puerto island’s health-care prob- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — Chapter 9 is a viable option
Puerto Rican voters whose Rico in this fiscal mess to lems. She took an indirect share her position. at that point.”q
influence is growing in U.S. begin with,” the young Flor- shot at Rubio, charging, Rubio said the island faces