President Donald Trump once bluffed his way through a discussion about the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani — whose killing he ordered Thursday in an escalation of the Middle East conflict.
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” played a clip from Trump’s interview Sept. 3, 2015, with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, who asked the newly minted Republican candidate whether he knew Soleimani’s name.
“Are you familiar with Gen. Soleimani?” Hewitt asked.
“Yes,” Trump said, then began fishing for hints. “Go ahead, give me a little. Go ahead, tell me.” Continue reading