Trump: ‘I Would Hit ISIS Very, Very Hard’

TAPPER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ some matters in foreign ░░░░░░░░ You were just talking ░░░░░░░░ the military The U ░░░░░░░░ appears to be increasingly ░░░░░░░░ that it was in ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist bomb planted ░░░░░░░░ ISIS that brought down ░░░░░░░░ Russian Russian passenger jet ░░░░░░░░ broke apart over Egypt ░░░░░░░░ weekend If ISIS was ░░░░░░░░ responsible for planting that ░░░░░░░░ and you got intelligence ░░░░░░░░ made you 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ that were true how ░░░░░░░░ you respond as president ░░░░░░░░ would you do TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ we have got to ░░░░░░░░ ISIS hard Regardless we ░░░░░░░░ got to hit ISIS ░░░░░░░░ and I mean really ░░░░░░░░ And I like the ░░░░░░░░ that Russia is hitting ░░░░░░░░ and they have started ░░░░░░░░ hit ISIS And it ░░░░░░░░ their plane so that ░░░░░░░░ going to give them ░░░░░░░░ more incentive to hit ░░░░░░░░ And they re hitting ░░░░░░░░ And you know we ░░░░░░░░ t have to be ░░░░░░░░ in that quest So ░░░░░░░░ would hit ISIS very ░░░░░░░░ hard I would hit ░░░░░░░░ at their source of ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Yes TRUMP which ░░░░░░░░ the oil And I ░░░░░░░░ hit them right now ░░░░░░░░ What when you say ░░░░░░░░ ISIS hard what do ░░░░░░░░ mean specifically Do you ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Well I hate ░░░░░░░░ say specifically because if ░░░░░░░░ win you know I ░░░░░░░░ leading in the polls ░░░░░░░░ if I win I ░░░░░░░░ to give all of ░░░░░░░░ information right up front ░░░░░░░░ be honest with you ░░░░░░░░ But you would put ░░░░░░░░ S troops TRUMP But ░░░░░░░░ would hit them at ░░░░░░░░ source of wealth I ░░░░░░░░ hit them at their ░░░░░░░░ of wealth which is ░░░░░░░░ oil I would take ░░░░░░░░ oil away I would ░░░░░░░░ them so hard their ░░░░░░░░ would go away and ░░░░░░░░ would dissipate And unless ░░░░░░░░ are going to take ░░░░░░░░ their wealth you re ░░░░░░░░ going to take away ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER But would you ░░░░░░░░ more U S ground ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq Would TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ And I think you ░░░░░░░░ do it to a ░░░░░░░░ I would work with ░░░░░░░░ Kurds I would work ░░░░░░░░ a lot of other ░░░░░░░░ And we would knock ░░░░░░░░ out There are many ░░░░░░░░ that want ISIS gone ░░░░░░░░ re not the only ░░░░░░░░ But I would work ░░░░░░░░ it very very hard ░░░░░░░░ very swiftly And I ░░░░░░░░ knock ISIS out I ░░░░░░░░ knock out their source ░░░░░░░░ wealth TAPPER Would you ░░░░░░░░ willing to send U ░░░░░░░░ troops as part of ░░░░░░░░ coalition into Syria TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ Syria is a different ░░░░░░░░ because I m not ░░░░░░░░ believer in arming the ░░░░░░░░ and we don t ░░░░░░░░ who they are You ░░░░░░░░ Assad I agree he ░░░░░░░░ not a good guy ░░░░░░░░ sometimes the rebels and ░░░░░░░░ look at Libya You ░░░░░░░░ at lots of other ░░░░░░░░ including Iraq The rebels ░░░░░░░░ out to be a ░░░░░░░░ worse If you want ░░░░░░░░ know the truth Jake ░░░░░░░░ turn out to be ░░░░░░░░ lot worse than what ░░░░░░░░ there in the first ░░░░░░░░ Just take a look ░░░░░░░░ what is going on ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East So ░░░░░░░░ don t know who ░░░░░░░░ rebels are We re ░░░░░░░░ them all over the ░░░░░░░░ I have to take ░░░░░░░░ real strong serious look ░░░░░░░░ who these people are.”