# A Question for Trump

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [December 10, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016 "2015-12-10T02:00:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/1 "2015-12-10T02:00:19Z")

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Could we make an exception for Shiite Muslims ?

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**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/2 "2015-12-10T02:14:03Z")

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Channelling Trump: “What do you think?”

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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/3 "2015-12-10T02:19:05Z")

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Answer: “I don’t give a Shiite about any of them!”

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/4 "2015-12-10T02:43:59Z")

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We’re gonna have to look at a lot of things.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/5 "2015-12-10T02:47:51Z")

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There’s something going on there. We have to find out what it is.

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**Author:** ![Sputnikkk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/6 "2015-12-10T03:05:26Z")

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Does China make and exceptions for the Shiites? No!.. and China is winning folks, they are winning!

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**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/7 "2015-12-10T03:23:18Z")

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Why would you think Trump would make an exception for Iranians, of all people?

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**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/8 "2015-12-10T03:50:27Z")

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“Look, I love Shiite Muslims but there are a lot of bad ones out there that want to destroy this country. We have to ban them. We have no choice. They have tremendous hate for this country. All of my Muslim friends agree with me. Keep out the Shiites.”

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/9 "2015-12-10T06:45:22Z")

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And its always Sunni in…no, I can’t. It would be wrong.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/10 "2015-12-10T10:38:29Z")

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That’s not why I ran for president this many times!

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump/740016/11 "2015-12-26T22:30:44Z")

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> [@AnalogSignal](#):
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> “Look, I love Shiite Muslims but there are a lot of bad ones out there that want to destroy this country. We have to ban them. We have no choice. They have tremendous hate for this country. All of my Muslim friends agree with me. Keep out the Shiites.”

There’s a “Shiite/Shitake” joke in there somewhere, but I’m too tired to dig it out.
