DJT Audio Archive: Republican Debate #8 - Manchester, New Hampshire (February 6, 2016)

Mr. Trump, Senator Cruz has said about you right here in New Hampshire this week, quote, "I don't know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button.

We're liable to wake up one morning, and if he were president, he would nuke Denmark," saying, quote, "That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe." I wanted to give you the opportunity to respond to this and to tell the American people tonight why you do have the temperament to be commander in chief.

I actually think I have the best temperament.

I built a massive corporation.

I employ thousands and thousands of people.

I've gotten along with people for years and years, have tremendous relationships with many people, including politicians on both sides.

Uh, and no matter how you cut it, uh, when I s- when I came out, I hit immigration.

I hit it very hard.

Everybody said, "Oh, the temperament," because I talked about illegal immigration.

Now everybody's coming to me.

They're all trying to say, "Oh, well, he's right.

We have to come to him." I hit other things.

I talked about Muslims.

We have a problem.

Nobody else wanted to mention the problem.

I brought it up.

I took a lot of heat.

We have to have a temporary something because there's something going on that's not good.

And remember this, I'm the only one up here.

When the war of Iraq, in Iraq, I was the one that said, "Don't go.

Don't do it.

You're gonna destabilize the Middle East." So I'm not one with a trigger.

I'm not one with a trigger.

Other people up here, believe me, would be a lot faster.

But I'll build the military stronger, bigger, better than anybody up here, and nobody's gonna mess with us.

Mr. Trump, Senator Cruz has said about you right here in New Hampshire this week, quote, "I don't know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button.

We're liable to wake up one morning, and if he were president, he would nuke Denmark," saying, quote, "That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe." I wanted to give you the opportunity to respond to this and to tell the American people tonight why you do have the temperament to be commander in chief.

I actually think I have the best temperament.

I built a massive corporation.

I employ thousands and thousands of people.

I've gotten along with people for years and years, have tremendous relationships with many people, including politicians on both sides.

Uh, and no matter how you cut it, uh, when I s- when I came out, I hit immigration.

I hit it very hard.

Everybody said, "Oh, the temperament," because I talked about illegal immigration.

Now everybody's coming to me.

They're all trying to say, "Oh, well, he's right.

We have to come to him." I hit other things.

I talked about Muslims.

We have a problem.

Nobody else wanted to mention the problem.

I brought it up.

I took a lot of heat.

We have to have a temporary something because there's something going on that's not good.

And remember this, I'm the only one up here.

When the war of Iraq, in Iraq, I was the one that said, "Don't go.

Don't do it.

You're gonna destabilize the Middle East." So I'm not one with a trigger.

I'm not one with a trigger.

Other people up here, believe me, would be a lot faster.

But I'll build the military stronger, bigger, better than anybody up here, and nobody's gonna mess with us.