Real estate developer and prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is unhappy that no one in the Obama administration is interested in
his "foolproof" plan to destroy the Islamic State (ISIS.)
Trump mentioned his plan during a May 27 appearance on Fox News Channel's
"On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," but declined to say what it was to avoid tipping off the enemy.
"Unfortunately, I’ll probably have to tell at some point, but there is a method of defeating them quickly and effectively and having total victory," Trump said at the time.
But that time has yet to come, he said Wednesday to Iowa radio talk host Simon Conway.
Conway asked if Trump had shared his ideas with "any generals, any SEALs, anybody with military experience."
Trump said he had "ran it past two or three people," and they "love it." Still, he said, no one from the White House has asked about it.
The plan is so simple, "It’s like the paper clip," he said.
"You know, somebody came up with the idea of the paper clip and made a lot of money and everybody’s saying, 'Boy, why didn’t I think of that, it’s so simple.'
"This is so simple, so surgical, it would be an unbelievable thing.
"Now, I’ve been around saying this, you would think somebody from the administration would at least call me and say, ‘Hey, could you tell us what it is?’ It happens to be a great idea. But at the right time, I guess I’ll give it."
But, he added, giving the idea to the Obama administration might not be a good idea because, "they’re all a bunch of clowns."
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