Donald Trump is as opinionated as he is successful.
Scroll the pages of Newsmax.com and there is no shortage of Trump offering his opinion on a variety of topics, from President Barack Obama to Ebola to world affairs and his own presidential aspirations.
Here are some of the most outrageous and insightful comments by Trump from 2014 found on Newsmax.com
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1. "I mean, we go for sleep deprivation, and they go for chopping off people's heads. And, then we're horrible people, because sleep deprivation is a horrible form of torture."
– On the CIA's enhanced interrogation
2. "I consider that doctor extremely selfish who came back, and then he toured New York. He went on crowded subways during rush hour, had dinner in Brooklyn, went to a bowling alley and bowled, and went all over the place. I think he's a very selfish person."
– On Dr. Craig Spencer, who returned to New York after treating Ebola patients in West Africa
3. "I look at the candidates. I'm not seeing the person that I would choose. I'm doing a lot of exciting things that I love. But I love the country far more than the things I'm doing. So we'll see the candidates. We'll see what happens."
– On considering his candidacy for president
4. "The United States would not be ripped off anymore. We are being ripped off by everybody. The United States would be back in a position where we'd be respected again. We have potential to be a truly great country again."
– On how he'd improve America's standing in the world as president
5. "The last thing we need is another Bush. I’m not a fan of the job his brother did at all. I think his brother was a terrible president. Look, I’m a Republican, and I’m a very conservative guy. I’ve had it with the Bushes."
– On whether Jeb Bush should run for president
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6. "I'm not surprised because our country is a mess. Our leader is incompetent, our country is an absolute mess and we're laughed at all over the world."
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On America's eroding standing in the world
7. "He would kill them, like, in two seconds. And frankly, we were a lot better off with him than the situation that you have going on right now. It's a disgrace. So, we spent $2 trillion, we lost thousands and thousands of lives, not to even mention the probably millions of lives lost on the other side. We have absolutely nothing for it. And now they've raided us, they've taken our equipment, they're killing soldiers, they're executing everybody that's in their way."
– On how Saddam Hussein might have dealt with ISIS in Iraq
8. "I hope the lawyers don't take it all. You know, I know lawyers better that most, and they'll hear about the $25,000 and they're going to grab on to it. ... I really want this money to go to him, not his lawyers."
– On the $25,000 he gave to Andrew Tahmooressi, the U.S. Marine once jailed in Mexico.
9. "I am starting to think that there is something seriously wrong with President Obama's mental health. Why won't he stop the flights? Psycho!"
– On Twitter regarding the president's refusal to stop flights from West Africa, despite the Ebola outbreak
10. "My entire life has been based on freedom of speech. I say what I want to say, [and] as often as I’ve been praised for speaking my mind, I’m often vilified for the same thing.”
– At an event honoring slain journalist James Foley
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