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On Donald Trump's 71st birthday, here's a recall of 10 of his most controversial statements

Ever since Trump announced his candidature in the US presidential election, he exposed his questionable judgment to the public on various occasions, and yet he got elected. Nearing 150 days into his presidency, here is a look back at 10 of the statements that define him.
On Donald J Trump's 71st birthday, we look back to the announcement speech of his presidential campaign that had so many controversial things in it that the US media and many politicians did not take him seriously. But the conservative base did. Trump eve
On Donald J Trump's 71st birthday, we look back to the announcement speech of his presidential campaign that had so many controversial things in it that the US media and many politicians did not take him seriously. But the conservative base did. Trump eve
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the US radically changed its foreign policy. One significant part was the use, and the country's acceptance of the use, of torture on prisoners captured in the war on terror. Trump saying that waterboarding, an interrogation technique that is recognized as torture, should be brought back shocked the country but found support among conservatives. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the US radically changed its foreign policy. One significant part was the use, and the country's acceptance of the use, of torture on prisoners captured in the war on terror. Trump saying that waterboarding, an interrogation technique that is recognized as torture, should be brought back shocked the country but found support among conservatives. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Trump attacked Megyn Kelly, a popular TV news anchor in the US, viciously and gratuitously during his campaign last year. The misogyny displayed by the US presidential candidate, however, did not dent his poll ratings. Megyn Kelly too went soft on him during an interview after the attacks, as she was afraid, some commentators said, of losing journalistic access to Trump. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Trump attacked Megyn Kelly, a popular TV news anchor in the US, viciously and gratuitously during his campaign last year. The misogyny displayed by the US presidential candidate, however, did not dent his poll ratings. Megyn Kelly too went soft on him during an interview after the attacks, as she was afraid, some commentators said, of losing journalistic access to Trump. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Donald Trump is a climate change denier. And his recent decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement will have enormous ramifications for the present as well as future generations. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Donald Trump is a climate change denier. And his recent decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement will have enormous ramifications for the present as well as future generations. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Trump said the US never has to default on its debt because it can print money. 'People said I want to go and buy debt and default on debt — these people are crazy. This is the United States government. First of all, you never have to default because you print the money,' he told CNN in September 2016. This comment, and another one about reducing the national debt by persuading creditors to accept less than full payment, spooked the business news media in the US. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AFP)
Trump said the US never has to default on its debt because it can print money. 'People said I want to go and buy debt and default on debt — these people are crazy. This is the United States government. First of all, you never have to default because you print the money,' he told CNN in September 2016. This comment, and another one about reducing the national debt by persuading creditors to accept less than full payment, spooked the business news media in the US. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AFP)
Just a hint about Trump's self-touted financial acumen: His recent US budget proposal has, according to media reports, a $2 trillion balancing error. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Just a hint about Trump's self-touted financial acumen: His recent US budget proposal has, according to media reports, a $2 trillion balancing error. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
We will just leave this here without comment. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
We will just leave this here without comment. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Perhaps the most politically expedient thing Trump said was this allegation that Obama was not a natural-born US resident. Trump was pandering to a section of conservatives who believed that Obama was unfit to be president because of this. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Perhaps the most politically expedient thing Trump said was this allegation that Obama was not a natural-born US resident. Trump was pandering to a section of conservatives who believed that Obama was unfit to be president because of this. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
As attacks on presidential candidates go in the US, this was perhaps the most misogynistic. Trump had suggested that Bill Clinton's extra-marital affairs were somehow the fault of Hillary Clinton. And that fault translates to her being ineligible to be president. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
As attacks on presidential candidates go in the US, this was perhaps the most misogynistic. Trump had suggested that Bill Clinton's extra-marital affairs were somehow the fault of Hillary Clinton. And that fault translates to her being ineligible to be president. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Trump fired FBI director James Comey on May 9 when the latter was overseeing an active investigation into whether Trump's campaign had colluded with Russia. Comey was also probing Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor. The move shocked commentators, who said the 'unconstitutional' firing amounted to obstruction of justice. Trump reportedly asked Comey to drop the investigation. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
Trump fired FBI director James Comey on May 9 when the latter was overseeing an active investigation into whether Trump's campaign had colluded with Russia. Comey was also probing Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor. The move shocked commentators, who said the 'unconstitutional' firing amounted to obstruction of justice. Trump reportedly asked Comey to drop the investigation. (Graphics | Vijesh C K/ File Photo | AP)
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