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8 September 2016

WATCH: Donald Trump’s terrifying response when asked about cybersecurity

“The cyber is so big.”

By Media Mole

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There is stiff competition for the funniest yet most worrying Donald Trump quote. But at a Q&A in Virginia this week, the Republican presidential candidate offered a strong contender.

When asked about the threat of cyberterrorism, Trump responded with such excellent insights as “the cyber is so big”. Gulp.

Well that’s it, and, you know cyber is becoming so big today. It’s becoming something that a number of years ago, a short number of years ago, wasn’t even a word. And now the cyber is so big. And, you know, you look at what they’re doing with the internet, how they’re taking recruiting people through the internet. And part of it is the psychology because so many people think they’re winning. And, you know, there’s a whole big thing. Even today’s psychology, where CNN came out with a big poll, their big poll came out today that Trump is winning. It’s good psychology.

This mole’s whiskers are all aquiver. You can see Trump answer the question, at about 22 minutes in, below:

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