'Trumpisms' go from bad to worse: 10 shocking statements from Donald Trump

Washington: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has had plenty of controversial and outrageous quotes during his 2016 US presidential campaign.

Trump, the tycoon and onetime reality television star, has been the surprise leader of the Republican presidential race.

Here are some of his controversial comments which made headlines:

“I was 100 percent right. Everybody admits that worldwide, the Muslims were absolutely going wild to cheer the September 11, 2001 attacks. I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.”

“Libya is a catastrophe. Libya is a disaster. Iraq is the Harvard of terrorism. Syria is a disaster. The whole Middle East. It all blew up around Hillary Clinton and around Obama. It blew up.”

“My plan for combating Islamic State militants involves targeting not just the group's (ISIS) fighters but also their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don't kid yourselves.”

“President Barack Obama doesn`t know what he`s doing. I would knock the hell out of ISIS.”

“We also need a cheerleader. I really thought (Obama) would be a great cheerleader.”

“I'll say, 'Hey baby, how ya doing?' I will never call Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the Supreme Leader.”

“The United Kingdom has a massive Muslim problem”. In Britain, more Muslims join ISIS than join the British Army.”

“Dopey Prince Alwaleed bin Talal wants to control our US politicians with daddy's money. Can't do it when I get elected.”

“I am going to win the Hispanics because they know I am going to bring back jobs, from lots of places including India and China and lots of places, that are taking our jobs.”

“I will build a great wall, and no body builds walls better than me and I would build it very inexpensively and I will have Mexico pay for it, mark my words.”