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said the military would commit war crimes on his order?

During a Republican primary debate, Trump said that the military would follow his orders, even if the orders were criminal.

His remarks were,

“They won’t refuse. They’re not going to refuse me, believe me. Let me just tell you, if you look at the Middle East, they’re chopping off heads, chopping off the heads of Christians, and anyone else who happens to be in the way, they’re drowning people in steel cages, and he, he now, we’re talking about waterboarding…They then came to me, what do you think of waterboarding? I said it’s fine, and if we want to go stronger, I’ll go stronger, too. Because, frankly, that’s the way I feel.

Can you imagine, can you imagine, these people, these animals over in the Middle East, that chop off heads, sitting around talking, and seeing that we’re having a hard problem with waterboarding. We should go for waterboarding, and we should go tougher than waterboarding. That’s what I think, and, and, I’m a leader. I’m a leader. I’ve always been a leader. I’ve never had any problem leading people. If I say do it, they’re gonna do it. That’s what leadership is all about.

Trump has also said he would reimpose torture techniques, threatened to target enemy cultural sites, and pardoned US soldiers convicted of war crimes.

Politico – Trump: Military ‘won’t refuse’ my orders
Time – President Trump’s Illegal Military Orders
The Week – Donald Trump doubles down on torture, war crimes

cast doubt on the future of NATO?

During his campaign, Trump said that the US should only come to the defense of its NATO allies if it can expect those allies to reimburse the US for any incurred costs.

After his nomination as Republican candidate for President, when asked about NATO, Trump said that the US would only intervene if other NATO nations “fulfilled their obligations to us.”

NATO, a mutual defense pact, treats an attack on one member as an attack on all. Only the United States has invoked it, following the 9/11 attacks. During his first NATO summit, Trump simultaneously dedicated a monument to those lost fighting in Afghanistan, including US allies, while also chastising NATO members for not meeting spending targets.

Trump has called NATO “as bad as NAFTA,” an unrelated trade agreement, and suggested that one of its newest members Montenegro could start World War 3.

The New York Times – Donald Trump Sets Conditions for Defending NATO Allies Against Attack
NPR – Casting Doubt On U.S. Commitment To Mutual Defense, Donald Trump Unsettles NATO Allies
The Atlantic – Trump Remains a NATO Skeptic

said that he would impose torture techniques “a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding?”

During a Republican primary debate, Trump said,

In the Middle East we have people chopping the heads off Christians, We have people chopping the heads off many other people. We have things that we have never seen before as a group, we have never seen before…
I would bring back waterboarding. And I would bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.

In another instance, Trump said that the US should “take out” the families of terrorists.

The Hill – Trump calls for ‘hell of a lot worse than waterboarding’
Chicago Tribune – GOP debate: Trump calls for a lot worse than waterboarding against terrorists
The Wall Street Journal – Trump Reaffirms Support for ‘Worse Than Waterboarding’

said he would “take out” the families of terrorists?

During a Fox News interview, Trump said that the problem with the US’ handling of the war against ISIS was that “we’re fighting a very politically correct war,” and so “the other thing is with the terrorists, you have to take out their families.”

Any intentional killing of civilian non-combatants is a war crime, though Trump previously asserted that the military wouldn’t refuse any orders from him.

Trump has also said he would reimpose torture techniques, threatened to target enemy cultural sites, and pardoned US soldiers convicted of war crimes.

Time – Donald Trump Says He’d ‘Take Out’ Terrorists’ Families
The Hill – Trump on terrorists: You have to take out their families
Politifact – Geneva Conventions bar Donald Trump’s idea of killing terrorists’ families, as Rand Paul says

tweeted “I love Hispanics!” with a photo of himself eating a taco bowl?

Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016

The tweet using Cinco de Mayo to advertise Trump Tower Grill quickly became popular on social media. Trump is also known for his love of fast food and eating steak well done with ketchup.

NPR – #MemeOfTheWeek: Donald Trump’s Taco Bowl
Politico – Trump tweets picture of him eating taco bowl, says, ‘I love Hispanics’
CNN – Pictured with taco bowl, Trump proclaims, ‘I love Hispanics!’

gave out GOP Senator Lindsey Graham’s cell number?

During the primaries, Trump attacked Republican Senator Linsdey Graham, who had recently called Trump a “jackass.” Aside from calling Graham an “idiot” and “lightweight,” Trump also gave out Graham’s personal cell phone number.

Politico – Donald Trump gives out Lindsey Graham’s cellphone number
The Hill – Trump gives out Lindsey Graham’s phone number on stage
ABC News – Donald Trump Gives Out Lindsey Graham’s Cell Phone Number

called for Russia to hack his political opponent?

During a news conference, Trump invited a foreign power to intervene in the election while referring to the emails missing from the private server Hillary Clinton had used as Secretary of State. He said, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

The remark was immediately met with condemnation. When later challenged on his remark, he replied, “I’m not going to tell Putin what to do. Why should I tell Putin what to do?”

The Mueller Report later revealed attempts by Russian hackers to breach associated email accounts on the same day. However, the report did not find proof of conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Politico – Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton’s email
NPR – Former CIA Directo r Panetta Calls Trump’s Russia Comment ‘Inconceivable’
The Atlantic – Trump’s Call for Russian Hacking Makes Even Less Sense After Mueller
Business Insider – The same day Trump asked Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing emails, Russians tried to hack Clinton-affiliated emails

claimed that he predicted Osama bin Laden’s attacks a year before 9/11?

Trump has made the claim multiple times, such during his campaign on the Alex Jones Radio Show, on Twitter, and after the raid on ISIS leader al-Baghdadi when he claimed that the event was more important than the death of bin Laden. Trump did in fact mention Osama bin Laden in his 2000 book The America We Deserve in the context of how the Clinton administration was mishandling multiple threats, referencing a 1998 air strike on bin Laden’s compound. While Trump originally asserted that no one had heard of bin Laden, he was a well-known and reported on threat at the time, which owed to the reasoning behind the airstrikes in the first place. Trump’s book also did warn of a large terror attack, although this was already the driving force of concern about bin Laden and other possible sources of terrorism.

Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton famously missed his shot. We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. Fools!..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2018