Donald Trump to Piers Morgan: 'You Could Cry' at How Weak U.S. Is Right Now

10/10/13 - Donald Trump joined Piers Morgan on Thursday night to take on the government shutdown and debt ceiling. Trump admitted he's very concerned about the country defaulting, but admitted it's "uncharted territory" for the country so no one really knows what's going to happen. Morgan opened by asking Trump if he was in charge of Washington, "How many times would you have been saying you're fired?" Trump said it would have come up a lot, telling Morgan that Obama is "not leading" as just needs to "make deals for the good of the country."

But he also had some tough words for the Republicans. Trump said they're not unified, and "if the Republicans stuck together, they have cards like you wouldn't believe." He railed against the rising debt and admitted to Morgan he wouldn't necessarily feel "comfortable" about defaulting.

However, Trump still believes that something has to be done about America's spending levels. He told Morgan "you could cry" at how much the U.S. is at China's mercy, adding that "virtually every country that does business with us, as a country, takes advantage of the United States."

He also said he found it "stupid," "horrible," and "outrageous" that military benefits were halted during the shutdown