Donald Trump's full remarks during a campaign rally in Massachusetts. Trump mocks 'devastating' Carson foreign policy missteps

Donald Trump laced into his opponents left and right on foreign policy on Wednesday night, paying special attention to Ben Carson after recent stories and interviews cast doubt on the retired neurosurgeon's foreign policy acumen.

"If you read the front page of The New York Times today, they said about Ben Carson that he's unable to understand foreign policy," Trump said at a Worcester, Massachusetts, rally. "It was a devastating story. It's all over the place."


The comments referred to a Tuesday report by the Times quoting adviser Duane Clarridge, who said the candidate has been slow to absorb information, saying that he needs weekly conference calls to "make him smart."

"You know, his people actually said this, that he's unable to comprehend or understand foreign policy," Trump crowed, also making reference to a "Fox News Sunday" interview in which Carson was unable to name one specific country that he would invite to the coalition to defeat the Islamic State.

“It was devastating when you watch the interview, but he’s unable to comprehend foreign policy,” he remarked. “We can’t do this. I think he’s a nice guy, probably, who knows. I don’t care. I don’t care. We need somebody that’s sharp and tough and smart and can figure it out fast. Fast! I mean we're playing games, we're playing games."

The United States has to "get smart" when it comes to fighting ISIL, Trump told the crowd, critiquing the media for calling Abdelhamid Abaaoud the "mastermind" of the Paris attacks.

"He's not a mastermind. He's not a mastermind. He's scum. He's scum! The press plays right into their hands. The press is calling the leader in the pack in Paris a mastermind, so all these kids are sitting home, even in New York, in California and in Massachusetts," Trump said. "He's a lowlife. This is just a lowlife guy. He's a bum. He's a bum. I bet he doesn't have a 90 IQ."

French authorities said Thursday that Abaaoud was killed in a Wednesday morning raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.

The country cannot afford another president "without a clue" like Barack Obama, Trump said, slamming the president's remark hours before the Paris attacks that the ISIL threat is "contained."

"The only thing contained is us. We're contained, 'cause we have no leadership," he said. "They're using the Internet better than we do. They're using the Internet, and then they're recruiting people, and then they go out to fight for ISIS — and then we let 'em back into the country."

Trump also tore into Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for missing time in the Senate.

"What is he doing? He’s raising money, always money with these politicians. Money, money, money," Trump said, reiterating that he is self-funding his campaign (although he has received contributions from supporters).

Trump also took on the Democratic field, calling front-runner Hillary Clinton "exhausted."

"I think her greatest achievement ever will be getting out of the email scandal," he said, indicating that she would because the Democratic Party is protecting her.

On Clinton's opponents, Trump told the crowd that it could not vote for Bernie Sanders because of his remarks during two debates that the greatest threat to national security is climate change, not terrorism, with the Vermont senator commenting that the latter could be a side effect of the former.

“You can’t vote for Bernie," he declared. "Did you hear this one? The Paris attacks were caused, according to Bernie Sanders, they were caused by global warming.”

"And the other guy, he shouldn't have even been on the stage. He was the mayor of Baltimore; he did a great job, OK?"

Trump was interrupted multiple times during the rally by protesters, including one whom Trump suggested was "seriously overweight" as he made remarks about food stamps.