Story highlights Donald Trump believes the world would be better off if dictators like Saddam Hussein and Moammar Gadhafi were still in power 
 
 Both Gadhafi and Hussein committed atrocities against their own people 
 
 (CNN) Donald Trump believes the world would be much better off if ruthless dictators like Saddam Hussein and Moammar Gadhafi were still in power. 
 
 "100%," Trump replied when asked that question in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that aired Sunday on "State of the Union." 
 
 Trump said he believes Iraq and Libya, the respective countries of the since-deceased dictators, would be less fractured and promote a more stable Middle East if the two had not been forcefully pushed out of power. Hussein fell from power following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and Gadhafi was ousted following violent civil strife in 2011 that ultimately drew a NATO-led military intervention. 
 
 "I mean, look at Libya. Look at Iraq. Iraq used to be no terrorists. He (Hussein) would kill the terrorists immediately, which is like now it's the Harvard of terrorism," Trump said. "If you look at Iraq from years ago, I'm not saying he was a nice guy, he was a horrible guy, but it was a lot better than it is right now. Right now, Iraq is a training ground for terrorists. Right now Libya, nobody even knows Libya, frankly there is no Iraq and there is no Libya. It's all broken up. They have no control. Nobody knows what's going on." 
 
 Read More ||||| Donald Trump Donald TrumpSanders slams Trump for 'insults' to women Ex-CIA head: Trump 'gives waterboarding a bad name' Kasich campaign pushing for April debate MORE said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Benghazi committee's hearing featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham ClintonReid: GOP could confirm Supreme Court nominee in lame-duck session Sanders slams Trump for 'insults' to women Ex-CIA head: Trump 'gives waterboarding a bad name' MORE was “very partisan,” adding that the “hatred” displayed was “unbelievable. 
 
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 “It was very partisan, and it looked quite partisan,” Trump said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The level of hatred between Republicans and Democrats was unbelievable.” 
 
 "You’ve never seen anything like this." 
 
 Trump said the partisanship “hurts both parties” and “hurts the country” because it prevents the government from accomplishing anything. 
 
 The GOP front-runner painted himself as a “great unifier.” 
 
 “I’m going to unify. This country is totally divided,” Trump said. “Barack Obama has divided this country unbelievably, and it’s all hatred, what can I tell you, I’ve never seen anything like it. I’m going to unify the country.” 
 
 He said his past support of Democrats shows that he’s above partisan politics. 
 
 “One of the big knocks on me was that over the years I’ve gotten along with Democrats and I’ve gotten along with Republicans, and I said that’s a good thing,” Trump said. “As a businessman, I had an obligation to do that, to myself, to my family, to my company, to my employees. I get along with everybody. I will be a great unifier for our country.” 
 
 Trump also said he does not consider Clinton an “enemy.” 
 
 “I don’t consider her any enemy. Right now she’s an opponent. I don’t consider her an enemy.”
– Bernie Sanders was busily going after Hillary Clinton's blood Saturday night, Donald Trump was waxing poetic about the stability we used to enjoy under some of its bloodiest dictators. Asked Sunday by CNN's Jake Tapper if the world would be a more stable place if Moammar Gadhafi and Saddam Hussein were still in power, Trump responded, "100%." His full quote: "I mean, look at Libya. Look at Iraq. Iraq used to be no terrorists. (Hussein) would kill the terrorists immediately, which is like now it's the Harvard of terrorism. If you look at Iraq from years ago, I'm not saying he was a nice guy, he was a horrible guy, but it was a lot better than it is right now. Right now, Iraq is a training ground for terrorists. Right now Libya, nobody even knows Libya, frankly there is no Iraq and there is no Libya. It's all broken up. They have no control. Nobody knows what's going on." Trump turned his thoughts to the Benghazi hearing, adds the Hill, saying, "it was very partisan, and it looked quite partisan. The level of hatred between Republicans and Democrats was unbelievable. You’ve never seen anything like this." His solution: Donald Trump. "I’m going to unify," he said. "One of the big knocks on me was that over the years I’ve gotten along with Democrats and I’ve gotten along with Republicans, and I said that’s a good thing. As a businessman, I had an obligation to do that, to myself, to my family, to my company, to my employees. I get along with everybody. I will be a great unifier for our country."