Trump asked a question

CNBC:  Donald Trump asked a foreign policy expert advising him why the U.S. can't use nuclear weapons, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said on the air Wednesday, citing an unnamed source who claimed he had spoken with the GOP presidential nominee.

"Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on the international level went to advise Donald Trump. And three times [Trump] asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked at one point if we had them why can't we use them," Scarborough said on his "Morning Joe" program.

Scarborough then asked a hypothetical question to Hayden about how quickly nuclear weapons could be deployed if a president were to give approval.

"It's scenario dependent, but the system is designed for speed and decisiveness. It's not designed to debate the decision," Hayden said.

CNBC reached out to the Trump campaign via email and was awaiting a response.

What stupid question have you always been too embarrassed to ask, but would still like to see answered?

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Crowdsourced Solutions: How would you Ask?

How do you ask for something and also, at the same time, ask to remain anonymous?

To be more specific.

How do you ask for something, when the only way to ask is by suing, thereby relinquishing anonymity.
Can you ask, or, is it too much to ask for anonymity, when asking/suing for something you believe you may be entitled to. Asking, is also the way to find out whether or not there is a legitimate claim of entitlement*.
What if the anonymity is just as valuable, if not more, than whatever it is you may be entitled to.
Can a lawsuit be something less than a demand?

How do you ask, when asking is not as simple as the art of putting white makeup on, standing on a box and handing someone a flower. Or is it that simple, really, and some of us only fail to recognize it.

Has this ever come up. Or this hypothetical, in the realm of the impossible.

* I wanted to use anther word, rather than entitlement. That word has taken on political connotations that are not applicable to this hypothetical, as I have framed it in my mind. After giving it as much attention as I can muster, entitlement, I believe is the appropriate word.