Cool': Did CNN Take Donald Trump Out of Context on Occupy Wall St.?

Donald Trump has no shortage of opinions on practically every issue imaginable.

From domestic debacles to international affairs -- even happenings in celebrity and entertainment news -- the well-known business mogul is always ready and willing to let people know his perspective on the issues of the day.

So, naturally, when he appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Thursday, Trump weighed in on the issue that everyone's talking about -- the Occupy Wall Street movement. Numerous outlets are reporting that, in speaking about the protests, Trump said, "I sort of think it's cool. There's something I like about it."

One headline reads, "Trump: Occupy Wall Street Is 'Sort of Cool' and 'There's Something I Like About it.'" Even CNN (yes, the network that actually aired the interview), teases the clip with this:

...Trump also reveals his surprising take on the Occupy Wall Street movement. "I sort of think it's cool," he says. "There's something I like about it."

But a transcript from the show provides a different reality about his comments. While he called some of the protesters "very serious people" and said that the movement is "interesting," Trump may not have been speaking about the protests when he made the "cool" and "something I like about it" comments. Here's a portion of the show's transcript:

TRUMP: Somebody called me before from CNN, actually, and they want me to do -- I have a big building right there, 40 Wall Street. It's actually the tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and unfortunately because it used to be the World Trade Center, but it's now the tallest building in downtown, and it was very interesting because they want me to do an interview with representatives from the group "Occupy Wall Street."

MORGAN: And how do you feel about that?

TRUMP: I sort of think it's cool. I mean there's something I like about it. Like I said, might do it.

It seems Trump was responding to the prospects of doing an interview down at Wall Street -- not about the movement. Does that mean even CNN got it wrong? It would seem so.

That said, he does seem to see something redeeming in the ongoing protests against corporate greed, but he has worries about how the Occupiers are impacting businesses. "They've been there a long time, and perhaps they shouldn't be allowed to stay that long," he says. "A lot of decisions have to be made, because it's getting bigger and bigger and businesses are very much being affected."

And as he has numerous times before, Trump said that be believes the Occupiers may be misdirecting their anger. "I personally think Wall Street isn't their target," he explained. "I think their target is the White House and certainly Washington."

Morgan also delved into Michael Moore's assessment of the nation's problems as well as the filmmaker's assertion that Wall Street is solely responsible for the nation's financial crisis. Trump disagreed with this assessment, saying:

“A lot has to do with politics, a lot has to do with the president, a lot has to do with bad decisions that have been made. We’ll see what happens but it’s a mess."

Watch these comments, below:

Watch Michael Moore deny to Morgan the fact that he's part of the "1 percent":