The statements from Illinois’ top two Republicans come as the party scrambles to respond to what may be Trump’s most incendiary comments to date in advance of a critical November election.
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State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, said he would participate in the rally and urged state elected officials, both Republicans and Democrats, to denounce Trump. “I think that’s why he’s doing it”, Trump said. “After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world”.
Mr Trump has suggested that Curiel’s heritage is influencing the judge’s opinion about the case because of Trump’s campaign rhetoric about illegal immigration.
“Quite honestly, it’s different than endorsing”, Johnson said, explaining, “it’s short of” an endorsement because there are “obviously disagreements” with Trump.
The real estate magnate said that, aside from Tuesday’s lengthy statement, he does not “intend” to comment further on the litigations.
“I regret those comments he made”.
You know, I can understand why people can’t support Hillary Clinton.
Trump has drawn criticism for his claim that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can’t preside over his case fairly because the judge is of Mexican heritage and Trump wants to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
On Tuesday, Trump tried to quell the controversy, saying his criticisms were “misconstrued”.
Kirk is the first Republican senator up for re-election this year to break with Trump, and his decision puts new pressure on vulnerable GOP incumbents in other swing states – notably Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire – to part ways with their party’s presidential standard-bearer.
Sen. Mark Kirk unendorsed Donald Trump (pictured) on Tuesday.
Trump drew attention last week when he said Curiel, of IN, had “an absolute conflict” IN presiding over a legal challenge to Trump University because he is “of Mexican heritage” – adding that his support of building a wall along America’s border with Mexico created an “inherent conflict of interest”.
Trump said in a statement Tuesday that his comments had been “misconstrued” by the media.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says that Donald Trump has the right to express his opinion and that he’s not a racist.
The Illinois senator had previously said he “certainly would” support Trump if he’s the GOP nominee, and suggested the NY real estate developer could help bring more supporters to the polls.
Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, a USA senator from Florida, joined the chorus of criticism.
“I issued a statement on it and a tweet and I don’t have anything more to add”, McCain said tersely.
You may not think it’s un-American, I do.
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Due to their inept weakness as a party, Republicans have put themselves in a no-win situation. She’s wary of depressing turnout in the impending contests and eager to save the revelry for a big victory party in Brooklyn.
