His fiery language and penchant for controversy has earned him endless free media attention and energized voters during the primaries, helping him secure victory. “But I think I’m gonna win a lot of states that nobody ever thought about because we’re getting numbers that are incredible in states that no Republican would think about”.
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Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday joined other high-profile Republicans around the nation in criticizing Donald Trump’s recent comments that called into question the impartiality of a Mexican-American judge. And House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has offered an endorsement, said that Trump’s comments on a judge overseeing a case against Trump University were “the textbook definition of a racist comment”. “Because I do”, the Republican front-runner said.
She said Trump’s attack on Curiel is indicative of how the Republican Party as a whole often treats federal judges they disagree with.
“I will not stand idly by listening to a person attacking the integrity of a judge due to their ethnicity”, Labrador, an Idaho Republican, said at a monthly news conference he holds with a group of his fellow conservatives in the House of Representatives.
Elizabeth Warren set in motion her latest attack on Donald Trump Thursday night.
Speaking at the annual conference of the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition, Mr Trump did not mention the controversy over his earlier charge that Mr Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge hearing a class-action lawsuit against Trump University, can not treat him fairly because of his Mexican heritage. In addition to giving them more public roles, some campaign aides have been pushing for them to travel more with the candidate, according to a person familiar with the efforts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about private discussions. Others, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, called Trump’s comments wrong and inappropriate. Trump shouted at the crowd.
Referencing how Romney could mull the presidency after losing the White House in 2012, Trump said: “You go off into the sunset”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he speaks at the start of a campaign victory party after rival candidate Senator Ted Cruz dropped after the race for the Republican presidential nomination, at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, May 3, 2016.
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“You know, Pocahontas – I’m doing such a disservice to Pocahontas – it’s so unfair”.
