“Donald Trump is a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud who has never risked anything for anyone and serves nobody but himself”. Lawmakers’ silence and lack of backbone say enough as they continue to enable their party’s bigoted bully. “I can’t speak for the GOP, but Clinton is the “presumptive” nominee as per the press, not the process”, said Alex Montgomery, the Asia-Pacific vice chair for Democrats Abroad. (Curiel was born in Indiana.) His comments were widely condemned by the Washington political establishment, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who suggested he may be an idiot, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, who called Trump’s statement the “textbook definition of a racist comment”. “However, given my unique circumstances as nominee of the Republican Party and the core issues of my campaign that focus on illegal immigration, jobs and unfair trade, I have concerns as to my ability to receive a fair trial”.
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See more of Paul Ryan’s interview Sunday morning on “This Week”. They want those judges to tilt the law in favor of big businesses and billionaires like Trump.
As Hillary Clinton achieves a milestone as the first woman to clinch the presidential nominationfor any major presidential party, she is looking ahead to what she says will be another “singular moment in American history”: debating Donald Trump.
Warren further contended that while Trump “chose racism as his weapon”, his aim is the same as that of other Republicans: “Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful”.
Warren made the comments in a speech she planned to give to the American Constitution Society on Thursday night. Her office released excerpts in advance. 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. He has also indicated that a Muslim judge would not be acceptable to him. Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s rival in the Democratic race.
Either way, Collins appears to be withholding her support of Trump indefinitely, even as others in her party – including U.S. Sen. Exactly the kind of candidate you’d expect from a Republican Party whose “script” for several years has been to execute a full-scale assault on the integrity of our courts…
The Republican Encinitas mayor finished in the second spot for the north coastal supervisor seat with 34 percent, a mere five points behind embattled incumbent Dave Roberts, a Democrat.
Garland’s nomination is being held up because Republicans want the next president to be able to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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On Wednesday, Warren stood up on the Senate floor to challenge McConnell over the issue and try to move nomination votes by unanimous consent, but he denied her request and disputed her arguments.
