Finishing almost 40 percentage points higher than his closest rival, Trump did so well among Rhode Island’s GOP voters in the April 26 primary that most of the state’s delegates are die-hard supporters who were elected to represent him. He did, however, offer Mr. Trump some candid advice.
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At a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Christie, the tough-talking New Jersey governor, seized on the Dallas police shootings as examples of why Americans need a “law and order” candidate like Trump.
Outlining a veritable laundry list of examples of fraud, waste and abuse within the VA, Trump said, “Can you imagine the waste and corruption we’ll find when we begin a full investigation in January of 2017?”
Among other things, Trump said all veterans should be guaranteed the right to choose their doctor and clinics, at a Veterans Administration facility or at a private medical center.
Donald Trump was outlining his plan to reform care for military veterans in Virginia Beach on Monday.
Trump has contrasted his “law and order” appeal against Clinton who has faced scrutiny about her ability to handle classified documents after an investigation into her use of a private email server was investigated by the FBI.
No matter who Trump taps, Kraushaar isn’t convinced that he or she will win over the “anti-Trump” Republicans who have vowed not to support him under any circumstances – even if the vice president pick is a mainstream Republican that the party establishment can get behind.
“Requiring delegates to vote for any candidate is unconstitutional and today’s announcement is a blow to Trump’s efforts”, said Correll. “We wouldn’t be putting this much time and money into it if we didn’t think we’d succeed”, says Thomson.
Speaking of the thousands of shooting victims, “brutal drug cartels” and rampant violence in America’s inner cities, Trump said, “Our inner cities have been left totally behind, and I’m going to fight to make sure every citizen of this country has a safe home, a safe school, and a safe community”.
Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump unveiled a 10-point plan to deal with the issues plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs. He campaigned last week with former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, and is to appear with a third No. 2 possibility, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, in Indiana on Tuesday.
Trump has also said that the legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight will speak.
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Trump also had a few words about the death of two African American men at the hands of white cops last week, incidents that sparked protests across the nation. Then he promised to modernize the system, minimize wait times for patients and improve care.
