The latest firestorm comes as Trump has been trying to refocus his campaign on the economy amid declining poll numbers.
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Priebus is joining Trump this week as he campaigns amid increasing frustration among many Republicans about their nominee.
Trump says he’s been putting “a lot of money” into the Republican Party.
The Republican presidential nominee inspected the metal-shaping foundry, the fabrication area and the rest of the plant before sitting down with workers at a small table.
“At the end, it’s either going to work, or I’m going to, you know, I’m going to have a very, very nice, long vacation”, Trump told CNBC.
“They want to patch up a rift that just keeps unfolding”, a source told Politico, speaking about Friday’s sit-down, which is to be held in Orlando.
He suggested he was also kidding when he called Obama “the MVP” of the Islamic State.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has backtracked on his IS comments against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – sort of. He repeated that claim Thursday, but in a tweet Friday criticizing CNN’s coverage, he said the network reported his claim “so seriously”.
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – It’s the media’s fault. Trump did endorse Ryan a few days later.
“What concerns me is that followers, supporters listen, and they can take a statement like that and do something risky with that”, Zelizer said. “Get over it! We were just having fun”.
In battleground Pennsylvania, Trump again bashed the media for taking his comments out of context.
Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine also released his returns for the past 10 years on Friday.
GOP concerns about Trump are compelling enough that dozens of anxious Republicans were gathering signatures for a letter urging the party’s chairman to stop helping Trump and focus on protecting vulnerable House and Senate candidates, according to a draft obtained by the Associated Press. “Are people complaining that I said he was the founder of ISIS?”. “He’s going to save our country”.
Donald Trump’s own campaign can’t explain their candidate’s out of control behavior. But polls consistently show him trailing Hillary Clinton there.
Donald Trump plans to return to Wisconsin next week and once again the state’s top Republican leaders won’t be there.
Walker is listed as an honorary host on invitations for both fundraisers.
A new opinion poll showed Trump losing ground in three crucial states.
A new poll showed Trump, whose unfiltered speaking style has repeatedly landed him in hot water, losing ground in three crucial states ahead of the November 8 general election against Clinton.
6 million in federal income tax, according to the document, which was posted on the Democratic presidential candidate’s web page. They paid an effective tax rate of 25.6 percent in 2015.
“They should call (Obama) an enabler”.
Over the course of their careers the Clintons have published all of their tax returns since 1977.
After making the suggestion at a rally Wednesday night, Trump doubled down on the assertion Thursday, insisting in interviews that he really did intend to say that the president and Clinton had created ISIS.
Clinton’s campaign has cried foul and accused Trump of mimicking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points, and the Democratic Party had asked for an apology. Bernie Sanders’ decision to support Clinton.
Republican Donald Trump is now saying that his description of President Barack Obama as a founder of the Islamic State group was sarcasm.
At a rally Wednesday, Trump said that Obama “is the founder of ISIS”, using one acronym for the group. He repeated that in two interviews Thursday. After a storm of criticism, he said a day later that the remark was sarcastic. Trump tweeted: “THEY DON’T GET SARCASM?”
Trump’s comments were seen as accusing Obama of creating conditions that allowed IS to thrive. Trump has gone far off the rails that there is no clean up possible. He told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt “No, I meant that he’s the founder of ISIS, I do”.
A large number of Republicans have attempted to argue that the Obama administration, in which Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state, permitted ISIS to grow by opting not to send troops to the Middle East.
“We’re having a problem”, Trump told the ministers, adding that the next president could get to nominate up to five high-court justices. The same day, the reality show star acknowledged that his lack of political correctness could cost him the election if Americans reject his blunt approach.
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The poll found Clinton widening her lead in Colorado, Virginia and North Carolina, while holding her advantage in Florida.
