The night before Donald Trump flies to Iowa to speak at a motorcycle rally she’s organizing, Republican Sen.
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Democrats criticized the gathering, with Iowa Democratic Party Chair Andy McGuire saying in a statement: “While other Republicans have distanced themselves from Trump’s candidacy and warned of the dangers of his leadership, Iowa Republicans, up and down the ticket, choose to stand with Trump and continue to condone his divisive rhetoric and rationalize his unpredictable behavior”.
Trump said his first priority upon taking office next January would be the immediate deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants who remain in United States despite having committed crimes.
“Together, we are going to win this state in November and we are going to win the White House for the American people”, Trump said during his 47-minute speech.
Trump’s first tweet about the shooting ended this way: “Just what I have been saying”.
But Trump continued to send mixed signals about a key issue for many Latinos: immigration. “That’s my advice to them”, Ernst was quoted in The Post.
“She should go to prison”, Hoffman stated. Volunteers were pitching hay bales to build a stage as she spoke with a handful of reporters.
“Donald Trump is the unpredictable X-factor and Hillary Clinton is the scripted statist”, Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s new campaign manager, said in an interview. I’d say to both of them, back down. “As an ag state we just unify and elect leaders that will not shy away from tough decisions”.
Trump claimed that law enforcement agencies knew about every single illegal immigrant, “the good ones and the bad ones”, and said that on day one of his administration all “criminal illegal immigrants” will be “swiftly removed”. Any discussion of inconsistencies or potentially non-presidential tweeting, Pence and others suggested, reflected media focus on the wrong issue.
Last year’s inaugural event, held at the Farm Expo grounds in Boone, was held during the lead-up to the Iowa caucuses and featured seven Republican candidates.
Up for grabs are Iowa’s six electoral votes, with recent polling indicating a too-close-to-call race. A Suffolk University poll two weeks ago found Trump up 1 point. However, Trump didn’t score much better, as 62 percent said they didn’t think he told the truth.
Kaine says he finds it troubling that Trump sometimes seems to want to take advantage of that support. “He doesn’t pander and I appreciate that about him” unlike Clinton, she added.
The afternoon rally with the GOP nominee was supposed to be outdoors, but rain and an uncertain forecast for more prompted organizers to move the program indoors.
The back-and-forth has been waged in the national security space.
The pork roast includes family-friendly entertainment and speakers.
The New York Times said in a story Sunday that Trump, a real estate tycoon seeking his first elected office, and his late father discriminated against blacks to keep them from renting apartments at the New York buildings they developed in the 1970s, settling a lawsuit the USA government brought against them alleging racial bias without admitting guilt. “All the media wants to talk about is the 11 million or more people here illegally”, Trump said, speaking from the “Ride and Roast” event in Iowa. “I think he’s doing quite well in Iowa, and I’m hopeful”, she said.
“[Trump] speaks in a way that resonates with millions of Americans and Iowans aren’t immune to that”, Sen. “It’s exciting to see that, shaking things up a little bit”. Kaufmann also insisted Republicans in the state are united in their support for Trump.
Ernst declined to say how many attendees are expected.
Trump was campaigning on Saturday in Iowa, headlining Republican Sen.
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The 42-mile motorcycle ride that kicks off Joni Ernst’s second annual Roast and Ride fundraiser Saturday will be “a little more nonpartisan”, the US senator from Iowa said. Ernst picked up his seat in 2014. She also said the analysis should have included meetings with federal employees and foreign diplomats.
