It made him and the clumsy things he said about Mexicans the big story and reporters went around asking the other GOP candidates what they thought about what Trump said, not what they thought about immigration. The source said Priebus did not initiate the call to chastise the billionaire reality TV star.
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The latest to cut ties is Jose Andres, a Spanish-born celebrity chef who has backed out of opening a restaurant in Trump’s new hotel down the street from the White House. He has since repeatedly stood by those comments.
Speculating, debating and even arguing about politics is lots of fun for those relatively rare individuals who view it as a form of recreation. “They need to be paid more”. Immediately after, Republicans seemed to have gotten the message with pundits, strategists and elected officials all saying they had to reach out for the minority vote- the Latino vote in particular.
Donald Trump (L) and Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady pose onstage after Brady won the 2013 Miss US pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on June 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Republican candidate Donald Trump is upsetting party bosses.
Donald Trump at the Freedom Summit, a forum for GOP Presidential hopefuls in Greenville, South Carolina on May 9, 2015.
“If he loves his wife and she’s from Mexico, I think it probably has an influence on him, yes”.
“We are people who have contributed many things to this country”.
Some involved in the protest, like Boardman, called on politicians “of all stripes” to disassociate with Trump and refuse to patronize his businesses.
He called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a friend, but said: “I’ve told this to Chris, I’ve told it to his people: He missed his time”.
Ahem. I guess that’s why Trump is busy talking about “killers” and “rapists” from Mexico now? “Our policies are failing, and I think I’m the best person in the field, including Hillary Clinton, to reset world order”, said Graham.
“I would hope so”, Boehner said, when asked if the House will act on any immigration legislation this year.
Attendees of today’s rally included organizers from Local 25, who chanted “Where do we want Trump?”
Dispirited party elders, anxious that Republicans are handing Democratic rivals a powerful campaign weapon by allowing Mr. Trump’s voice to be depicted as representative of the party, are sounding the alarm with growing urgency.
Ted Cruz of Texas “had the courage to back me up and to say that what I’m saying is right”.
Although Trump suffered from various business losses due to his comments, his remarks have ironically helped him surge in the polls. If he has all these smart people around, wouldn’t they tell him to maybe tone it down a little?
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Instead, Boehner said he was going to establish a working group of Democrats and Republicans to review the issue, both in terms of symbols inside the Capitol and with regard to Confederate issues that would come up in other annual spending bills for the federal government.
