Still, Trump’s haul shows he is able to raise money quickly – and it could help to recruit additional donors who have been reluctant to help finance his candidacy. “No doubt about it. But it’s still far short of the online fundraising pace that even the Democratic runner-up had set back in the spring”, Ian Hines, a digital strategist and fundraiser for Republican candidates and a vocal Trump critic, said in an email.
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“And yet the day after FBI Director James Comey eviscerated Clinton for her mishandling of classified information, just before inexplicably recommending she be allowed to get away with it, Trump is talking about a Disney princess movie and defending himself against claims he’s anti-Semitic”.
On Monday, two days after the original tweet, Trump tweeted a similar message, saying he had not meant the six-pointed star to refer to the Star of David. “Where is the outrage for this Disney book?” “You know, I go around, I make speeches, I talk to reporters”.
“I think he’s checking out the chemistry and the feel with a number of people”, Gingrich said. “It’s a star. My boy comes home from school, Baron, he draws stars all over the place, I never said, ‘Oh, that’s the Star of David, Baron, don’t!’ And it actually looks like a sheriff’s star, but I don’t know”. The Trump campaign removed the tweet and replaced it with one in the star was swapped out for a circle. The image featured Clinton against a backdrop of hundred dollar bills and a red six-pointed star, most commonly known as the Jewish Star of David symbol.
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpWhy Democrats should be the new party of free trade GOP delegates are legitimately bound, deal with it Trump plays coy when asked if he’ll serve as president MORE on Wednesday said the issue surrounding him sharing what has been called an anti-Semitic image on Twitter has been resolved. Trump denied that the star was in any way a reference to Jews.
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He reiterated that CNN reporters are “sick”, “dishonest”, and “bad people”, before saying his staff should’ve kept the Saturday tweet up on his account.
Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager, states the meeting was “positive and productive”. He defended the Republican presumptive nominee, in part by pointing to the Jewish members of Trump’s family.
“‘You shouldn’t have taken it down, ‘” he said as if he was speaking to his team.
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His withdrawal eliminates an important party establishment figure as Trump tries to broaden his appeal with plans to visit Republicans in the Senate and House on Capitol Hill on Thursday. “I’m not sure the intentions were there but there was certainly a lack of sensitivity”, Foxman said.
