The New York Times published a report Thursday suggesting presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump may quit the race and not serve as president after defeating presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Trump’s unwillingness to moderate his tone follows repeated promises from campaign officials that he would do just that as he shifts toward the general election.
Scott said the reality of Trump’s candidacy was simple.
The state’s Republican Party Chair, Rep. Jeff Essmann, is confident the party faithful will rally behind Trump.
Sasse has been one of Trump’s most prominent GOP critics, calling on conservatives to look for a third option in November. Trump vowed to win IL in November, despite the fact it has voted Democratic in the last six presidential elections.
In late March, Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife after an anti-Trump super PAC unaffiliated with Cruz’s campaign pushed out a series of digital ads aimed at portraying Trump’s wife in a negative light.
Trump said the “senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota” are a reminder “how much more needs to be done”.
Cruz also turned to mudslinging in his campaign against Trump, criticizing the NY billionaire in the final days of the in campaign of being as a “serial philanderer”, “pathological liar” and “narcissist”. “I really do. I just can’t support him given the things that he’s said”. “Donald asked me to speak at the Republican convention, and I told him I’d be happy to do so”, Cruz told reporters in Washington. Trump also targeted Sens.
Trump criticized three senators who have been critical of his candidacy and predicted they would lose their bids for re-election, the Post said.
“One scenario would be that he is victorious in the fall – I don’t think that’s going to be the case, personally”, he said.
Mark Kirk, who didn’t attend the meeting, as a loser.
South Carolina’s other senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, has said he will not be voting for Trump, and he did not attend Thursday’s meeting.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) added, “I experienced nothing but positive vibes”. At one point, somebody asked about Article I powers: What will you do to protect them?
A few dozen protesters stood across the street from the House meeting, holding poster-sized digitally altered images of Ryan and vulnerable Republican senators such as Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Rob Portman of OH and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire wearing Trump’s signature “Make America Great Again” caps.
And he told the crowd “he doesn’t put any particular state off the table”, suggesting he could win Connecticut, Washington state and MI.
Donald Trump held a tense meeting with Republican senators and sought to make peace with Sen. “I don’t even need commercials, if you want to know the truth”. “You can feel it”.
In a Miami speech on July 8, Trump will say the economic policies of Democrats like President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the party’s presumptive nominee, have harmed minorities, said Steve Moore, a Trump economic policy adviser.
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But Amandi, whose research spans the state’s diverse demographic spectrum, said Trump appears to be underperforming usual Republican benchmarks in the Cuban community as its GOP loyalties are softening.
