Donald Trump led a field of faux pas at an awkward presidential candidate forum for the Republican Jewish Coalition Thursday.
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“If you are going to kill 15 people, do you think a control law is going to stop you?” said Rand Paul. “Perhaps more than any room I’ve ever spoken to”.
“I’ll tell you what, folks: We’re going to be so vigilant”.
Alex Wong/Getty Images “I’m a negotiator – like you folks”, Trump told the audience.
“He’s not politically correct; he’s direct, and he just says what’s on his mind, and that’s what most people are already thinking”, she said. Fifty-nine percent said the same of Trump.
There’s a sharp divide among Republican voters on these questions about deportation between those who back Trump and those who do not.
“A lot will have to do with Israel and whether or not Israel wants to make the deal – whether or not Israel’s willing to sacrifice certain things”, Trump declared.
Donald Trump has extended his lead in the Republican presidential nomination race amid a fresh bout of controversy over his remarks about Muslims, while Hillary Clinton has consolidated her lead among Democrats, a poll showed Wednesday. “In my opinion, he can not be president of the United States”. Those digit drops did not go unnoticed, or unremarked upon, by Trump. Republicans may worry that Trump could be their nominee, but they’re the ones who set him up for success.
“I don’t feel I need to tear anybody down in order to move up, and that’s how we’ll continue to govern our campaign”, he said. “Trump will probably sell mints”. “I’m good at this”, he told the crowd as he called her a “total liar”.
A spokeswoman did not respond to a request for clarification on Saturday about Trump’s comments. He Tweeted that he had “won” the event and received the “only FULL standing O”.
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said he believed Trump didn’t mean to play on the stereotypes, according to the New York Daily News.
Nearly half said they trust Trump to handle illegal immigration (48 percent) and the terror group Islamic State (46 percent). We encourage him to clarify that this was not his intention and that he rejects traditional stereotypes about Jews and money’. But, the new poll found Trump with his widest lead and broadest support in any national telephone poll since June, when Trump announced his candidacy.
The retired neurosurgeon drew mixed reviews in a lengthy speech on Middle East diplomacy before the Republican Jewish Coalition this week, where he appeared at times to mispronounce “Hamas”. He called Hamas “Hummus”. “He’s a guy that when you look at him and you listen to him talk, he speaks with authority, and I just see this as a train that they can’t derail”. And at least Ohio Governor John Kasich offered a positive note.
“I love the straightforwardness”, Tony said.
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“I want [Trump] to bring jobs back, to make a man be able to work 40 hours a week, 50, 60 hours a week and be able to support his family, and I think that’s what he’s about”, Tony said. “She said, ‘no matter what happens to you, your friend, your Jewish friend will stick by your side and fight right with you and stand by you'”.
