Donald Trump’s campaign got a much needed financial shot in the arm with its largest fundraising haul in July.
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Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with nominee Donald Trump have been privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat Hillary Clinton’s U.S. presidential bid, sources involved in the effort have said. The Knotty Tie Company makes and manufactures… Tim Kaine, D-Va. waves to the crowd as he is introduced during a rally at the J Douglas Galyon Depot in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. He stated then that he would not support either Donald Trump or Sen.
But Trump rebuffed all the turmoil in his usual manner. Here’s a look at some of the celebrities supporting the controversial Republican.
“Wouldn’t that be embarrassing to lose to crooked Hillary Clinton?”.
Ryan brushed off Trump’s stance, telling a radio interviewer in Green Bay, Wis., that the only endorsement he cares about is from voters in his congressional district.
“I have to say our campaign is doing so nicely”, said Trump.
Trump has faced a barrage of criticism in recent days from political allies as well as opponents after he criticized the parents of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
“There’s a conflict within the Trump campaign”, top Trump aide Paul Manafort acknowledged Thursday on ABC News.
Clinton and Trump are well aware of polls that show Americans want change this election. “In most Republican districts, Trump is very popular”. Kelly Ayotte as well as Ryan.
Because at the end of the day, you really can’t say you endorse him, or will vote for him, without having his words, values and deeds ascribed to you, as part of a value system you condone. “You’re working your tail off. You have not seen your wages significantly go up under Obama as president, so you’re probably thinking another path might not be such a bad thing”.
At the same time, Trump’s lukewarm support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation alliance drew criticism from 37 national security experts from both Democratic and Republican administrations.
“Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression”, VFW leader Brian Duffy said.
“Having spent time with our nominee, I have never been around someone more devoted to the armed forces of this country-more devoted to the families of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard-and no one more devoted to the veterans in this country”, he said.
“It’s so sad, so disgusting”, Trump said of the payment.
At his news conference, Obama strongly rejected the idea of a ransom.
It’s unclear what footage Trump was referring to.
Whether Bloomberg, a self-made billionaire media mogul and an erstwhile Republican, will play a role in courting other Republican business leaders has yet to be determined, a source close to the discussions said.
“Everything he’s made he’s made somewhere else”, she said as she toured a Las Vegas electric manufacturer Thursday afternoon. With the loyalty of millions of GOP voters, Trump could cause massive problems for the party up and down the ballot in November, and possibly beyond.
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The Washington Post reports $64 million came from small donations solicited online and through direct mail. AP writer Lisa Lerer in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
