Unfortunately, in focusing on Trump’s undiplomatic language rather than the concerns of the seas voters to whom Trump greatly appeals, Bush and Kasich are playing the left’s game of PC language policing and using charges of “extremist” to silence political opponents.
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The Post article did not say the authorities’ allegations had been corroborated and Kovaleski has said in interviews since Trump cited his article that he has no recollection of his reporting producing evidence of hundreds or thousands of people celebrating.
“If you listen to him talk, it’s kind of scary to be honest with you, because he’s not a serious candidate”, Bush said. “I’m not going to take it back”.
When pressed about his sources, Trump said people had been calling him to confirm.
“Do you see how diplomatic I’ve become?” “I saw it somewhere on television many years ago and I never forgot it”. “I just want to say upfront, right now, Second Amendment 100%”.
“Why wouldn’t it have taken place?” he said of an alleged celebration there.
Asked if he would support Trump for the presidency if he won the primary contest which begins in Iowa on 1 February, Bush said: Look, Ive said because anybody is better than Hillary Clinton. “And so did many other people and many people saw it in person”. For instance, he told a November 21 rally in Birmingham, Ala.: “Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down”.
After failing lie detector tests, Barrett said, the agents flew back to Israel, where they appeared on TV and boasted that they were sent to NY to “document the event”.
The Republican presidential frontrunner said on Saturday that not only Arab Muslims in New Jersey cheered the 9/11 attacks, but Muslims across the world celebrated the fall of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. “You’re running for president of the United States”, Todd said.
Mr. Trump arrived in his signature helicopter, greeting about 1,000 people who couldn’t cram into the 4,000-seat capacity Robarts Arena (on Twitter, Mr. Trump estimated the crowd at 12,000, adding, “Great love in the air!”).
DONALD TRUMP: -you know, just go a step further.
Speaking before thousands who jammed into Robarts Arena in Sarasota, Trump said he’s “killing everybody” in polls nationally and in early voting states.
Schnabel called back later on Tuesday afternoon to clarify what he meant. “Your words matter. Truthfulness matters”.
And when NBC’s Chuck Todd challenged his inaccuracies on, “Meet The Press”, Trump replied: “Take it easy, Chuck”.
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Even if Mr. Trump doesn’t become the GOP’s presidential nominee, the longer he remains a major player in this race, the longer the party will be tainted by association with his reckless rhetoric.
