So far, Trump has refused, reiterating in interviews broadcast Sunday that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Mexican heritage means he can not ensure a fair trial involving a billionaire who wants to build a border wall to keep people from illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
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“The fact that Donald Trump doesn’t see Judge Curiel and his family as Americans makes him unfit to be president of this great nation, a nation of immigrants”, Praeli said in a statement.
“It’s possible, yes, absolutely”, was Trump’s response.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel is presiding over an enormous fraud class action in a federal court in San Diego against Trump University.
“He is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican, which is all fine”, Trump said “But I say he’s got bias”.
“I don’t know what Trump’s reasoning was, and I don’t care”, Gingrich told the Washington Post in an email over the weekend. “He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico. I’m going to build a wall”, Trump said.
Senior U.S. Republicans distanced themselves on Sunday from Donald Trump’s comments about a Mexican-American judge, saying they were anxious that the tone of his presidential campaign could enrage Latinos, who are a growing U.S. voting bloc.
Instead, in an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, the Kentucky Republican would only say he “couldn’t disagree more” with Trump’s comments.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Trump supporter, told Fox News Sunday that going after Curiel “is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made and I think it’s inexcusable”.
“I’m very confident that these senate candidates that we have ― and we do have a lot of exposure this year, 24 Republicans up and only ten Democrats ― will rise and fall on their own merits”, McConnell said.
An increasing number of Republicans took on their party’s presumptive nominee as well.
“Mr. Trump’s comments demonstrate both a lack of respect for the judicial system and the principle of separation of powers”, she added.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said he doesn’t condone Trump’s statements about Curiel, then complained that his interview was supposed to be about foreign policy. I’m talking about common sense. OK?
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Trump shot back against Clinton’s toughened critique of his temperament and ethics by telling a campaign rally Friday Clinton belongs in jail. “I thought it was inappropriate what he said”. It’s a very good temperament and it’s a very in-control temperament, or I wouldn’t have built this unbelievable company. “He is now the potential leader of the United States and he’s got to move his game up to the level of being a potential leader”. I’m proud of my heritage, we’re all proud of our heritage.
