Pierson also argued that the onus was on Ryan, not Trump, to bring about party unity – contradicting Ryan, who said Thursday to CNN’s Jake Tapper that in addition to being unable to support Trump right now, “the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee”.
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“If they take a position on global issues that could threaten war, or has the potential of upending our critical relationships with other countries, or would potentially break the financial system, that needs to be reported on”, Obama said.
Obama continued, warning of dangers that come with focusing on the “spectacle and circus”.
Trump said of Ryan’s stance: “I figured, routinely, he would be behind me”.
More than half of the registered voters who said they would vote for Clinton planned to do so in opposition to Trump, rather than in support of her candidacy, the poll said.
Obama made a measured and stern critique of Trump and Republicans in Congress. He refrained from commenting about Trump’s controversial tweet that showed him posing with a taco bowl to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
“I’ll leave it up to the Republicans to see how they ‘square their circle'”.
He wrote in a Facebook post Friday: “Donald Trump has not demonstrated that temperament or strength of character”. Former Texas Sen. Rick Perry, who once blasted Trump as a “cancer on conservatism” now says he will support his campaign.
Protesters gather outside the venue prior to a Trump rally at the the Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center on May 7, 2016 in Lynden, Washington.
Trump held a boisterous campaign appearance on Thursday night in West Virginia, which votes on Tuesday.
All nine delegates from the USA territory of American Samoa have voted to back Trump.
Like father, like son: Poppy Bush looked the American people square in the eye and said, “Read my lips: no new taxes”.
A major group of conservatives that opposed Donald Trump for months is now promising to find an alternative candidate – but is not vowing to support a third-party candidacy.
He will likely face Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the November 8 general election.
Sam Stein and Ariel Edwards-Levy bring data to show that Trump may have a much harder time changing how voters feel about a known figure like Hillary Clinton than he did with his primary opponents. “And we don’t always nominate a Lincoln and a Reagan every four years, but we hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln- and Reagan-esque”, the House Speaker said.
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Bush was one of 17 Republican candidates seeking the party’s nomination for the election, but dropped out in February after his campaign was unable to pick up steam and as Trump maintained a commanding lead in the primaries.
