Donald Trump’s ascendance to the top of the Republican party in the presidential primaries has terrified many, delighted some, and shocked mostly everyone.
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Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, as violence at the front-runner’s rallies deepened the party’s chaotic chasm.
Rubio has made no effort to hide his disdain for Trump.
In turn, Florida Sen.
Trump, the front-runner who could tighten his grip on the Republican presidential nomination battle if he wins Florida and OH on Tuesday, insisted he would impose a tariff, as high as 45 per cent, on some imports from countries like China.
Kasich said the “toxic environment” Trump was creating “makes it very, extremely difficult” to support him. According to recent polls and state results, Rubio’s campaign is in free fall and Kasich’s is actually on a bit of an upswing.
The idea that Rubio supporters in OH should vote for Kasich tickled Ted Cruz.
But Mr Trump’s campaign recived a boost after he picked up an endorsement today from one-time rival Ben Carson.
“Thank you for the warning”, Trump told the crowd after he resumed his speech. “Rubio should immediately tell his superPAC to stop attacking the governor”, Kasich spokesman Chris Schrimpf said in a statement. “And you can’t win unless the party’s united”. Marco Rubio trailed far behind in the Republican race in Missouri.
“I think I’m going to have the delegates, okay?” Protests quickly broke out among some of those in attendance as they waited for Trump to speak.
The fresh signs of GOP disarray followed a surprisingly civil debate Thursday night. Trump, Cruz said, supports the “same basic trajectory” of policy as Obama and Hillary Clinton, when Obama’s first secretary of state, have established.
Trump’s rivals have spent months tiptoeing around his provocative comments for fear of alienating his impassioned supporters.
Senator Marco Rubio and Governor John Kasich are about to feel the heat in Miami.
Rubio and Kasich must win their home state contests to stay in the race and try to chip away at Trump’s delegate lead. The National Review posted an item from Ramesh Ponnuru titled “Crubio or Crasich” Wednesday, one day after the latest round of Republican contests. Mr. Sanders and former Secretary of State Clinton are vying for the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday.
When it was over, Trump pronounced it an “elegant” discussion.
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But the images spilling out of Chicago, with young people angrily confronting each other, often divided by racial lines, appeared to be too much. However, Kasich was only behind Trump by 2 percentage points, while Rubio is 14 percentage points behind the brash billionaire. “And I will make the country better”, Rubio told the New York Times.
