This was “pile on Donald Trump” week.
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Trump, an outsider candidate, has gained momentum in the race since attacking undocumented immigrants in his opening speech, and is now in a dead heat with Jeb Bush, the ex- governor of Florida, for the Republican nomination according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Protesters outside of Trump’s Saturday rally in Downtown Phoenix. “Nobody else is going to”, Trump said.
“They [the terrorists] make Saddam Hussein look like choir boys”, he said in a criticism of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He was 17, a high school football player and happened to be mistaken for a rival gang member because of something he was wearing.
Arizona’s major Chamber of Commerce group, both US senators and a host of other GOP backers heaped their ire on Trump as the visit to Phoenix drew near.
He also lambasted America’s “stupid leaders” and said they have allowed unsafe, undocumented immigrants into the country.
He called some Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers.
Despite intense backlash from numerous companies with ties to Trump – many of whom have ended their business relationships with the reality-television star – Trump has refused to apologize. “I love ’em!” “I have great respect for the country of Mexico”, he said. “Their leaders are much sharper and smarter than ours”.
At one point, Trump invited Jamiel Shaw Sr.to speak.
“To me, he said it right”.
A short protest broke out during the speech. Security came and escorted the protesters out. “People flow through at the border, and they send people through that they don’t want“.
“We are getting ripped, taken apart piece by piece slowly, slowly”, said Trump.
‘He can inspire a crowd’
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“I’d like to see a mass deportation of the criminals”, Bowater said. “He can say anything”, she said. Like her daughter, Provi is skeptical of Trump’s intentions.
“I am the only one that can beat Hillary Clinton. What is he?” Provi wondered aloud. I’m killing everyone on jobs. Rand Paul.
“These people wreak havoc on our population”, he told a few thousand people attending the Libertarian gathering FreedomFest inside a Planet Hollywood ballroom on the Las Vegas Strip.
But first he called Shaw to the stage. Brandon Mendoza who was killed by an illegal immigrant driving while under the influence.
Shaw said his son was walking home when he was shot in the stomach and head while talking on the phone with him. “We have to. We have a situation that’s absolutely out of control”, he said.
He clashed with reporters during a news conference in Beverly Hills. He put himself out there for black people. “Me and my community we trust him, we trust him a lot”. He will be speaking at an event organized by the Republican Party of Maricopa County along with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has gained a reputation for his hard-line tactics to combat illegal immigration. “This isn’t just Mexico”, he said. “They’re killing us“.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands prior to speaking at a rally before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix. When that happened, I felt good. “He’s the only person talking about saving our country”.
He praised Trump for his willingness to focus on the issue.
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Protestors from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles were outside the event with signs that say “Dump Trump” and Trump piñatas filled with trash representing his “trash talk”, CHIRLA told KPCC.
