“I don’t think there’s much chance Ted Cruz will get involved…I think Donald will have a big surprise waiting for him in Cleveland”, Burkman said. They said he was genuinely undecided over the weekend as he socialized with friends and raised money in the NY area.
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“Right now, when VA employees fail our veterans, you can’t discipline them”, was Trump’s claim. Ross Perot, another billionaire businessman who ran as an outsider candidate, picked decorated veteran Vice Adm. James Stockdale as his VP.
Christie is just the latest potential vice presidential candidate to campaign with Trump; Trump is slated to campaign Tuesday in IN with Gov. Mike Pence, who is also considered a top candidate for the No. 2 spot.
“The court has confirmed what we have said all along: Rule 16 is in effect and thus delegates, including Correll, are bound to vote in accordance with the election results”.
McCain has endorsed Donald Trump, despite the fact that Trump once dismissed his military experience because he was “captured” during combat. The Intervenors offered the testimony of Jesse Binnall (“Binnall”), a certified professional parliamentarian who has worked with the Republican rules since 2012, has advised Republican convention delegates at the national and local levels about those rules, and has advised Republican presidential candidates about those rules.
“I believe duly elected delegates have an obligation to vote their conscience, free of fear and threats”, she said, via a statement.
“The VA is not sacred, the veteran is sacred”, Trump said, alluding to a remark from Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs who spoke at Trump’s event. On the contrary, the judge found that the GOP’s rules trump Virginia law due to the free-speech and free-association interests involved.
Trump added he was the “candidate of compassion”.
And even if Flynn doesn’t get the nod, he is likely to hold a key Trump administration post – with his increasingly prominent role in the campaign signaling new directions that Trump’s foreign policy may take.
“You can agree to disagree, you can say whatever it is you want to say”, said Loomis, “but please don’t throw a rock at my guys, don’t throw a rock at the windows”.
Trump heads into Monday’s convention with 1,542 delegates – well beyond the 1,237 needed to be the party’s nominee for president on the first ballot.
Trump also had a few words about the death of two African American men at the hands of white cops last week, incidents that sparked protests across the nation. Both Gingrich and Christie have been advisers for Trump behind the scenes.
Though he did not specifically criticize Clinton’s plan to reform the VA, Trump slammed Clinton’s use of several private email servers while serving as secretary of state, calling Clinton a “liar” and “grossly incompetent”.
Trump will head to California on Wednesday for a string of fundraisers, and Friday is considered a possible date for a vice-presidential announcement, although advisers said Trump could reveal his choice at any point this week.
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The former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency has recently landed on the list of most talked about vice presidential possibilities.
