Noting that Trump has said Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself before quickly, Warren said it is Trump who should be ashamed and called the presumptive GOP nominee “a total disgrace”.
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Exit question: If Trump ends up dumped, who ends up as nominee?
Colorado’s Republican Party declined to immediately comment on the Democrats’ event.
“It’s very challenging because there may be certain parts of GOP orthodoxy that Trump doesn’t really agree with or doesn’t really care about”, said Kyle Kondik with the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “As soon as you get somebody out of their comfort zone, then the public kind of goes, ‘What’s this?’ You need to keep Trump in his comfort zone”. “I’ve encouraged Donald Trump to embrace the platform that comes out of the Republican National Convention and I believe he will”. Trump’s undoubtedly right that his media advantage means he doesn’t need to raise as much as Mitt, but a billion less? “Because I do”, the Republican front-runner said. The gathering is expected to bring together many of those who’ve signed on to help a joint Trump and Republican National Committee.
“No, Donald – you should be ashamed of yourself, ashamed”, Warren said.
You’ll always see something different at a Trump rally.
Warren’s remarks come on the same day that she also endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, in an interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. The list includes at least one former candidate who has yet to endorse Trump, but who he said will eventually “come over to my side”.
The range of responses by the party fall into three camps: criticize the statements, but remain committed to Trump’s candidacy; criticize both the statements and disavow any prior endorsement for Trump; or remain unclear about an endorsement going forward.
“Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans: Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful”, Warren said. “You, Donald Trump, are a total disgrace”, she said. And as Hillary Clinton focuses on Donald Trump, new reports have emerged that Sen.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) pulled his tenuous support for Trump, and Gov. Scott Walker signaled he may walk away as well.
Several Republicans who have been approached by the campaign say the organization has struggled to hire even for some of the most basic functions – like communications and advance.
The latest Trump firestorm centered around his persistent attacks on US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel over his Mexican heritage.
Staying on message is one concern, but recognizing the infrastructure and organization needed to run a winning general election campaign is another.
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Asked if Trump’s team realized that, the donor said, “either they know it or they don’t have any understanding of what fundraising is all about”. In his new book “Unbound: The Conscience of a Republican Delegate”, Haugland argues that GOP party officials are wrong, there is no such thing as a bound delegates.
