But these are frightful times for our country.
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Trump on Friday evening said in Wisconsin that he would back Ryan in his Republican primary against Paul Nehlen, a little-known challenger.
Trump also tried to mend relations with two Republican senators whom he’d criticized after they faulted him for attacking the Khans: John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire.
Trump’s move to endorse Ryan, McCain and Ayotte is an attempt to put the controversy and feuds behind him.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Trump’s endorsements, coming after his refusal to endorse the trio, show that Trump “has the ability and the understanding to realize that there are going to be disagreements and you’ve got to be able to reach out to the entire party”. John McCain for his service to our country in uniform and in public office, and I fully support and endorse his re-election.
Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire issued a statement drawing a contrast between Trump’s stump speech and Clinton’s campaign of substance that included laying out a five-point plan to build an economy “that works for everyone – not just those at the top” with the largest USA investment in job creation since World War II.
“I like Paul, but these are awful times for our country”, Trump told the Washington Post in an interview Tuesday. He reiterated his support for Trump hours before the endorsement, but he noted that his support wasn’t a “blank check” and pledged to speak out against the businessman’s divisive positions if necessary. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos offered a blunt message ahead of the presidential nominee’s arrival: “We are Ryan Republicans here in Wisconsin, not Trump Republicans”.
He has skipped from one misstep to the next, sparking a fresh wave of Republican defections among long-time party loyalists who refuse to support their presidential nominee – with some even going so far as to publicly support Mrs Clinton.
Eager to change their minds, the Republican nominee unleashed a torrent of insults at his Democratic rival throughout the day.
“If Hillary Clinton becomes president”, he said at an earlier rally in Iowa, “you will have really, in my opinion, the destruction of this country from within”. On Friday night, Trump tried hard to make amends as his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, tried to take advantage of his gaffe-filled week.
“It’s a democratic process that one would like to think we would respect”, he said. “In another way, she’s a weak person”.
Now the Democratic presidential nominee, Clinton has vowed to stand up to Putin if elected, drawing on her four years of ups and downs as the public face of President Barack Obama’s first-term “reset” with Russian Federation.
This came soon after Mrs Clinton addressed her own political vulnerabilities while facing a group of minority journalists in Washington.
During an interview with the Cedar Rapids Gazette before taking the stage at the Iowa Events Center, Trump said the 2016 general-election race is just in the beginning stages and talk of turmoil and interventions “put out by the mainstream media” has been “ridiculous”.
She also acknowledged that many people do not trust her.
Ryan said he “rejects” any religious test for entering the country – a clear jab at one of Trump’s evolving immigration proposals – and that “Captain Khan was one such courageous example” of Muslim-Americans who have “served valiantly in our military and made the ultimate sacrifice”. She added, “I’m going to work my heart out in this campaign and as president to produce results for people”.
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Peoples reported in Washington.
