Republicans worried about Trump’s upcoming border trip

Now, he said, “it has been decided by Local 2455 to pull out of all events involving Donald Trump”. Former Texas governor Rick Perry, himself running for president, has called for Trump to back out of the race, while other contenders have also been critical.

This led Graham to tweet “Probably getting a new phone. iPhone or Android?”

Meanwhile, Rubio – considered by many experts to be one of the favorites to win the Republican nomination – dismissed Trump during a television interview Wednesday with Fox News.

“You know, I’m saying to myself, what is this guy, a beggar?”

WATCH: What Does Arnold Schwarzenegger think of Donald Trump? He snapped, “I hope he can find the border because I’m not sure he’s ever been there before”.

And he said people shouldn’t be offended with Trump’s willingness to fight, especially against those who criticize him.

Billionaire Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” consider a third-party run for President if the Republican National Committee doesn’t treat him right during the 2016 cycle, The Hill reported Thursday.

The latest throwdown between the GOP presidential hopefuls was ratcheted up Tuesday when Trump, speaking in Graham’s home state, slammed the senator as a “stiff”, a “lightweight” and an “idiot” and gave out Graham’s personal cell phone number to attendees. Lindsey Graham’s cell phone number.

“Give it a shot”, Trump encouraged. “That’s the great thing about our country, you can say what you want politically”. However, Trump has come under fire in recent weeks for his comments on Mexican immigrants and, more recently, his dismissal of Arizona Sen.

The symbolism served, too, to underscore his claim that he has been a stronger supporter of veterans than McCain, despite the senator’s central work in passing laws that overhauled the Department of Veterans Affairs and strengthened programs against suicide by service members.

Durbin, the Democrats’ second-ranking U.S. Senator, made his announcement a day after Rep. Ann Wagner, a Republican from Missouri, said she was sending $1,000 that Trump had given her before the 2014 election to Ballwin, Missouri VFW Post 6274.

“I’ll have to see how I’m being treated by the Republicans”, Trump said, when asked if he would make an independent run.

Jose Gonzalez, Laredo diretor of LULAC, said: “We don’t agree with him and we need to show him that we do not agree with him”. Rand Paul, R-Ky., earlier in the week addressed the Trump feud nearly serenely, expressing confidence the primary campaign would “get beyond the novelty of a reality TV star”.