Creative destruction: Watch Sen. Lindsey Graham wreck a cellphone
The recent political mudslinging between Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and South Carolina Sen.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio likened Trump to Barack Obama, whom he called a president with “no class” and one who demeaned the office with his appearance this week on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”.
Trump is leading some national polls for the Republican presidential nomination overcoming widely condemned comments about Arizona Senator John McCain and attacking Anderson Cooper, saying “people don’t trust you and the media”.
The billionaire developer and reality TV host will be in Laredo, Texas, on Thursday, highlighting his unyielding stance on immigration.
After addressing the crowd, Trump was to head back to town to meet with staff members of local and federal law enforcement agencies. “McCain dedicated his life to serving our country, and in my humble opinion the sacrifices made by all ethical service members are heroic – putting it all on the line to defend freedom IS heroic – and Donald Trump is a hero in another arena”, Palin wrote.
What’s more, that’s after the entrepreneur previously said the Mexican government is sending drug dealers and rapists across the American border, while he also refers to any number of his opponents as “dummies”.
“I respect the sentiments people feel when they hear Trump talk”.
For his part, McCain told fellow Senate Republicans in their private weekly lunch on Tuesday that he’s finished commenting on Trump’s provocations.
The problem for Republicans, however, is these candidates keep being asked about Trump, who has a Kardashian-like need for publicity.
Afterwards, O’Reilly got to the origin point for Trump’s controversial statements by asking McCain to elaborate on his labeling of Trump’s supporters as “crazies,” and whether he had any regrets about that.
Trump revealed that four or five years ago Graham called him asking for a campaign donation and requesting that Trump mention Graham’s name to people he knew at the conservative Fox News channel.
After Trump gave out the phone number on Tuesday, Graham immediately started getting thousands of calls.
“Give it a shot”, Trump encouraged.
“I may never see you again, but we’re gonna do it”, he said. Bush, in particular, has conspicuously tried to avoid alienating Trump’s supporters – “good people” with “legitimate concerns” – even while branding Trumps’ rhetoric “ugly” and “mean-spirited”.
Garza said the invitation did not imply an endorsement, as the National Border Patrol Council, which is the agency’s union, frequently invites politicians to visit.