Donald Trump jokes he could ‘shoot somebody’ without losing support

As reported by CBS News on January 23, Trump held a campaign rally in Sioux Center, Iowa on Saturday and continued to push the limits of what is considered acceptable in American politics.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick with him even if he shot somebody.

DONALD TRUMP: I could stand in the middle Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?

Cruz responded to Trump at an event in Ankeny, where he picked up the endorsement of conservative firebrand Glenn Beck, a counterweight of sorts to Trump’s endorsement by 2008 vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. On the Democratic side, he sees Hillary Clinton struggling a bit.

While Paul’s son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, is in the Republican race this year, Trump has the most riding on these voters. “First and foremost, he is not politically correct and I think we can all agree”, she said.

Ted Cruz continues to do what is best for him and not for the American citizens who have worked their lives, paid into a system and now reaching retirement age, are faced with politicians who want to either end or cut the little they will get. North Carolina Senator Richard Burr told supporters at a recent fundraiser that he would vote for Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, over Cruz. A CNN/ORC poll has Trump up in Iowa with 37 percent to 26 percent for Cruz, who has led in some other Iowa polls.

Cruz, in a dogfight with Trump for top billing in Iowa, launched an early-state offensive here meant to tear into Trump’s position of strength by exposing his record on his signature issue: immigration. “It’s a guy who stands on his principles relentlessly”, Beck said.

Trump capped off the visit with a rally in Muscatine, where he was introduced by Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann – another sign that the Republican establishment is beginning to accept a potential Trump candidacy.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik). Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends service at First Presbyterian Church in Muscatine, Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016.

“Mr. Trump, at the time, was sending tweets publicly supporting amnesty”, Cruz said, adding the New Yorker to his usual bash of Rubio.

It comes after British MPs attacked Mr Trump as a “wazzock” for saying he would ban all Muslims from entering the United States and build a wall to keep Mexicans out. Trump said on Saturday in Iowa.

People familiar with his plans say Bloomberg is taking preliminary steps toward an independent run and has set a March deadline for the decision. “A lot of people are making a lot of money”, Trump said.

Though, Trump noted, ‘he does have a slight advantage in all fairness, ‘ the GOP frontrunner said of the country’s first African-American commander in chief.