Conservative Super PAC Declares War on Donald Trump
Some of the largest pro-Republican political groups – including the Koch brothers-led Americans for Prosperity, GOP strategist Karl Rove’s Crossroads groups and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – say they have no immediate plans to swat at him.
“We’re going to reimburse those doctors and those hospitals who treat our veterans and you’re going to get the greatest service of any veterans in any country because you deserve it”, Trump told the crowd. “But he has a record and it is very liberal”.
“It’s important, I think, for the ads to show people, ‘Watch what he’s doing.’ He’s playing them for chumps”, Club for Growth President David McIntosh said.
Former senator Rick Santorum, who finished second in the 2012 nomination race, sought to steer the discussion away from Trump, saying “personal attacks please just one person: Hillary Clinton“.
Trump again said he’d build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it. He hit China, though he loves it for buying apartments from him.
Both lines of attack echo the themes outlined in a Tuesday report by Bloomberg Politics’ Mark Halperin.
Trump’s presence has left the rest of the Republican contenders – currently 16 in number – scrambling for attention amid his outsized media persona and surging polling numbers.
“Club for Growth Action is committed to exposing Trump for the liberal he is on taxes, trade, health care, and eminent domain”. “It’s astonishing that he’s even running as a Republican“.
Asked to clarify which Scripture exactly was Trump referencing when he mentioned the matter of envy in Proverbs, Brody told The Washington Post that Trump’s aides said he was referring to Proverbs 24:1-2: “Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them”.
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Similarly, the candidates themselves, and the super PACs trying to help them win, haven’t put any money into a Trump-defeating effort on television.
“I’m signing (the petition) because Trump’s message should not be heard in a community that is largely made up of hard-working immigrants and people of color”, Flor Barajas Tena of Santa Ana wrote.
APRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. He said none of the money raised would go to political campaigns or candidates, and Veterans for a Strong America doesn’t typically endorse candidates before the primaries.
“I think maybe I can sometimes tone it down”, said Trump.
But Trump’s rhetoric has been part of his overwhelming success, which has driven his competitors to talk about the issue as well.