Donald Trump loved and hated by Hispanics in border city

Trump’s visit ended with a weird appearance in front of several dozen law enforcement officers, including some from U.S. Border Patrol.

In this July 23, 2015, photo, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a brief stop at a campaign event in Laredo, Texas.

“Oh my God. Wow”, said Gina Gil, 48, after an excited shriek, reaching for her 11-year-old-nephew. “I think it’s a historic moment, ma’am. I am really pissed”.

Past years have seen a procession of fairly ridiculous spoiler candidates channel a surge of support from the party’s disgruntled base, but Trump is rapidly scaling the threat charts to rise up the list from “inconvenient and disruptive blowhard” to “nightmare comic-book villain”, for no one more than the Republican leadership.

This was the Republicans’ best chance for getting the things they most desire: a secure border, a better economy and more legal migration of the highly skilled workers we need rather than the relatives of those already here.

Ralph Nader, who has run for president multiple times as a third-party candidate and may have cost Democrat Al Gore the 2000 election by running to his left, said Republicans mishandle Trump at their own peril. “I don’t have-the idea somehow or other that we’re not going to be on the stage is-we’re going to be there. It’s not like it used to be”.

“I’m not walking around with a sign saying “I’m voting for Trump“, he said. But he claimed a “great relationship” with Hispanics, even as Latino leaders have come at him with blistering criticism for his painting Mexican immigrants as criminals. “I don’t know anything about it”, said 88-year-old, World War II-veteran Ernie Fusi. “He is hatred”. These elitists don’t realize that millions of conservatives are disgusted that the GOP is controlled by a moderate, “country club” wing and are ready to bolt the party if it continues. McCain, his favorable ratings plunged to 53 percent, with a 42 percent unfavorable rating, a drop of 11 points in his positive rate and a 15-point increase in his negative rating.

Trump struck again on Wednesday, tweeting a picture with another of his Donald-come-lately critics, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, “in my office last cycle playing nice and begging for my support and money”.

“He’s not wrong entirely”.

“There’s nothing more important than what I’m doing”, the former reality TV star said on arrival, calling illegal immigration “a tremendous problem”. “I love the people. I have to pay taxes”, she complained.

Even Jeb Bush, whose wife is an immigrant, opposes a path to citizenship for illegals. (Ed. note: The Trump global Hotel Waikiki Beach Walk is one of his resorts.).

“But the reason why I was raging, and I think so many Americans were mad, is he has impugned all of those who were prisoners of war”. “He’s not right for a president”, said Joe Rodriguez, 50, a longtime Laredo resident who was born in Dallas.

A man who lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television, the Internet and to anyone else who would listen did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened movie theater, authorities said Friday.

“I said: ‘Why? Don’t protest”. Ganging up on Trump would backfire, McCain said, and candidates should simply ignore him and get their message out.