The Professional Golfers Association of America [PGA] announced it will move its Grand Slam from Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles, the first significant fallout for golf from the Republican presidential candidate’s remarks.
CNN reports that Macy’s pulled Donald Trump-branded merchandise from its stores, issuing a statement today in which the retailer said: “We are disappointed and distressed by recent remarks about immigrants from Mexico”.
“In light of Mr. Trump’s statements and the subsequent decisions made by NBC, I have decided not to participate as a judge in the 2015 Miss US pageant”, Smith said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
The Republican candidate’s statement said that the decision was due to the ongoing controversy over his harsh rhetoric against illegal immigration. The tweet also caused Trump to lose his business dealings with Macy’s, NBC and Univision, reports Time.
And while we’ve never breathed fire on the immigration issue, we have consistently called for government to appropriate more resources to border security.
The top-tier candidates like Bush, Rubio, and Walker no doubt have been sternly warned by their advisors to avoid getting into spats with Trump at all costs. Huckabee said on CNN’s “State of the Union“. “I ain’t gonna do it. I’m not interested...
Unfortunately for Jeb Bush, the Bush name for some people presents a problem. According to him, they should not be let into the United States because of the “great amount of crimes being committed by illegal immigrants“.