Former Governor of New York George Pataki took to Twitter this morning to make clear he is NOT a fan of Donald Trump.
Pataki Makes It Plain – He Is Not Voting For Donald Trump
Donald Trump Interviews “Donald Trump” On The Tonight Show
Current front runner for the GOP nomination for president, Donald Trump, does his own late night comedy bit with Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show, in an attempt to show his humorous side.
In the clip, Fallon (as “Trump”) interviews himself in the mirror (Trump) to somewhat comedic effect. Trump is definitely Trump here, but the jokes run out of steam after a while.
Still, good on Trump for being game enough to do the bit.
“Me interviewing me? THAT’s what I call a GREAT idea.”
Ben Carson Questions Donald Trump’s Faith; Trump On Carson “He’s An OK Doctor”
Donald Trump practically loses his mind calling in to CNN’s “New Day” with Chris Cuomo this morning to slap back at Dr. Ben Carson, who yesterday appeared to question the depth or reality of Trump’s religious faith.
On Wednesday, reporters asked Carson what differences there were between the two candidates. From CNN:
“Probably the biggest thing — I’ve realized where my success has come from and I don’t in anyway deny my faith in God,” Carson said.
He explained what he meant by quoting what he said was one of his favorite bible verses.
“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life and that’s a very big part of who I am. I don’t get that impression with him,” Carson said of Trump. “Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t get that.”
“Who is he to question my faith?” Trump asked this morning. “He knows nothing about me. I am a man of faith.”
“I hardly know Ben Carson. I’m a believer, big league in God. I will hit back on that.”
“I don’t think he’s a great religious figure. If you look at his faith, you’re not going to make it very far.”
Trump also addressed Carson’s personal energy as problematic. “He makes Bush look like the energizer bunny. Ben Carson is not going to be your next president.”
Donald Trump: When I Insulted Carly Fiorina’s Face, I Meant Her “Persona”
A day doesn’t go by where we don’t have another personal insult thrown out by GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump.
This time the victim was former Hewlett-Packard exec Carly Fiorina (the only female in the Republican pack) and her appearance.
From NBC News:
In a new interview in Rolling Stone released late Wednesday, GOP frontrunner Trump said of the former HP chief “Look at that face!?”
“Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?!” the magazine quotes Trump as saying while he and his staff watch a television appearance by Fiorina.
The real estate mogul reportedly added: “I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not s’posedta say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?”
When Fiorina was asked about the comment on Megyn Kelly’s FOX News show last night, the former HP exec downplayed the issue.
“Maybe, just maybe, I’m getting under his skin a little bit because I am climbing in the polls,” she said.
Addressing the story this morning, Trump attempted to back pedal. You see, when he said “her face” what he meant was “her persona.”
“Probably I did say something like that about Carly,” Trump said. “I’m talking about persona. I’m not talking about look.”
Riiiiight.
Donald Trump: I May Have Dodged The Draft But My Prep School Felt Like Being In The Military
Donald Trump has raised eyebrows for saying that although he dodged the draft during the Vietnam war, he feels his prep school experience made him feel like he was in the military.
Via Talking Points Memo:
“My number was so incredible and it was a very high draft number. Anyway so I never had to do that, but I felt that I was in the military in the true sense because I dealt with those people,” Trump told Michael D’Antonio, the author of the forthcoming book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success,” according to a preview in the New York Times.
Trump attended the New York Military Academy from eighth grade through the end of high school where he participated in military drills and encountered some instructors who had served in the military, according to the Times.
He told D’Antonio that at the academy, he got “more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.”
The comments didn’t land lightly at the Pentagon where more than one soldier had a less than enthusiastic response.
“Did he have to swear-in to get into his school?” one soldier asked.
Another soldier responded saying, “Well it could be true. It depends on what kind of pillow fights he got into.”
Donald Trump Signs Pledge To Not Run As Independent
After meeting with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump has signed a pledge to not run as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign. “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands,” said Trump. The “pledge” states: “I, Donald Trump, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is. “I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party.” At the first 2016 GOP debate, Trump was the only candidate to raise his hand when asked if anyone would not commit to such a pledge. Trump maintains that his reticence is based purely on his desire to be treated “fairly” by the Republican Party.
Video: “Disaster Politics – Trump Style!”
I don’t want to insinuate that The Donald has a limited vocabulary, but…
Jeb Bush Slaps Back At Donald Trump: “The Real Donald Trump”
Jeb Bush has finally had enough of being Donald Trump’s punching bag it seems.
Today, Bush’s campaign released a new ad using Trump’s own personal statements to illuminate his past support for abortion rights, raising taxes, single-payer health care, as well as Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Up until now, Bush has refrained from taking on The Donald too forcefully, clearly with the thinking that Trump would ultimately flame out as the GOP frontrunner.
And yet, Trump continues to climb in polls. So Bush’s campaign is feeling the heat now.
Watch the attempt to paint Trump as “liberal” using his own words.
Iowa: Ben Carson Ties Donald Trump in New Monmouth University Poll
Guess who’s going to be the next target for Mr. Trump?
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has surged in Iowa to pull into a dead heat with Donald Trump among likely Iowa Republican caucus goers.
Both Carson and Trump received 23 percent of likely caucusgoers’ support, according to the latest Monmouth University poll.
However, Carson leads Trump on favorability – Carson notches an 81% favorable rating while The Donald is down at 52%.
Coming in behind the two front runners, 10% of likely caucusgoers threw their support to Carly Fiorina, 9% to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and just 7% for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R).
At the end of the day (or this day at least) what does this all mean? That the top 3 GOP hopefuls are all non-politicians. That Republicans, at least in Iowa, are tired of career pols and want to maybe try something new?
According to a recent Gallup poll, a dismal 14% of Americans approve of the job the GOP-led Congress is doing.
Quote Of The Day: Charles Blow On The Removal Of Jorge Ramos From Trump Presser
“When Donald Trump’s security escorted the Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of a news conference on Tuesday, I decided that I was officially done.” – New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow