Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina shares this video in response to Donald Trump announcing Graham’s personal cell phone number.
Someone has developed a sense of humor…
How To Destroy Your Cell Phone with Lindsey Graham
Funny Or Die: “Donald Trump – POW (Prisoner of Wharton)”
Jon Stewart On The Donald Trump/John McCain Dustup
Jon Stewart, fresh from two weeks off, returns to the air to celebrate the political comedy gift that is Donald Trump.
Donald Trump Reads Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Cell Number To Crowd
Speaking at a campaign event in South Carolina today, Donald Trump lashed out at few GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Saying that Graham “doesn’t seem as bright as Rick Perry,” Trump went on to read to the crowd what appeared to be Graham’s personal cell phone number.
Graham recently blasted The Donald for saying John McCain was not a war hero.
Graham’s campaign camp responded saying, “Trump continues to show hourly that he is ill-prepared to be commander in chief” and that the “two people most excited about Donald Trump’s candidacy are Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.”
UPDATE – Graham posted this to his Twitter account this afternoon:
New York Daily News Dumps On Trump
New Poll Shows Donald Trump Experienced A Surge In Support Before Criticizing Sen. John McCain
|
| Donald Trump |
A new Washington Post-ABC News Poll shows businessman/reality show celeb Donald Trump was experiencing a huge surge among GOP hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nod until his incendiary comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service.
Support for Trump fell sharply on the one night that voters were surveyed following those comments. Telephone interviewing for the poll began Thursday, and most calls were completed before the news about the remarks was widely reported.
Although the sample size for the final day was small, the decline was statistically significant.
Even with the drop in support on the final night of the survey, Trump was the favorite of 24 percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. That is the highest percentage and biggest lead recorded by any GOP candidate this year in Post-ABC News polls and marks a sixfold increase in his support since late May, shortly before he formally joined the race.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who announced his candidacy a week ago, is in second place, at 13 percent, followed by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, at 12 percent. Walker’s support is strongest among those who describe themselves as “very conservative.”
Only 29% of those surveyed felt Trump represents the core values of the Republican party; 56% did not feel he represents the GOP.
On the Democratic side, the survey shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a huge lead over her fellow Dems. Hillary clocked in at 68% support, with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont getting 16% at the number two spot.
The other three announced candidates drew single digit support with former senator Jim Webb at 5%, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley at 2 % and former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chaffee at 1%.
Other results:
• If the election were held today between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, Hillary would garner 51% of the vote versus Bush’s 41%.
• If Trump were to run as a 3rd party candidate in a race with Hillary and Jeb, Hillary would receive 47%, Bush 29% and Trump 19%. This shows, as surmised by many, that Trump would prove the spoiler for the GOP.
The Toupee Turns – Rupert Murdoch Dumps On Trump
Donald Trump finds himself the target of Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post after mocking Sen John McCain’s military service saying, “He’s no war hero.”
McCain volunteered to serve in the U.S. Military, served with honor, was captured and tortured for years in Vietnam.
Trump avoided service via student and medical deferments. Yesterday, Trump said his medical deferment was due to a bone spur in his foot. He couldn’t recall which foot had the bone spur.
The other GOP hopefuls finally found something they could criticize Trump on, taking to social media to denounce Trump’s comments:
.@realDonaldTrump‘s comments today make him unfit to be Commander-in-Chief https://t.co/EVl1X66gHo
— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) July 18, 2015
After Donald Trump spends six years in a POW camp, he can weigh in on John McCain’s service
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) July 18, 2015
Enough with the slanderous attacks. @SenJohnMcCain and all our veterans – particularly POWs have earned our respect and admiration.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) July 18, 2015
America’s POWs deserve much better than to have their service questioned by the offensive rantings of Donald Trump
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 18, 2015
.@SenJohnMcCain is an American hero, period. I’ll denounce any attack against his service and anyone else who wears the uniform. -SW
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) July 18, 2015
Appearing on ABC’s This Week today, host Martha Raddatz asked Trump if thought he owed John McCain an apology, he replied:
“No, not at all. I will say what I want to say, and maybe that’s why I’m leading in the polls because people are tired of hearing politicians and pollsters telling the politicians exactly what to say.”
Donald Trump On John McCain – “He’s Not A War Hero”
Donald Trump, speaking in Iowa today, caught more flack from his own party as he criticized Sen. John McCain, a decorated Vietnam War veteran.
“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. He then added, “He’s a war hero because he was captured.” Then, he added, “I like people that weren’t captured.”
The other GOP hopefuls finally found a reason to weigh in on Trump’s outrageous statements with this one.
• Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Trump is “unfit to be commander-in-chief.”
• Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: “After Donald Trump spends six years in a POW camp, he can weigh in on John McCain’s service.”
• Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: “Enough with the slanderous attacks. @SenJohnMcCain and all our veterans — particularly POWs have earned our respect and admiration.”
• Sen. Lindsey Graham: “If there was ever any doubt that Donald Trump should not be our Commander in Chief, this stupid statement should end all doubt.”
• Mitt Romney, 2012 GOP presidential nominee lowered the boom like this:
Trump later tried to reframe on his remarks saying “If a person is captured, they’re a hero as far as I’m concerned. I don’t like the job John McCain is doing in the Senate because he is not taking care of our veterans.”
Trump did not serve in the military during the Vietnam war via student deferment and then medical deferment. He has also said, “I was not a big fan of the Vietnam war.”
Donald Trump Responds To Huffington Post
Responding to the announcement that all coverage of his “campaign” will now be located on the Entertainment section of the Huffington Post, Donald Trump comes back with an “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you” kind of statement.
Click the pic to enlarge.
More popcorn!
Huffington Post Moves Donald Trump Coverage To Entertainment Page
Calling Donald Trump’s presidential campaign a “sideshow,” the Huffington Post announced today that coverage of his campaign would continue on the site, but only on the Entertainment page:
After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post’s political coverage.
Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section. Our reason is simple: Trump’s campaign is a sideshow. We won’t take the bait.
If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.