Very few things I have disagreed with that Trump has said.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:39 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > CNN makes Donald Trump look like an idiot > --- > easily done. > > Some of the comments in his record are, to put it lightly, not the sorts > of things any other candidates will have to deal with, at least not to > nearly the same extent. Here's a slew of times Trump managed to convince us > all this day would never come, because what kind of person with sincere > political ambition goes around talking like this? > 1. Trump On Keeping Oil Prices Low > Peter Kramer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429223> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F51186626.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Speaking in Las Vegas in 2012, Trump gave his take on how to keep oil > prices low for American consumers: just curse out OPEC > <http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/04/donald-trump-vegas-profanity-speech>! > The real crux of the problem, in his words: "We have nobody in Washington > that sits back and said, you're not going to raise that fucking price." > 2. Trump On Vaccinations > Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429229> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F494719541.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Donald Trump isn't going to make the pro-vaccination crowd — that is to > say, pro-sound science — very happy. > 3. Trump On President Obama's Birth Certificate > John W. Adkisson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429304> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F112271440.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Donald Trump ceded an enormous amount of political credibility in 2012, > when he began indulging in the birther movement, claiming he'd sent > investigators to Hawaii > <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/07/trump-sends-investigators-to-hawaii-to-look-into-obama/> > in > the hopes of exposing President Obama as not having been born in the United > States. > 4. Trump On Muammar Gaddafi > TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/298332> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F111307814.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Amid the tumult of the Libyan civil war in 2011, Trump attempted to > burnish his pro-America, tough guy image by reminding everyone that he once > charged > Muammar Gaddafi to rent a plot of land > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/donald-trump-gaddafi-screwed_n_838328.html>, > then refused to let him use it under public scrutiny > <http://abcnews.go.com/International/Politics/gaddafis-tent-blocked-stop-work-order/story?id=8649084> > . > > I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for > one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him > use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word > "screwed," but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing. > > 5. Trump On Suing Bill Maher > Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/241630> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F143367965.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > A tip for any politician entering the national stage, especially a novice > like Trump is — you can't be getting embroiled in a back-and-forth fracas > with a popular comedian. > > Case in point: Trump once filed a lawsuit against HBO host Bill Maher, > effectively arguing that Maher had to pay Trump $5 million for joking > that his father was a chimpanzee > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/donald-trump-drops-bill-maher-lawsuit_n_2999605.html> > . > 6. Trump On China > NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429331> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F464641004.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > This one came from his announcement speech on Tuesday, so there's no > arguing that he didn't know he was running when he said it. So, candidate > Trump, what's your plan for China > <http://www.cityam.com/218071/donald-trump-run-us-president-2016-claims-i-beat-china-all-time> > ? > > Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore. We > used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time > anybody saw us beating, let's say China in a trade deal? I beat China all > the time. All the time. > > 7. Trump On President Obama's Religion > NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/324143> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F464640908.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump isn't so sure that the President is being square with the American > people on matters of faith — despite his annual participation in the > National Prayer Breakfast, among countless other examples, Trump believes > that President Obama might be Muslim > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/donald-trump-obama-birth-_n_843056.html> > . > > He may have one but there's something on that, maybe religion, maybe it > says he is a Muslim. I don't know. Maybe he doesn't want that. Or he may > not have one. I will tell you this: if he wasn't born in this country, it's > one of the great scams of all time. > > 8. Trump On Rosie O'Donnell > Darren McCollester/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429362> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F470223894.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump's habit of getting into rude grudges with high-profile people > probably doesn't bode well for the rigors of a political campaign, as > evidenced by his infamously hostile attitude towards comedian Rosie > O'Donnell. > > Trump has frequently lambasted O'Donnell since she criticized him on-air > nearly a decade ago — he called her "a slob" and "disgusting," > <http://gothamist.com/2006/12/21/rosie_odonnell_1.php> among other > things, to *The Insider* back in 2006. > > Rosie O'Donnell's disgusting both inside and out. You take a look at her, > she's a slob. She talks like a truck driver, she doesn't have her facts, > she'll say anything that comes to her mind. Her show failed when it was a > talk show, the ratings went very, very, very low and very bad, and she got > essentially thrown off television. I mean she's basically a disaster. > > 9. Trump On Media Scrutiny Of His Business > JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429373> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F494048401.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump lashed out on Twitter at a British documentarian covering a land > development plan he's been pushing for in Scotland. Now, nobody has to > enjoy criticism, obviously. But some people might respond a little more > presidentially than this > <http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-angrily-tweets-at-youve-been-trumped-british-director-2012-10> > . > 10. Trump On Deadspin > Mark Wilson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429514> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F460513236.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > This one is a clearly provoked back-and-forth, but it does exhibit pretty > well how Trump lacks self-awareness of his own reputation. After sports > website Deadspin (part of Gawker Media) broke the bizarre story of former > Notre Dame linebacker Manti T'eo's fabricated girlfriend, Trump > congratulated the website on Twitter > <http://uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/donald-trump-deadspin-twitter/>, and got a > simple response. > > Needless to say, he didn't take it very well. > 11. Trump On Baltimore > Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429515> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F462077472.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > As far as the intersection of race, politics and social justice is > concerned, well, it's probably not an ideal area for the man often called > "The Donald" to wade into. Take, for example, his wildly offensive tweet > about Baltimore > <http://www.vox.com/2015/6/16/8782527/donald-trump-twitter-presidential> in > the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray. > 12. Trump On Robert Pattinson's Love Life > Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429517> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F469215700.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > No issue is too small for Trump to turn his keen eye towards — he advised > Robert Pattinson to dump Kristin Stewart, claiming he was sure she'd cheat > on him. > 13. Trump On Ariana Huffington > Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429519> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F462077470.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Yet another bad-taste attack on a prominent woman — Trump called > Huffington Post founder Ariana Huffington "unattractive both inside and > out" in a 2012 tweet. > 14. Trump On Deflategate > Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429520> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F473663100.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Not only does Trump apparently have a lot of trust in the integrity of New > England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, he also took the opportunity of the > Deflategate scandal to get in a little shot at Hillary Clinton. > 15. Trump On Ebola > Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429523> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F469216450.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump was characteristically confident in joining the chorus of people — > many of them conservative critics of the Obama administration — who called > for Ebola volunteers to be barred from reentering the United States > <http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/donald-trump-science-climate-change-vaccines-autism-ebola>, > a stigmatizing position in sharp disagreement with the White House and the > CDC. > 16. Trump On Bette Midler > Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429524> > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F473663112.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Seeing as a few of these already have been examples of random, crude > attacks on public figures, why not go out with one more? Ostensibly a tweet > about opposing political correctness, you get the sense that Trump just > wanted everybody to know that he thinks Bette Midler is ugly > <http://www.examiner.com/article/donald-trump-insults-actress-looks-after-obama-announcement>. > in fairness, he was responding to her mocking his infamous hair, but > regardless of the reason, "Twitter beef" is a phrase you don't want tossed > around so often with a presidential candidate. > > > When It Comes to Jewish Connections, Trump Trumps His GOP Competitors > > Not only is the outspoken Republican U.S. presidential candidate's > right-hand man a Jewish lawyer, but Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, > converted to Judaism. > > > Donald Trump answers a question during the first official Republican > presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, in > Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2015.Reuters > > Trump: With Iran deal, ‘Israel maybe won’t exist very long' > > Why all Americans - not just Republicans - should fear candidates like > Donald Trump > > WATCH: 'Trump is the best negotiator in history,' says Michael Cohen > > JTA - Among the expansive field of Republican presidential candidates on > display in the party’s first debate Thursday night, Donald Trump may be the > most closely connected to the Jewish people. > > Trump is from New York, works in professions saturated with Jews and long > has been a vocal supporter of Israel. His daughter and two grandchildren > are Jewish, the executive vice president of his organization is Jewish — > and Trump certainly has chutzpah. > > But if you expect to find Jewish donors of influence in Trump’s network of > associates, you’ll be disappointed: The billionaire’s campaign is > self-financed, not donor-funded. Forbes estimates Trump’s net worth at > about $4 billion; Trump says he’s worth $10 billion. > > > As the main attraction of the Republican debate, Trump’s trademark > chutzpah was on sharp display. When asked about past references to women he > dislikes as “fat pigs,” “slobs” and “disgusting animals,” Trump said he has > no time for political correctness. He bragged about how Hillary Clinton > dared not miss his most recent wedding because he donated to her campaign. > And he refused to rule out running as a third-party candidate should > someone else win the Republican nomination. > > Given his myriad Jewish associations, Trump is not an unfamiliar face in > Jewish circles. He has served as a grand marshal at New York’s annual > Salute to Israel Parade. After Hurricane Katrina, he was among a group of > celebrities who decorated Jewish federation tzedakah boxes to be auctioned > off to support hurricane disaster relief. And in February, he was honored > with an award at the annual gala for the Algemeiner, a right-wing Jewish > news organization. > > “I have a Jewish daughter. This wasn’t in the plan, but I’m very glad it > happened,” Trump said at the event, held in Manhattan. On Israel, he said, > “We love Israel. We will fight for Israel 100 percent, 1,000 percent. It > will be there forever.” > > > > Before the 2013 Israeli election, Trump recorded a video message endorsing > Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. > > “You truly have a great prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s a > winner, he’s highly respected, he’s highly thought of by all,” Trump said > in the 30-second spot. “Vote for Benjamin – terrific guy, terrific leader, > great for Israel.” > > READ: Obama, Jewish leaders exchange concerns about distortions and > attacks in Iran deal debate > > By the same token, Trump has made clear he believes President Barack Obama > is bad for Israel and has questioned how American Jews could support the > president. > > “I have many Jewish friends that support Obama and I say, ‘Why?’ and they > can’t explain why. They support him, they give him money, they give him > campaign contributions,” Trump told radio host Michael Savage in February. > “This is the worst enemy of Israel.” > > Trump at times has dabbled in Israeli real estate. About a decade ago, he > bought a site in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area with plans to build > Israel’s tallest building, to be called Trump Plaza Tower. He later sold > the Ramat Gan property to an Israeli firm before its development. In 2012, > Trump met with Israel’s tourism minister to discuss possible investments in > real estate and tourism, according to the Israeli news website Ynet. > > Trump’s closest Jewish association is with his daughter Ivanka’s family. > Ivanka Trump, a fashion designer and celebrity in her own right, converted > to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, the son of New York Jewish real > estate mogul Charles Kushner. > > She studied for her Orthodox conversion with Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of > Manhattan’s Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue and the Ramaz School, and Lookstein > officiated at her wedding. Trump and Kushner are members of Lookstein’s > Orthodox synagogue and are Shabbat observant. They have two children. > > > Ivanka Trump introduces her father Donald Trump before his announcement > that he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, New York, > June 16, 2015. Bloomberg > > READ: For first time in 100 years, outsider tapped to lead Looksteins’ > N.Y. shul > > Donald Trump is Presbyterian. He has said he goes to church on Christmas, > Easter and special occasions. > > When it comes to The Trump Organization, Trump’s right-hand man is a > Jewish lawyer, Michael Cohen, who also serves as a top campaign aide. Cohen > ignited controversy last week by suggesting that spousal rape doesn’t count > as rape. He later apologized, saying his remarks were “inarticulate.” > > Trump, of course, doesn’t shy away from controversy himself. Just since > announcing his candidacy in June, he has called illegal Mexican immigrants > rapists, disparaged Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), for getting captured in the > Vietnam War and publicly disclosed Sen. Lindsey Graham’s private mobile > phone number at a campaign rally. > > Then there was Thursday night’s Republican debate. Following his verbal > fireworks on stage, he doubled down on Twitter, saying, “I really enjoyed > the debate tonight even though the @FoxNews trio, especially @megynkelly, > was not very good or professional!” He was apparently referring to Kelly’s > question about Trump’s comments on women. > > Trump’s record suggests he’s far from a Republican ideologue. He has given > money both to Democratic and Republican candidates, including Republican > primary rivals and Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee for > president. Trump at varying times has supported liberal policies like > abortion rights as well as Tea Party causes like strict immigration > restrictions. In the debate, he stood by his past support for single-payer > health care, saying that he thought it worked well in Canada and could have > worked in the past in the United States. > > Overall, Trump doesn’t appear to have very many fixed policy positions. > Unlike the other Republican candidates, he has no policy section on his > campaign website. > > When Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the Algemeiner dinner six > months ago, she said, “He has used his voice often and loudly in support of > Israel, in support of developments within Israel, in support of security > for Israel and in support of the idea of the Israeli democracy.” > > One thing is certain of Donald Trump: As long as he stays in this > campaign, he will continue to use his voice often and loudly. > > read more: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.670145 > > On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 8:17:50 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://punchingbagpost.com/dishonest-cnn-article-about-donald-trump-goes-viral >> >> >> >> Dishonest CNN Article about Donald Trump goes Viral >> >> Posted on Wednesday the 21st of October 2015, by Alice Greene : Guest >> Writer >> >> >> >> >> >> [image: Description: http://punchingbagpost.com/images/pow.png] >> >> CNN makes Donald Trump look like an idiot with false headline >> >> CNN published an article last Thursday titled “Donald Trump says Russia >> isn’t to blame for MH17, despite evidence.” The network has yet to come out >> and correct or even apologize for the false headline. Meanwhile, the >> article is being broadcast worldwide. >> >> The incident known as “MH17” refers to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 >> that was shot down last year by a Russian surface-to-air missile called an >> SA-11. The crash killed all 298 passengers. As Donald Trump has said >> multiple times in interviews with CNN and MSNBC, Russia was “probably” >> involved. >> >> Not only has CNN’s lie traveled across America, it has made its way to >> other countries including Ukraine and Iran; the later of which published an >> article titled “US should not blame Russia for crash of Malaysian airliner: >> Donald Trump.” >> >> The false article cites an interview Trump did with MSNBC on October 14th >> in which he spoke about MH17. He remained solid in his opinion that Russia >> was “probably” to blame for the crash. While the content of the article may >> be true, publishing a story with a false title is a blatant smear of >> presidential hopeful Donald Trump. >> >> Funny enough, the interview began with Trump commenting that everyone in >> America knows they are being lied to by mainstream media. >> >> Host Katy Tur brought up the topic of MH17, explaining that most people >> blame Russian-supported Ukrainian insurgents. When asked if he would hold >> Putin accountable for the tragedy, Trump replied that although we can’t be >> 100% certain who shot down the plane, Russia was probably to blame. >> >> “Well, you know they say it wasn’t them, it may have been their weapon, >> but they didn’t use it, they didn’t fire it, they even said the other side >> fired it to blame them. I mean to be honest with you, you’ll probably never >> know for sure. It was probably Russia. It was probably people involved >> with, on the pro-Russia side. But I think we have to straighten our own >> problems out right now, Katy. We have some very big problems…” >> >> The only controversy here is that Trump would not put sanctions on Russia >> if elected president. He thinks we can just sweep this whole incident under >> the rug. >> >> “It’s a long ways away. We have to get back to making America great >> again,” said Trump. “It’s terrible, but we really probably won't know for >> sure. And you’ll probably never find out. There are only a few people that >> know. 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