'Highly offensive:' GOP lawmakers distance selves from Trump

[iReason]

"One senior Senate Republican, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, went so far as to suggest Trump might not end up as the party's nominee after all."

"We do not have a nominee until after the convention," Alexander asserted in response to a question. Reminded that Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee,

Alexander retorted: "That's what you say."

The Albatross of the GOP, the Bloviator, continues his Downward Spiral.

[NovaBlue05]

It becomes more and more clear, for those that did not realise it yet, that Trump in no way represents the Republican political party.

Donald doesn't represent either party, He represents the people. Guess they'll realize this right after the election as they line up on their knees begging President Trump to keep their jobs.

If the does not represent the Republican Party, then why is he their representative?

He isn't yet. But when he is, it is because he beat the GOP establishment using their own rules and managed to destroy the other 17 opponents....any of which they would seem to prefer. Individually, they don't have to endorse him or Hillary. As a voter, the last thing I care about is the preference of one of those scumbags. Similarly, I don't think Bernie should "endorse" Hillary when she is so offensive to his message.

They are stuck with Trump. They should have had a plan B i place years ago instead of sitting back smugly thinking they had all the lemmings lined up marching in locksterp.

[dunroaming]

I think the response on this thread shows that the die hard Trump supporters will never doubt their hero and spin evrything in his favour. Still lots of fun to be had before he fails so lets enjoy it.

I love the comparison of Churchill to Trump! Clearly not a clue!

[Chicog]

I see Trump continues to insult the 1st amendment.

"With its banishment, the Post -- long the newspaper of record in the US capital -- joins a growing list of media outlets and journalists who are banned from direct access to the candidate. Reporters for CNN, Fusion, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post and Politico have also been shut out by the campaign".

He really can't take it, can he? What a crybaby.

[Prbkk]

Although I don't relish the prospect, there is EVERY chance that Trump will just ignore these GOP bleaters and roll right on to ambush Hilary in the same way he did to Bush, Cruz and Rubio. The Washington Post is not read in the communities that will decide this election. He might be behind in the polls now but I wouldn't write him off.

[jmd8800]

Did anyone ever think the Republican Party old guard was just going to hand over the keys to the Party to The Donald without putting up a fight? Since when have the wealthy elite / investor class listened to 'the voters'..especially in a primary? I think the old guard has a trick or two up their sleeves. Sure the voters revolted.... but that does not mean they are listening. Karl Rove is chomping at the bit.

Trump isn't for globalism. He is a nationalist. He is not in with the Bilderberg crowd, the Davos crowd the Bohemian Grove crowd so he is clearly an outsider in the new global world order. He is spinning his wheels until the really powerful people step in and render The Donald into a political nothing. The US right wing and left wing parties are all about globalism. That is where the money is.

Trump has run his mouth with emotional outbursts that attract irrational voters. That is so far his political claim to fame. Emotions don't last long. Political consultants use emotions to draw people in... but then it turns to reason closer to the election. Some call it tacking back to center.

What you'll see is the character assassination in the media of The Donald over the next few weeks. Once the public has turned against him they will go in for the kill (not literally) and someone else will emerge as the candidate.

P.S. I'd like to see Hillary go down as well. Then we could start all over.

Wikileaks is due to release more emails from Hillary. Some showing how she ignored military opinions as to what will happen to Libya if Gadaffi is taken out. The military advisors called it correctly. But this email scandal won't get her indicted. She will use this as a bargaining chip with Justice in her administration.

[Jingthing]

Trump is in the tradition of American isolationists, NAZI sympathizers, etc.

Such as Henry Ford and Lindbergh.

Yeah, nothing like the standard republican party.

Closer to the NAZI party.

Americans, republicans too, wake up and boot the trump fascist movement to the curb!

Donald Trump’s new favorite slogan was invented for Nazi sympathizers


The subsidiary labels may have shifted, but the general idea of “America First” remains the same: The United States should arm itself against foreign threats and stay within carefully defined borders, using the might of the state only to defend a very specific, rather white idea of “America” that excludes certain racial and religious minorities. Then, as now, the phrase offered strength through cowardice. Defeating this defeatism was essential to victory over dictatorships in the 20th century, and it is essential to preserving the institutions of democracy today.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/06/14/donald-trumps-new-favorite-slogan-has-a-nazi-friendly-history/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

[NovaBlue05]

Did anyone ever think the Republican Party old guard was just going to hand over the keys to the Party to The Donald without putting up a fight? Since when have the wealthy elite / investor class listened to 'the voters'..especially in a primary? I think the old guard has a trick or two up their sleeves. Sure the voters revolted.... but that does not mean they are listening. Karl Rove is chomping at the bit.

Trump isn't for globalism. He is a nationalist. He is not in with the Bilderberg crowd, the Davos crowd the Bohemian Grove crowd so he is clearly an outsider in the new global world order. He is spinning his wheels until the really powerful people step in and render The Donald into a political nothing. The US right wing and left wing parties are all about globalism. That is where the money is.

Trump has run his mouth with emotional outbursts that attract irrational voters. That is so far his political claim to fame. Emotions don't last long. Political consultants use emotions to draw people in... but then it turns to reason closer to the election. Some call it tacking back to center.

What you'll see is the character assassination in the media of The Donald over the next few weeks. Once the public has turned against him they will go in for the kill (not literally) and someone else will emerge as the candidate.

P.S. I'd like to see Hillary go down as well. Then we could start all over.

Wikileaks is due to release more emails from Hillary. Some showing how she ignored military opinions as to what will happen to Libya if Gadaffi is taken out. The military advisors called it correctly. But this email scandal won't get her indicted. She will use this as a bargaining chip with Justice in her administration.

In the past, I might say this is far fetched....but now I can't. The media will be on Trump like buzzards on a carcass and it will be death buy a thousand cuts. Unless Wiki has some bombshell, then Clinton's potential legal barriers were removed last week when Obama publicly endorsed her. That tells me the DOJ is on stand-down.

[Pinot]

It becomes more and more clear, for those that did not realise it yet, that Trump in no way represents the Republican political party.

Donald doesn't represent either party, He represents the people. Guess they'll realize this right after the election as they line up on their knees begging President Trump to keep their jobs.

You really think Trump will make them get on their knees? I think he'll ask only for the loyalty salute. Or as it's destined to be called, "Heil, how are you today".

[mrwebb8825]

"And I think the smarter way to go in all respects is to have a security test and not a religious test."

We had a security test. It let the people in San Bernidino in, it let the terrorists from 9/11 in, it let the parents of this latest guy in AND it investigated this latest guy and found nothing. How many must die before the security test is called a failure and some else gets tried?.

what do u suggest?

Freedom of religion is all well and good and when it was written into the laws of America, Islam was an unknown. Maybe it's time to start updating things from the 1700s to incorporate the 21st century.

Hmmm, I wondered the same about the 2nd amendment. Wouldn't you agree?

No, I wouldn't agree about the 2nd amendment. It was written at a time when people from other countries wanted to come to America for the sole purpose of imposing their values and ideals through violence. What's changed other than a bunch of liberals writing laws to stifle it's original purpose?

[Andreas2]

Remark from the OP: "Among other things, Trump suggested moderate Muslims and perhaps even Obama himself might sympathize with radical elements."

What progressives, including many feminist and LGBTQ promoters here on this forum, seem to ignore, are the circumstances that even "moderate Muslims" will hardly ever be their friends.

Islamic Speaker Admits: Killing Gays is a Belief Held by ‘Moderate Muslims’

Qureshi then asks the audience of Muslim attendees – black, white and Arab – to raise their hands if they agree with gender segregation and stoning women for adultery, as taught by the Koran.
Virtually every single ‘moderate’ Muslim in the room raises their hand to agree with these positions.
Qureshi then asks the audience if they go to “normal Sunni mosques in Norway.” Virtually everyone raises their hand in agreement once again.

In my view this could be seen as, let's put it mildly, a little bit "radical" in respect to Western principles; Or Norwegian for that matter.

In closing the circle: Yes, it could be, that even moderate Muslims might sympathise with radical elements.

Maybe, just maybe, Mr. Trump isn't always that wrong and the person you need to be afraid of, especially if you are a woman or gay; Just for your information.