Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is doubling down on his description of Mexican immigrants as criminals.
The GOP businessman issued a statement Monday responding to critics in and out of his party. Trump called Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists as he launched his presidential bid last month.
Several businesses, including NBC, Univision and Macy’s department stores, have cut ties with Trump.
In his new statement, Trump says “the Mexican government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States.” In many cases, he says, they are “criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc.”
He says “many fabulous people come in from Mexico and our country is better for it.” He then calls the United States “a dumping ground for Mexico.”
Trump is among more than a dozen Republicans running for president.
(AP)
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7 Responses
For some, the truth hurts! Others are afraid of it!
Whoever doesn’t like this philosophy/platform can vote for a whole bunch of other candidates.
There is nobody that really disagrees with ehat the Donald stated it’s just that most are afraid to say so!
I wish he picked on the Moose-Leems too but he’s probably too afraid to lest there be a fatwa declared against him! But who would then discount his claim. Upstanding individuals can apply for legal immigration – illegals, we’re overfilled our mandate with them!
Donald run hard we need a straight talker
If it’s between Trump and Hillary, Trump all the way.
Frankly, I think all these losers that are jumping on Trump for what he said, owe him a tremendous apology! His words were proven right the next day! They’re all a bunch of cowards. This country is rapidly going down the drain.
I disagree with Trump and so do most Americans. That Trump is doing well in polls shows how too many Republican voters respond favorably to racist appeals.
It’s blatantly racist (using “racist” in the non-US sense as refering to ethnic prejudice). It will alienate the religious right (who get along fine with Mexican Americans), it will alienate the “Country club” types who hire Mexican immigrants since they are good workers, it will alienate virtually all Hispanics, several of whom are running for the Republican nomination. It will get him some media attention, but considering he’s a broadcast personality reality, he really doesn’t need media play. He is polling a little over 10%, with the other 90% of the candidates endoring the Reaganesque “shining hill” approach.
Thank you, commenter no. 5.
Commenter no. 1 probably had no doubt that Barak Obama had no chance of winning the US presidential election in 2008 and less than no chance of being re-elected in 2012. A lot of us make the mistake of thinking that everyone sees the world the way we ourselves do.
The interesting question will be how Trump spins the facts when he starts losing primaries and then loses the Republican nomination. I suspect he will blame America for not being as smart as he is.