NEW IN WSJ: Trump explains attack on judge. "An absolute conflict" bc of "Mexican heritage." https://t.co/gIjVZwQzZ8 pic.twitter.com/fnprcP2x9u
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) June 3, 2016
Comes a point in time where even the GOP-oriented Media Village Idiots can’t avoid the elephant carcass in the room…
(CNN) Donald Trump on Friday vociferously defended his claims that a judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University is biased because of his Mexican heritage — pushing back against criticism that his objections are racist.
Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead,” Trump repeatedly referenced his plans to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico and renegotiate trade agreements between the two countries.
The presumptive GOP nominee said U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, a federal district judge in the Southern District of California, has made “rulings that people can’t even believe.”
“He’s proud of his his heritage. I respect him for that,” Trump said, dismissing charges that his allegation was racist. “He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico.”…
Last week, Curiel ordered parts of internal documents, including “playbooks” regarding running the enterprise, to be released as part of a lawsuit against Trump University.
The documents were released in response to a request by The Washington Post…
And Trump is German-American, we fought a war against people of his heritage, but you don’t see the media invoking Godwin’s Law. Yet.
Video at the link, but I figured some of you might still be eating dinner.
My South Carolina ancestors literally committed treason, and yet my loyalty is never challenged. https://t.co/5QGEt7M9Qi
— Wyeth Ruthven (@wyethwire) June 3, 2016
My guess, Trump said something racist because he’s a racist and he knows it will appeal to his audience of racists. @jbarro
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 3, 2016
Trump comments on Judge Curiel "out of left field .. i completely disagree w/the thinking behind that." – Paul Ryan on radio just now
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) June 3, 2016
Out of left field? He said the same thing *before* Ryan endorsed https://t.co/s2x3z57C0h
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 3, 2016
Let's dispel with this notion that Paul Ryan knows what he's doing. https://t.co/LDp5p4YpY5
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) June 3, 2016
Donald Trump is blatantly racist — and the media is too scared to call him out on it https://t.co/HcqohZttYT
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 3, 2016
That moment when Trump surrogate Kayleigh McEnany is a greater voice of reason than the GOP's Senate Majority Leader pic.twitter.com/KnZjqyDLtK
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) June 3, 2016
Even the remnant #NeverTrump Repubs are pleased to pile on, because say what you will about dogwhistles, at least their use is an ethos!
Trump's comments about the Trump U judge are "actual, factual racism," writes @EWErickson: https://t.co/bQTZMgGvVT pic.twitter.com/5ziAHKuvhL
— The Resurgent (@resurgent) June 3, 2016
“The judge regularly convicts guilty people. I’m super guilty, so that’s another conflict of interest right there.”
— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 3, 2016
It's surprising Rs don't realize it's not in their long-term interest to support this man until you remember they were too dumb to beat him.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) June 3, 2016
GOP response to 8 years of America's first black president was to nominate man who openly practices racial politicshttps://t.co/u6bZRFE0A0
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 3, 2016
Paul Campos, at LGM, thinks “There’s a non-trivial chance that Trump actually withdraws from the race at some point prior to the election.” If it’s true that he only jumped into the race in the first place to escape legal scrutiny for his numerous shady business practices — how’s that working out for ya, Donald? — maybe the RNC can scrounge up a few hundred millions and a couple of “safe” district judges, get him to step down before the convention?…
The GOP AGs of Florida and Texas got huge Trump donations after dropping probes of Trump U. How is that not bribery? https://t.co/dlj5rVa6lb
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 3, 2016
ETA:
Trump now creating new racial gaffes to divert the news cycle from his racial gaffes earlier in the day. Clever! #Mexican #MyAfricanAmerican
— Will Saletan (@saletan) June 3, 2016
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