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Hillary’s Foreign Policy Speech: Trump Is Dangerously Unfit for Office

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Why, yes, come to think of it, this does sound like a Marco Rubio speech with a few paragraphs in support of the Iran deal tossed in. I’m sure plenty of hawkish Republicans noticed too. And I’m sure it was written with that very much in mind.

Although, given the way Rubio is going these days, he may volunteer to deliver the nationalist rebuttal at the convention.

The video is long but you’ll find a transcript here. The indictment of Trump early on is especially bruising. Here’s the dilemma for a #NeverTrumper in this election: On the one hand, everything Guy Benson says about Clinton’s own myriad foreign-policy failures in the following passage is dead on . . .

[Hillary speaking about Donald Trump:]

He is not just unprepared – he is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility.

This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes – because it’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan Makes the Trump Announcement Everyone’s Been Waiting For

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Saying he and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “have more common ground than disagreement,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Thursday that he will support Trump.

In the wake of Trump winning the required number of delegates to secure the Republican nomination, Ryan, who has differed with Trump on issues such as immigration, said last month he was “not ready” to endorse Trump.

The two later met. After what was proclaimed a good meeting, the Trump campaign had indicated a formal statement supporting Trump would be forthcoming.

Ryan issued his statement supporting Trump in the form of a guest column in The Gazette, the paper serving Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wis.

In the column, Ryan said the goal in the 2016 elections has been to show what Republicans are supporting, not just what they oppose. That’s why, he wrote, House Republicans have been adopting a policy agenda that represents ideas to move America forward.

“To enact these ideas, we need a Republican president willing to sign them into law. That’s why, when he sealed the nomination, I could not offer my support for Donald Trump before discussing policies and basic principles,” Ryan wrote. “As I said from the start, my goal has been to unite the party so we can win in the fall. And if we’re going to unite, it has to be over ideas.

“Donald Trump and I have talked at great length about things such as the proper role of the executive and fundamental principles such as the protection of life. The list of potential Supreme Court nominees he released after our first meeting was very encouraging.”

Ryan said “the House policy agenda” has been the main subject the two men have discussed.

“We’ve talked about how important these reforms are to saving our country. And we’ve talked about how, by focusing on issues that unite Republicans, we can work together to heal the fissures developed through the primary,” Ryan wrote.

“Through these conversations, I feel confident he would help us turn the ideas in this agenda into laws to help improve people’s lives. That’s why I’ll be voting for him this fall,” he wrote.

Ryan said support does not mean stifling dissent.

“It’s no secret that he and I have our differences. I won’t pretend otherwise. And when I feel the need to, I’ll continue to speak my mind. But the reality is, on the issues that make up our agenda, we have more common ground than disagreement,” he wrote.

Ryan said the coming election is “not just a choice of two people, but of two visions for America. And House Republicans are helping shape that Republican vision by offering a bold policy agenda, by offering a better way ahead.”

“Donald Trump can help us make it a reality,” Ryan wrote. (For more from the author of “House Speaker Paul Ryan Makes the Trump Announcement Everyone’s Been Waiting For” please click HERE)

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Trump Announces Travel Plans to Location Where Some Tried to Ban Him

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Donald Trump has announced he will be traveling to the United Kingdom later this month in order to celebrate the grand reopening of his golf course, Turnberry, located in Ayrshire, Scotland.

According to The Washington Post, Trump will travel to the U.K. on the June 24, although he has yet to announce whether he will be meeting with foreign leaders.

Several U.K. politicians have previously gone on record condemning Trump and the tone of his campaign, with British Prime Minister David Cameron saying Trump is “stupid, divisive and wrong.”

Despite these harsh criticisms, Cameron said the U.K. would retain its “special relationship” with the U.S. even if Trump makes his way to the White House. Some might suggest this clarification was an attempt to walk back his previous statements.

In addition to Cameron, a handful of British lawmakers attempted to ban Trump’s entry into the country back in January, citing a law that outlaws hate speech.

Despite this, Trump has said he is very excited to visit Turnberry.

“Very exciting that one of the great resorts of the world, Turnberry, will be opening today after a massive $200 million investment,” Trump said in a press release issued by the resort.

“I own it and I am very proud of it. I look forward to attending the official opening of this great development on June 24,” he added.

Trump has not yet released any additional information regarding the trip, or whether he will be visiting London. The city’s newly elected mayor, Sadiq Khan, has invited Trump to the city so that he could “educate” the billionaire on Islam. (For more from the author of “Trump Announces Travel Plans to Location Where Some Tried to Ban Him” please click HERE)

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Trump Trails Clinton by Only 4 in Blue State New Jersey

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton only has a small lead over Republican candidate Donald Trump in New Jersey, according to a new poll, suggesting Trump may be putting another safe Democratic state in play for November.

The poll, conducted by Monmouth University, has Trump trailing Clinton 38-34 in New Jersey. Eleven percent say they plan to vote third party and 15 percent are undecided. Like other polls of the 2016 race, Monmouth’s poll shows a gargantuan gender gap, with Trump leading by nine points among men and Clinton leading by 16 among women. Trump leads 44-29 among white voters, while Clinton unsurprisingly leads 54-14 percent among all non-white voters. Notably, Trump has the support of just 1 percent of black voters, though 21 percent say they are undecided.

New Jersey has been a safe Democratic state in every election since 1992, so if it becomes competitive it’s a very bad sign for Clinton. For comparison, President Barack Obama crushed former Gov. Mitt Romney in the state by a margin of nearly 18 percentage points.

Trump’s enhanced appeal may be based partly on his life-long presence in the New York area, as well as the strong endorsement he received from Gov. Chris Christie.

The poll was conducted May 23-27 with a sample of 703 registered voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Meanwhile, another poll released Tuesday, conducted by the Boston Herald and Franklin Pierce University, had Trump and Clinton tied 44-44 in the swing state of New Hampshire. Obama won the state by about 5.5 percent in 2012.

New Jersey isn’t the first blue state Trump has appeared to put in play. A Quinnipiac poll from early May showed Trump trailing by just a single point in Pennsylvania, which also hasn’t voted for a Republican since George H.W. Bush in 1988. (For more from the author of “Trump Trails Clinton by Only 4 in Blue State New Jersey” please click HERE)

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Watch: Veteran Rips Into Liberal Media at Trump Presser

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At a press conference Tuesday, Donald Trump announced he raised $5.6 Million for veterans and blasted the “liberal media” for dishonest reporting about the timing and veracity of his donations. Speaking on Mr. Trump’s behalf, New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro blasted the liberal media’s reporting on Donald Trump.

“I would never ever in a million years put my name on a candidate that did not from his heart, look me in the eye, and tell me he’s concerned about veterans. I met him over a year ago. That’s Donald Trump… There are many scam artists out there. He did the right thing by vetting these groups there. If you look at some of the groups that give 20 cents, 40 cents on the dollar and they’re spending the rest for, you know, their nice lavish trips. He gave 100%. The liberal media is the only ones that have been calling me on the foundation, all right? I’m the former chairman. I have been dealing with this stuff for years. Stop using veterans as political pawns…. I think the liberal media, need to get your head out of your butt and focus on the real issues.”

Baldasaro serves as the chair of Veterans for Trump. He is an advisor to the Trump campaign on veterans affairs. (For more from the author of “Watch: Veteran Rips Into Liberal Media at Trump Presser” please click HERE)

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Should Cruz Endorse Trump? The Senator’s Supporters Say ‘OH HELL NO!’

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With Marco Rubio’s journey towards the dark side complete, all eyes are on Ted Cruz to see if he will bow to the Trump chocolate bunny as well. I’ve already written my own analysis of why I believe this would be a tremendous mistake, not just morally but (especially) politically, so this time I decided to pose the question to Cruz supporters on Twitter. And let’s just say opinions here aren’t exactly varied.

A hefty 83 percent of them said “no” when asked if they thought Cruz should endorse Trump. But it’s not the dominant sentiment that should get the Texas senator’s attention as much as the emphasis. Cruz supporters don’t just seem to be overwhelmingly against him supporting Trump, but like really overwhelmingly against it. Like I’m against canned spinach. Like Chris Christie is against self-dignity. Like Ben Carson is against not being a willful pawn. Like Barack Obama is against the rule of law. Like Hillary Clinton is against transparency.

But don’t just take my word for it. I’ll let those tweets speak for themselves for the rest of this column:

And there’s more where that came from, but by now I think we get the picture. (For more from the author of “Should Cruz Endorse Trump? The Senator’s Supporters Say ‘OH HELL NO!'” please click HERE)

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Mitt Romney Explains His Reasons for Opposing Donald Trump for President

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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been relentless in his attacks on the integrity of Donald Trump.

A article in Politico quotes Romney saying, “I know that some people are offended that someone who lost and is the former nominee continues to speak, but that’s how I can sleep at night.”

The former Republican nominee went on to relay a conversation he had with his son, where he was asked, “When the grandkids ask ‘What did you do to stop Donald Trump?’ what are you going to say?’”

Despite his opposition to Trump, Romney has confirmed he will not run for president as a third-party candidate. “I made it clear I’m not running,” he said.

He also stated he will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the November general election.

According to an NBC news article from March, Romney, speaking on Meet The Press, called Trump “anything but presidential.” He vowed he would vote; however, his vote would be cast for a candidate who he believes is a real conservative and someone people can be proud of, adding, “and I may write in a name if I can’t find such a person.”

In a speech Romney delivered to a crowd at the University of Utah, he said, “Let me put it plainly, if we Republicans choose Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished.

“First, the economy: If Donald Trump’s plans were ever implemented, the country would sink into a prolonged recession,” he said. Romney pointed Trumps plan to impose a 35 percent tariff-like penalty which he says would only serve to instigate trade wars, increase consumer prices and kill export jobs.

Romney reminded the listeners of some of Trump’s failed business ideas, such as Trump Airlines, Trump University and Trump Magazine, to name a few. “A business genius, he is not,” he said. (For more from the author of “Mitt Romney Explains His Reasons for Opposing Donald Trump for President” please click HERE)

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Sanders on Trump: Americans ‘Should Be Very Concerned’ About Someone Who Changes His Mind on ‘Virtually Every Issue’

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thinks the American people should be wary of a candidate like Donald Trump, whom he says changes his mind on “virtually every issue.”

In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Sanders discussed the proposed debate between himself and the presumptive GOP nominee.

Despite the fact that he was the first person to entertain the idea, Trump issued a statement Friday saying that he would not debate Sen. Sanders, noting that “it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher.”

Sanders told “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson that it is this sort of behavior that makes Trump an untrustworthy candidate.

“Donald Trump said he wanted to go forward, then he changed his mind, said no, then he changed his mind and said yes, then he changed his mind and said no,” Sanders told Dickerson. “Maybe we’ll get a call in five minutes and he’ll say yes again. I think that is who Donald Trump is, and I think the American people should be very concerned about somebody who keeps changing his mind not only on this debate, but on virtually every issue he’s been asked about.” (Read more from “Sanders on Trump: Americans ‘Should Be Very Concerned’ About Someone Who Changes His Mind on ‘Virtually Every Issue'” HERE)

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San Diego Protester Makes Scary Prediction About Trump

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Protesters of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have been showing up to his rallies yelling obscene things and holding up obscene signs for months.

But a San Diego protester may have brought that phenomenon to a whole new level.

On Friday, hundreds of protesters assembled outside a Donald Trump rally in San Diego, chanting “f–k Donald Trump,” which sadly, is not out of the ordinary.

What was out of the ordinary was a sign one of the protesters held up predicting the New York billionaire’s assassination if he were to win the presidential election in November.

“If Trump Wins He’ll Be Dead Within A Week The Cartel Won’t Have His Bulls–t,” the sign read.

Trump spoke at the San Diego Convention Center amid a sea of protesters in front of the venue, many of whom were holding Mexican flags.

It wasn’t long before violence began, with bottles being thrown at police, resulting in the arrests of several protesters. Some of the protesters even brought piñatas with Trump’s face on them, with one of the pinatas being decapitated in the street.

One protester dressed as Trump, wearing a wig and lipstick and dancing to the rap song F–k Donald Trump while throwing up middle fingers, grabbing his crotch, and flashing money in the air.

Others were more conventional, calling him a racist and comparing him to Hitler.

Even with all the chaos going on outside the building, everything went fairly smoothly inside, with only a handful of protesters needing to be thrown out of the event for getting out of control. (For more from the author of “San Diego Protester Makes Scary Prediction About Trump” please click HERE)

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Watch What Trump Did After Being Told There Was No Time for the National Anthem

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a rally Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center in California amid a heavy police presence.

Security was heightened because of the violent protests at his New Mexico rally on Tuesday night. There, anti-Trump crowds lit items on fire and hurled them at police, reportedly injuring several law enforcement officers.

In preparation, Anaheim police passed out fliers that outlined how to peacefully protest. According to reports, some protesters shouted expletives and others held provocative signs, but only one demonstrator was thrown out of the rally for disruption.

During his opening speech, Trump addressed the roaring crowd and then said, “I got here and they all said we have a great crowd but we don’t have time for the national anthem. I said, ‘Yes we do, we have time for the national anthem.’”

He then introduced Cherri Wilkens, who took the stage while the crowd chanted, “USA! USA!” Wilkens went on to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the audience cheered loudly once she was finished.

The presumptive nominee then discussed issues such as gun rights and building a border wall between Mexico and America. After the rally, Trump was expected to attend a fundraiser and tape an episode for Jimmy Kimmel Live. (For more from the author of “Watch What Trump Did After Being Told There Was No Time for the National Anthem” please click HERE)

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