Posted on 09/15/2016 8:08:14 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Republican nominee’s attack on an African-American pastor shows his discipline is not rock solid.
Donald Trump’s newfound commitment to message discipline and restraint showed some cracks on Thursday, with the Republican nominee attacking an African-American pastor who cut off his political speech in a Flint, Michigan, church.
"Well, I was in Flint yesterday and it was a very interesting experience and got unbelievably good treatment from people, I must say, and even in that audience, the treatment was great. But something was up because I noticed she was so nervous when she introduced me," Trump said in a telephone interview with "Fox & Friends," noting that the Bethel United Methodist Church pastor Faith Green Timmons "was so nervous, she was shaking" when she introduced him for his speech. Story Continued Below
"I mean, everyone plays their games. It doesn't bother me,” he said about her decision to interrupt him when Trump started attacking Hillary Clinton from the front of the church. (Trump complied with the pastor’s request to stop going after Clinton, replying, "OK. That's good. Then I'm going back onto Flint, OK?") Trump’s slam on Green Timmons was a return to form, after the brash billionaire scorched through the Republican primary field with a steady delivery of incendiary comments about minorities, women and his GOP rivals.
Since elevating pollster Kellyanne Conway to be his campaign manager last month, Trump has been relatively restrained, generally sticking to the TelePrompTer at his speeches. He even initially refrained from delivering an “I told you so” when Clinton nearly collapsed after appearing at a 9/11 memorial service on Sunday. (Her campaign initially said she was “overheated” but later revealed that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia.) But on Wednesday night, Trump apparently couldn’t resist, and again questioned Clinton’s stamina during a rally in Canton, Ohio.
"You think this is easy? In this beautiful room that is 122 degrees," Trump said, although the arena was notably chillier than his usual venues. "It is hot and it is always hot when I perform, because the crowds are so big, these rooms were not designed for this kind of crowd.” "I don't know folks, do you think Hillary could stand up here for an hour?" he asked.
What was the “attack”? Just pointing out she was nervous?
Where is the “attack?” Did they leave it out of the story?
Actually, she attacked him.
This article is the kind of stupidity we can expect from here on out...as Hillary calls in her media surrogates to spread s**t around.
Sorry for the double post. It is worth saying twice.
Politico is deplorable!
They are desperate to find something on Trump.
It is just wishful thinking on Politico’s part. So now saying that a black woman was nervous is an attack... pretty pathetic. Everything looked amazingly non-confrontational to me.
“an African-American pastor” - Is that like a Lutheran pastor, or a Methodist pastor?
This entire article is silly. Totally fabricated.
Hillary Slips.
Now, take a deep breath...the media (Clinton campaign team) will be coming out with Trump's DNA; Trump's ties to the mafia; Trump's ‘other women’; Trump kids aren't his; Trump's charities are phony; Trump has cheated on his taxes; Trump isn't as rich as he says; Trump doesn't own all his businesses; anyone think of anything else?
Clintons are filth and they will do anything to get Trump out of the way...and the media will help them all the way, so relax, if you hear it come out of Trump's mouth it's the truth, if you don't, it's a lie...
GO.TRUMP/PENCE.GO!!! ALL THE WAY TO THE OVAL OFFICE!!!
Anything he says that is not an obsequious compliment is characterized as an attack.
I wonder what Rev. Faith Green Timmons allowed Hussein Obama to say or not say when he visited that church several months ago?
If you visit Faith Green Timmons’ Facebook site, you’ll get a good idea...
That woman was so rude! She interrupted his speech as it was evident to me, she did not like he mentioned Hillary.
I used to live about 40 miles east of Flint. It is a liberal socialist democrat shithole of epic proportions. The UAW was pretty much born there. Put it this way: Flint makes Detroit look good.
Its all they have now in their arsenal. Expect them to parse every word from Trump from now until election day to see what they can make as a controversy.
that’s total BS! I don’t see anything improper
Indeed, all of their arguments are in pursuit of a wished for reality, which has never existed except in fantasies & satires.
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