Posted on 06/23/2015 6:02:49 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Donald Trump spent the majority of his first news conference following last week’s presidential announcement talking up his new golf course, though he did weigh in on two key political issues up for debate.
When asked whether he supported South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the Confederate battle flag to be taken down from out front of the State Capitol building, Trump said he did.
“I would take it down, yes,” the billionaire real estate mogul said. “I think they should put it in a museum and respect whatever it is you have to respect.”
Then, when asked what woman he would like to see on the new $10 bill, he responded — to laughter — “My mother.”
The questions came after Trump spoke outside his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. There, Trump reiterated his offer to let President Obama play on the course, but said he hasn’t yet heard back from the White House.
“I would say I’m probably not his favorite person in the world,” Trump said of the commander-in-chief, though he did note that he had a helicopter pad available on-site and that Obama could travel across the Potomac River to the course relatively quickly.
Trump has been in the race only a week — and has never held elective office — but polls give him a real shot at one of the 10 slots on the Republican debate stage this August. According to Fox News, the co-sponsor of the debate, the top 10 contenders will be determined according to an average of national polls — though the network hasn’t disclosed which ones.
A poll of likely New Hampshire voters released Tuesday by Suffolk University found Trump garnering 11 percent of votes, trailing only former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 14 percent. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio both finished with support below 10 percent.
Still, a national poll of Republican primary voters released Monday by the WSJ and NBC news was far less sanguine for The Donald. Only 1 percent of respondents listed Trump as their top choice and two-thirds said that they could never imagine supporting him.
liberal media pushing Trump and as far as I am concerned he can piss off.
Lost me.
yet another politician who misses the real facts...
the battle flag was not the official flag of the CSA
duh
Trump is jumping on a very crowded MORON BANDWAGON
agreed. Why do these idiots think the battle flag was the official GOVT Confederacy flag when in fact it was just a battle flag to distinguish aside in battle.
Another durr hurr friggin’ moron chimes in.
Trump is useless trash just like all the rest.
I was a big Trump supporter but since he caved into the bullies, “he’s fired.” I am beginning to wonder if I will vote at all. there seems to be no one I’d vote for.
Trump, stop supporting liberals’ message.
Just stop it.
Say no comment, but do not climb on this bandwagon.
Trump? Really?
I thought he would at least stand up for history.
Jeez... this steamroller has no brakes.
B’bye, Mr Trump. I hardly knew ya.
I know America is on her deathbed, but I can’t bring myself to say goodbye.
This is inexpressibly sad.
We need a conservative. Dont see it with GOP. Unless polls are fixed itsgonna be hard for them to win. They ve lost me. They can get me back. But they wont.
I ll vote for some locals in GOP. But not for president.
The state of American politics today.
Tabloid America.
It’s called around here ‘voting down ticket’.
If the candidate isn’t one I agree with, I won’t vote for them.
Yeah, do I want the Dem to win? I no longer care.
Well, well, well...
Trump showing his true colors...
CNN,
You ask him to stop supporting the Liberal message while forgetting he SUPPORTED the Liberal message up until recently.
Surely, you will blast him like you did Cruz, right?
Oh, wait...
This is the Donald Trump we know and don’t care for.
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