Posted on 08/01/2015 11:54:07 AM PDT by GoneSalt
The killing of a beloved lion named Cecil by a trophy hunting dentist from Minnesota has an outraged American public asking: What kind of monsters would kill a majestic big cat for fun?
Unfortunately for one Republican presidential hopeful, the answer is: his sons.
Donald Trump was forced to weigh in on the issue this week after a gory photo of his trophy hunting sons resurfaced online, tying his family to the very practice that has sparked fierce backlash in recent days. When asked for his response at a press conference in Scotland this week, Trump was reportedly far from condemning of the fact that his sons had a hobby of killing innocent animals, too. "My sons love to hunt," The Telegraph and The Daily Mail report Trump said, though he reportedly refused to directly address shooting endangered animals. "They are members of the NRA, very proudly. I am a big believer in the Second Amendment. But my sons are hunters, Eric is a hunter and I would say he puts it on a par with golf, if not ahead of golf. My other son, Don, is a hunter. They're great marksman, great shots, they love it. I em, like golf. I don't do that."
As benign as he makes it sound, Trump's sons are hardly run-of-the-mill hunters. The family's fortune has apparently been used to fund safaris to Africa, targeting beloved animals like elephants and leopards — hunting trips that can range in the tens of thousands of dollars.
While the senior Trump has stated before that he's not a believer in hunting, his unwillingness to discourage the practice outright given the chance stands in contrast to the reaction of other public figures.
The leftwing media will never miss a step.
[ Everybody jump on the Cecil train... ]
Almost like the leftist media setup the Cecil story ahead of time to them “trap the trump”.....
I wouldn’t put it past them.
More waste from the DODO hole on the internet.
For just a quick moment visualize what they are going to do when Trump walks into the White House as the next sitting POTUS....OMG...
Are cows, pigs, chickens, etc guilty?
#allAnimalsareCecils Waah.
Why they hunt:
Oh shit, here it comes. The Cecil worshipers both on and off this forum are now going to jump on Trump with both feet, foaming at the mouth and gnashing teeth.
I went on safari and the shooting we did was with cameras. I hate trophy killing...but I also hate what is happening to this country more. Baby killing is my litmus test, not lion killing.
Better watch out about picking on The Don, you’ll just drive his poll numbers higher.
The author, Stephen Messenger, has no business writing anything about hunting, because of his peculiar slant of things.
He is the type that would cuddle with a grizzly bear.
I wish he would ... bears need to start feeding for the oncoming winter soon.
LIEberals don't care for those facts.
If they did late term abortions they would be praised. Babieslivesdon’tmatter.
Hundreds of lions are killed a year in Africa. Seems they had better put a full ban on the practice before condemning those who do it legally.
Yes. “I love you bear,” then it ate him.(and his girlfriend.)
-—The killing of a beloved lion named Cecil ——
What a bunch of horse pucky...beloved my butt..
Not a soul in the USA cared about Cecil until he was turned Into dinner...
I hunt food. I will take a trophy of a food species like deer, moose, elk(big rack etc).
I haven’t hunted predators yet. Not going out of my way to.
But
In African nations where big game is not maintained as they don’t offer legal hunting, and subsequently do not bring in big bucks for their countries, which if the game were hunted and paid for, would make their game valuable. Those nations cannot afford to maintain that game because they place on it NO VALUE. There is a resurgence of game like lions, black and white rhinos and elephants in areas where hunted is regulated and offered to rich western hunters. Everyone benefits (money infusion into the economy) and the animals benefit. And a village will strip an elephant carcass of meat in a scant few hours.
You have got to be kidding me. What about the MONSTERS killing babies so they can sell the parts to buy a Lamborghini?
The media is SICK!
They are plastering this all over the news to cover up the modern day nazi holocaust happening right in front of our eyes.
It was an animal, big freaking deal.
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