Politics is a dirty game, get over it. This is mild to previous Presidential campaigns.
Posted on 03/05/2016 8:17:48 AM PST by John W
Donald Trump consulted with his campaign manager during the first commercial break at Thursday night's Republican debate, violating ground rules from Fox News stating that candidates would not be allowed to have contact with their campaigns, rival campaign sources told CNNMoney.
While that exchange was the clearest violation of debate rules to date, the sources said, it followed a pattern: At multiple debates, Trump has consulted with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski backstage even though it was expressly forbidden by the networks.
Thursday night's debate in Detroit marked a new extreme, however, as Lewandowski went directly onto the stage to meet with Trump during the commercial break. As in previous debates, Fox News had explicitly informed the campaigns that candidates were not allowed to communicate with their campaign staff during commercial breaks, the sources said.
When Lewandowski was asked by Fox News staff to leave the stage, he refused to do so, according to a source at Fox News.
Lewandowski and Trump campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks did not respond to requests for comment.
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Politics is a dirty game, get over it. This is mild to previous Presidential campaigns.
Trump’s car went one mile of the speed limit for five whole seconds.
Our state already voted. I want my vote back!
Forbidden by the networks???
The rule demands disobedience.
No more debates!
Thanks.
“Donald Trump consulted with his campaign manager during the first commercial break at Thursday night’s Republican debate, violating ground rules from Fox News stating that candidates would not be allowed to have contact with their campaigns, rival campaign sources told CNNMoney.”
If they let Rubio TAKE DRUGS in the middle of a debate, they’re on pretty soft ground going after Trump here.
I think Donald trump broke fox news
This is huge and series. Time for the RNC to start stripping delegates so Faux can get their RINO candidate of choice.
Rule breaker in March and 45th President of the United States in January 2017. I can live with that.
FoxNews should ban Donald from future debates.
LOL
“Great! More proof that Mr. Trump will be a clever and ruthless leader, a man who will not allow mere rules, regulations and laws dictate his behavior.”
Wow, just wow. What about our Constitution? Should Trump not allow the Constitution to “dictate his behavior” either?
The RULES of that manic Attack and Kill Trump show??? “Debate Rules” don’t apply. That was no debate by any standards.
FOX nattering about debate rules after their series of bizarre performances is a little rich.
Amen to that! All Hail King Trump!
Yes, it is amazing the BS they write about. They say nothing about totally illegal crap like Cruz lying about Carson in Iowa plus the official looking voter report card. In my opinion Cruz should have been stripped of all delegates and disqualified by Iowa.
so, whatta tey gonna do? kick him off?
is that as bad as fouling in the last minutes of a basket ball game?
It’s pretty clear Trump can’t think on his feet and doesn’t even know what his positions are on many issues. He depends heavily on his handlers to tell him what to say, and even then Trump gets it wrong and has to depend on his aids to issue retractions and “clarifications”. This is not a one-of event. It’s happened over and over and seems to be picking up in frequency.
It’s also the reason Donald likes to do so many phone interviews. His aides and handlers are with him while he’s on the phone to tell him what to say.
Valerie Jarrett, meet Corey Lewandowski, the next President of the United Sates.
What about the “rule” that the network not gang up on one candidate? Not stack the audience against one candidate? Treat all the candidates fairly?
Will Fox be enforcing those rules too?
Kobayashi Maru!
Donald ‘Kirk’ Trump.
GOP-e rules, promises and oaths aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
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