Posted on 01/04/2016 8:07:41 AM PST by conservativejoy
Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to support Bill Clinton when the former president faced allegations of sexual misconduct in the 1990s, but at the same time said Clinton is "one of the great women abusers of all time."
"Why do you call him one of the great women abusers of all time when you've said that the impeachment process against him didn't make sense, Monica Lewinsky didn't make sense?" CNN's Chris Cuomo asked.
"I had to, I was on their side," Trump replied. "Again, Chris, as a businessman I got along with everybody. So it was always important to defend people when I was, it was important for me to get along with the Clintons -"
"But it sounds like your morality shifts based on your motivation," Cuomo interrupted.
"[W]hen I was a businessman, they said I was a great businessman, a world-class businessman," Trump said. "I got along with Clinton, I got along with everybody. I got along with Harry Reid. I got along with everybody."
The billionaire businessman said it was important for him to rush to Hillary Clinton's side because he "needed votes for things," but added that he decided to criticize the Clintons after Hillary Clinton called him a sexist.
Trump argued that he no longer cares about Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern with whom Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship. But he added, "I think that Hillary was an enabler and a lot of things happened that were obviously very seedy." The former reality television star ranks second in the Washington Examiner's newest GOP presidential power rankings.
Old enough to know Reagan was a proven conservative for a long time before he ran for President, unlike Trump.
Cruz or lose. America.
We have ALL made the mistake of ‘liking’ someone we had to backtrack on!
Ted Cruz: I respect BarackObama a great deal’
By Charlie Spiering 8/8/13
In an interview with Time magazine, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, explained that he respected President Obama and even modeled his own campaign for senate after his presidential campaign.
“I think Barack Obama is an extraordinary politician,” Cruz said. “And I respect Barack Obama a great deal. I think he is committed to his principles, which is rare in politics.”[snip]
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ted-cruz-i-respect-barack-obama-a-great-deal/article/2534015
Cruz disagrees with everything that Obama stands for. Acknowledging a person’s political acumen is not the same as supporting their positions.
It is refreshing to see that someone gets it about Trump. His entire campaign is a side show. His history promoting WWE wrestling have prepared him as another Jesse Ventura with a bigger bank account.
I like Cruz - he’s my second choice. He or Trump - fine with me...
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