Donald Trump Outdoes Himself In Defiant Phoenix Speech (4 years ago-start of the Trump surge)

Thyme ^ | July 12, 2015 | Zeke J. Miller

[DoodleBob]

Donald Trump is not going anywhere.

Casting himself as more than a billionaire real-estate magnate and reality television star on his bid for the White House, Trump claimed Saturday to speak for a “silent majority” of Americans who are frustrated with the direction of the country.

Rather that deterred, he appeared energized by the pushback his candidacy has received from the Republican Party and his primary opponents after suggesting weeks ago that many who have entered into the U.S. illegally are “rapists.” In a rambling speech to a crowd of thousands in the Phoenix Convention Center, he struck a potent combination of populist and protectionist policies, designed to tap into the undercurrent of unease within American society.

“The silent majority is back, and we’re going to take the country back,” he said, referencing former President Richard Nixon’s famous speech reaching out to Americans who were opposed to protests of the Vietnam War. “We’re going to make America great again.”

[DoodleBob]

This coincides with the mid-July 2015 segment in this graph where Trump pulls away from the pack...he'd have done so much better if he toned it down.

/ sarc. Happy anniversary.

[Albion Wilde]

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