"...............Perhaps the only upside to this story is that in neither case did Trump succeed. The Bridgeport plan fizzled. Coking fought in court, and — in part because these were the days before Kelo was decided, no doubt — she was lucky enough to win. In 1998, a judge threw out the case.
In 2005, however, Trump was delighted to find that the Supreme Court had okayed the brand of government-abetted theft that he’d twice attempted. “I happen to agree with it 100 percent,” he told Fox News’s Neil Cavuto of the Kelo decision.
Can Republicans support someone with so little regard for the property of others? Let’s hope not."
That's why I find it a bit of a headscratcher as to why Trump gets such support here. Yes, he's most recently condemned the practice of "sanctuary cities" and criticized the Mexican government for encouraging the influx of foreign intruders across our border (even though he did say "hard-working" illegals can stay in the U.S.). Attention has definitely been needed in that area... but I will never support anyone with such a callous disregard for property rights as Trump has shown over the years. Many FReepers seem to blind themselves to the fact he's also voiced enthusiastic support for "universal" (read: single-payer) health care. On Trump: Thanks, but no thanks.