Posted on 03/22/2016 11:00:39 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Congressman Lou Barletta, R-Penn., is now the eighth federal lawmaker to have endorsed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, claiming he and the billionaire have overcome similar obstacles.
"He caught my attention immediately when he highlighted illegal immigration and the open Southern border," Barletta said in an interview Tuesday with the Washington Post. "The fact that he didn't back down, well, he was criticized the same way I was as mayor. It was reminiscent of what I went through."
He continued, "I've been called names, a racist and a bigot. I fought my case all the way to the Supreme Court. Donald Trump will fight his case all the way to the White House."
The immigration hardliner, who previously backed former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's presidential bid, also praised Trump's proven ability to attract new voters to the Republican Party. Trump has recently called GOP voter turnout "the biggest story in politics" today.
"He is bringing more Democrats and independents to our party than anyone I can remember since Ronald Reagan," Barletta said.
Barletta's decision to endorse Trump reportedly comes after several of his colleagues encouraging him not to publicly back the bombastic New York billionaire. He claims he has not spoken with anyone in the Trump campaign, nor was he present Monday at a meeting between Trump and two dozen lawmakers in Washington.
"For me, I'm always going to do what I believe," he said. "I've been a lone ranger my whole life."
Trump also has the backing of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions and Republican Congressmen Chris Collins, N.Y., Duncan Hunter, Calif., and Tom Marino, Penn., among others.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
ENDORSEMENT PING!!
Barletta was the first one to try and stop immigration in the now land of the lost Hazleton. GO TRUMP!
Not really worth posting a thread about until it’s official, but Giuliani is about to endorse Trump too.
I thought Giuliani endorsed Trump already?
:-))
GO TRUMP!!
Nope. There was an article a few weeks ago that talked about how there’s an open line between the two, but he hasn’t officially endorsed yet.
The Donald! The Prez!!
Word is that he's been advising him but hasn't come out with an official endorsement. Hope this is true.
Can’t wait...been thinking he would endorse all along.
It’s great when Trump catches your eye with tough talk on immigration. Not so great when you go back to 2012 and see Trump on Fox calling for amnesty for illegals and other quotes where he criticizes Mitt Romney for being an immigration hardliner.
I look to the future with trump. You look to the past with Cruz. I’ll go with the future.
How about Cruz wanting to bring the illegals out of the shadows?
Oh, Good!
FYI
The Ugly American.....Citizens say “Give us Trump and keep your PC party loyalists!”
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-ugly-americancitizens-say-give-us.html
I look to the future with trump. You look to the past with Cruz. I’ll go with the future.
Blah, blah, blah....
Here are the facts of #Trumps prior position IN WRITING: Trump from “The America We Deserve”, 2000 He has always been pro enforcement/anti INVASION!
IMMIGRATION- PROTECTING OUR OWN There’s another area of foreign affairs that doesn’t get talked about very much, but it is a huge issue: Immigration. America is experiencing serious social and economic difficulty with illegal immigrants who are flooding across our borders. Five million illegals live in this country.
Two million of them live in California. Seven hundred thousand undocumented immigrants live in Texas. We simply can’t absorb them. It is a scandal when America cannot control its own borders.
A liberal policy of immigration may seem to reflect confidence and generosity. But our current laxness toward illegal immigration shows a recklessness and disregard for those who live here legally.
Trump, Donald (2000-01-15). The America We Deserve (Kindle Locations 1670-1671). St. Martin’s Press. Kindle Edition.
Trump from “Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again,” 2011
Illegal immigration is a wrecking ball aimed at U.S. taxpayers. Washington needs to get tough and fight for “We the People,” not for the special interests who want cheap labor and a minority voting bloc. Every year taxpayers are getting stuck with a $113 billion bill to pay for the costs of illegal immigration.2 That’s a bill we can’t afford and wouldn’t have to pay if people in Washington did their jobs and upheld our nation’s laws.
Trump, Donald J. (2011-12-06). Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again (p. 135). Regnery Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Yeah, well, we all know that Lou Barletta isn’t a REAL conservative, and that he hates Jesus and America.
/Cruzer
Trump = smart enough to realise there’s a realignment taking place, and is catching the wave.
Cruz = too dumb to realise there’s a realignment taking place, and about three years from now will be wondering what happened.
If Trump can stop the flow of towelheads into this country, he gets my vote.
Welcome aboard the Trump Train, Rep. Barletta!
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