Twitter/@realdonaldtrumpPosted on 08/07/2015 9:35:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Real-estate magnate Donald Trump reamed Fox News moderators and associates during a lengthy Twitter rant early Friday morning, hours after the first Republican presidential debate.
Trump went off on moderator Megyn Kelly, who he said "bombed." Kelly had perhaps the most contentious exchange of the night with Trump when she asked him about a slew of past offensive comments toward women.
And Trump had harsh words for Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who conducted a focus group of Republican voters that gave Trump brutal reviews after the debate. He called Luntz a "clown" and a "slob."
Trump cited two polls frequently during his rant — one from The Drudge Report, in which 50% of its readers chose him as the winner, and another from Time that found similar results.
Trump also spent a good chunk of time retweeting people who praised his performance. One of those tweets he quoted had bashed Kelly and referred to her as a "bimbo."
Here's (most of) the rant:
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The moderators targeted Trump from the get-go with the kind of provocative, specific questions the GOP front-runner hasn't faced much on the campaign trail. The debate started with moderator Bret Baier asking all 10 candidates onstage whether they would pledge to back the eventual nominee. Trump was the only one who refused to take the pledge.
"I cannot say I have to respect the person that — if it's not me — the person that wins," Trump said.
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Expert knowledge? No I’ve made no such claims. I post my opinions and have made no claims to speak for anyone other than myself.
Like Trump? Fine, support him and ignore his past and current stance on issues outside of immigration. I’m sticking with Cruz and/or Walker. It is possible to support one candidate over another.
The GOPe Bush-bots are all over FR today, expressing outrage over Trump’s impolite remarks while claiming to support Cruz or Walker.
It’s the same fake outrage, also know as left wing talking points, from the whole lot of them.
Trump has been fun and disrupted the rino’s who control the GOP and the media but name calling is not presidential.
I’m a Trump fan. I’m cheering him on to whatever end point he achieves. Would I prefer Cruz over a Trump? Yes, maybe, if it’s possible.
Do I like Trumps brash style? Mostly yes. I think he should be himself, but I would encourage keeping his powder dry more strategically..especially with the twitter barrages. Twitter rarely helps any public figures long term. Sure, maybe here and there, but it ends up biting back when you say something stupid.
I think Trump is a quick study and can polish and sharpen his style successfully. Reagan had to retool and adjust through various campaigns, even during his first winning potus run.
I’m saying that’s something they’ll try to use against Trump...call him hypocrite, etc.
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