Posted on 11/17/2015 11:13:36 AM PST by GonzoII
Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to name a potential running mate from among his GOP opponents, but he noted his affection for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
"Well, I like like him," Trump said Tuesday on The Laura Ingraham Show." "He's backed everything I've said ...Ted Cruz is now agreeing with me 100 percent."
But the dogged GOP front-runner, still leading the latest polls, was reluctant to go further. "I like to think of victory, I've had a lot of victories, and I like to do victories first, then start thinking about other things," Trump said to Ingraham.
But Trump was clear on who he thought would not be getting the nomination, dismissing the chances of both Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Jeb Bush.
"Rubio is not going to be the one … it's not going to be Rubio," Trump said, "Rubio is very, very weak on immigration - a member of the Gang of Eight."
Rubio has come under increasing scrutiny of late for his role in the 2013 "Gang of Eight" amnesty push.
On Bush, Trump said that although "you can't watch television without seeing a [Bush] ad, all paid for by special interests and lobbyists," he believes the former governor's campaign is finished.
A national poll of likely GOP primary voters released Monday by UMASS Amherst and YouGov America found Trump at 31 percent, back in the range his previous highs and nine points ahead of second-place Dr. Ben Carson.
Trump hammered President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for their handling of Syrian refugees and taking a swipe at opponent Marco Rubio for his track record on immigration.
"Look what Merkel has done in Germany, there are going to be riots over there," Trump said.
"Look what Merkel has done in Germany, there are going to be riots over there," Trump said of the German leader for accepting an influx of as many as 800,000 Syrian migrants. "I think this is going to destroy Germany," he said.
"Taking these people is absolute insanity," Trump said, referring to any Western nation that would accept Syrians after revelations that at least one of the Paris attackers had posed as a Syrian refugee.
Trump suggested that President Obama, who faces growing criticism of his refugees plan and his handling of ISIS, sounded during his press conference Monday like he had thrown in the towel.
"He's supposed to be a cheerleader for this country," Trump said. Instead, "he just acts like a defeated man."
Told ya! And I have said it for four months. Cruz will make a great President after he spends a term or two in a Trump administration.
He could spend two terms as VP two as POTUS and twenty years as a Supreme Court Justice and still retire before 80!
If it ain’t Trump/Cruz, myself and many like me will be voting third party or staying home, and Hitlery or Bernie will be elected. Make the right choice, my dearest GOP friends: Trump/Cruz 2016
My dream ticket!!!!!
Where is Bush in this deal or is he at zero?
Could Cruz serve both as VPOTUS and AG?
Damn, I’d like him in a place where he can clean out the DC cesspool and throw a few traitorous jerks in jail.
Go Trump! Go Cruz! Crush the Leftists and make them pay for what they’ve done!
If Cruz can’t beat Trump, I’d actually prefer Allen West as Trump’s VP. Cruz would be better utilized as AG or on the SC.
Bump!
No.
Outstanding idea. Why not? Can we get some constitutionalists in here on this possibility? But VP also is President of the Senate and that may snag things.
I would think that TC certainly has the energy and drive for this.
Y E S
Send the fraud Carson home!!
Even Trump likes CRUZ
I thought Cruz would be best as senate leader at least de facto
But this vp needs to be someone that will move into pres spot later. Also keep the Donald in line with the constitution. It’s perfect. They’re both totally motivated. The gimmes are very motivated to keep the gravy train coming - and that’s just the GOP elites ha
Carson is spending too fast. He’s not planning on being in for the long haul
PING
TRUMP ~ VP options too early, but I like Cruz
GO TRUMP GO CRUZ ~ YOU WIN OR WE LOSE!
heehaw!
He will toss his votes to whoever the Establishment tells him to. Just watch.
In this instance, then, Trump has good taste. You should support Cruz as well.
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