[HoustonSam]

But one could easily make the same argument about Trump. If he’s so concerned about the vets, why didn’t he hold fund-raisers for them during every debate he attended?

There is much to admire about Trump’s approach to this campaign, but he seems quick to wrap himself in other people’s bravery - FDNY over “New York Values” and veterans now - when he is challenged. Cruz’s super PACs are simply calling Trump’s bluff.

[Farmer Dean]

“Why didn’t he hold fund-raisers during every debate he attended?”
Fund-raisers and debates are two separate and distinct things.Tonight Trump is doing a fund-raiser,he would have been doing a debate but the treachery of Fox News killed that.

[FrankR]

What, specifically, did Trump “bluff” about concerning debating Cruz? What did Trump bluff about concerning personally giving the vets $1.5 million dollars that has to do with Cruz’s Super PAC?

Trump made no bluff about any of this, so there is no hand to call.

Pure coattail publicity stunt.

[Hostage]

> “...but he seems quick to wrap himself in other people’s bravery...”

Trump overruled his pilot’s caution during a storm to fly to a rally in SC. It was dangerous to fly but he said it was too important, he would not cancel the rally.

The man has guts, a lot of it. If he didn’t he wouldn’t be taking on the media and kicking their asses six ways to Sunday.

He genuinely loves our vets. Here’s the proof:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3330070/posts?page=86#79

[Albion Wilde]

But one could easily make the same argument about Trump. If he's so concerned about the vets, why didn't he hold fund-raisers for them during every debate he attended?

That's simple. Because he wasn't running the debates; the networks were. And as soon as he realized how much extra money they were making due to his appearances (their ratings exceeded all projections when he appeared) and the way they were structuring the debates to extract the maximum revenue from advertisers, he did start shaming the networks and asking them to donate $5 million to wounded veterans. But they refused.

That's one reason he insisted the second debate be cut down to two hours from three -- he felt they were just soaking up the money and not contributing any of the excess in ad revenues to a worthy cause. Try to keep up.