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Rep. Steve King Says He 'Knows Things' About Trump Endorsements
The Daily Caller ^ | January 31, 2016 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 02/01/2016 12:52:20 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

AMES, Iowa - Rep. Steve King , an Iowa Republican and Ted Cruz supporter, says Donald Trump bought his endorsements. Trump recently received high profile endorsements from Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and Liberty University president Jerry Falwell, Jr.

King reiterated his statement about the endorsements to the Daily Caller on Saturday during a Cruz rally at the Gateway Hotel and stressed that he "knows things."

"He has, from a regular person's perspective, unlimited resources and he's willing to use whatever access he has in order to get the endorsements that he wants," King explained.

"Among those are the assets that we would naturally think of, including the attraction that might be for, oh who knows, a reality TV show, a job in the Trump machine," he said.

King added: "There's fame and fortune, and there's also the fear factor of retribution, which Donald Trump has not been shy about delivering against people. So all of that affects a person's judgment under those circumstances."

The conservative Iowa congressman would not get specific, but would only say, "I know things, but I'm saying what is appropriate, so that people will know enough, and I'm wanting to keep this on as high a plane as I can, but I don't think my conscience can allow me from not saying anything."


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016endorsements; bencarson; character; cruz; election2016; gopprimary; iowa; luzer; luzers; newhampshire; newyork; palin; retribution; steveking; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Sontagged

“What are these GOPe guys like King so afraid of losing if Trump gets in?”

Loss of control, donor money, the good “go along to get along” life. How’s that for starters?


41 posted on 02/01/2016 2:20:19 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

More last minute gutter level politics. Charming.


42 posted on 02/01/2016 2:20:46 AM PST by McGruff (Are we electing a president or a pope here?)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
The FEC in a close vote tossed out..

Give me a link to that "close vote" breakdown.

The FEC took sworn statements and found no reason to believe the claims in the complaint.

43 posted on 02/01/2016 2:22:29 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"I'm sure you're familiar with the tactic of the Left of accusing their opposition of engaging in bad behaviors to deflect from their own behavior - like lying, influence peddling, and engaging in the politics of personal destruction. "

The left believes that liberal behavior in a conservative is inexcusable.
44 posted on 02/01/2016 2:23:35 AM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

None of what you post is believable. Blow it out your other ear...


45 posted on 02/01/2016 2:25:05 AM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
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To: Fhios
I know you desperately want to change the subject away from Donald Trump, his assets and his veracity.

The Cruzs' Goldman Sachs loan was made against their assets.

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Definition: "A margin loan lets you borrow money to invest and uses your shares or managed funds as security. It can help you increase your returns but it can also magnify your losses. Margin loans are for dedicated investors who actively monitor and manage their investments."

46 posted on 02/01/2016 2:27:44 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I trust that trump will enforce existing immigration laws. I trust that Trump will build the wall and secure our southern border. I trust that Trump will negotiate better trade deals for the USA. I trust that Trump will send the rapefugees back. I trust that Trump will limit Muslim immigration. Anything else he does that I like will be gravy.

I have no idea how honest Trump is, however were he dishonest there would be smoke and as best I can tell no one is claiming Trump is a liar or a thief. Considering he has dealt with 1000s of people for over 50+ years it is remarkable that no one has come out claiming Trump is a crook. And no female was come out claiming sexual harassment.

47 posted on 02/01/2016 2:28:38 AM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Sun

When a privately held corporation borrows money, the loan is guaranteed by the owner of said corporation and that owner has their signature on it.

Trump is not being honest in his statement he did not file bankruptcy personally when he owns the corporation. He is the corporation.

A publicly held corporation is a different story, but he is not one.


48 posted on 02/01/2016 2:32:30 AM PST by biff
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I know you desperately want to change the subject away from Donald Trump, his assets and his veracity.

The Cruz s Goldman Sachs loan was made against their assets.

Oh yea, forgot about Cruz s loan from Goldman Sachs, but back on topic -- your points aren t connecting.

49 posted on 02/01/2016 2:34:53 AM PST by Fhios (FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

And half didn’t.

So it was tossed.

Thanks for adding the link.


51 posted on 02/01/2016 2:40:10 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
And half didn’t.

Which certainly changes the story from the lies you're peddling about it being dismissed as baseless. I'll also add that the Romney campaign accused Bobby of demanding money for his endorsement as well.

Bobby should have went down.

52 posted on 02/01/2016 2:41:44 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Sun; All
Donald TRUMP ADMITTED that he went bankrupt when he called it a good business decision.

Facts please. When and where did Trump admit that he went bankrupt?

Provide evidence, or apologize to us for spreading lies.

53 posted on 02/01/2016 2:50:26 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Cobra64; Sun

Trump did not go bankrupt, 4 of the 100s of businesses that Trump owns (with partners) went bankrupt.


54 posted on 02/01/2016 2:53:01 AM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: jpsb

Trump RAN Trump businesses, and four of them went bankrupt. Trump thought it was good business to stick it to the creditors.

A Trump presidency, heaven forbid, would BANKRUPT the country, which would stick it to the taxpayers.


55 posted on 02/01/2016 2:57:56 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
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No.

It was tossed.

Your Comment 7 of this thread (designed to discredit Vander Plaats and King) says it all.

YOUR POST:

"And yet Ted Cruz literally has the endorsement of a guy (Bob Vanderplaats) who has been accused of selling his endorsement by both the Romney campaign and others.

One wonders whether King himself sold out his endorsement, and is now projecting his own guilty conscience onto people like Falwell and Sarah Palin."

You could have said "a close 3-3 FEC decision that was tossed" but you didn't want to give that information, you just wanted to leave a false impression - a half truth - a lie by omission.

Trump has taught you well.

56 posted on 02/01/2016 2:58:45 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
You could have said "a close 3-3 FEC decision that was tossed"

If anything, dumb dumb, saying a "close 3-3 FEC decision" would have been stronger than me merely saying he was "accused." Literally every post out of you is stupid.

57 posted on 02/01/2016 2:59:46 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Anyone who has read Robert J Ringer has his pulse. I’m not impressed.


58 posted on 02/01/2016 3:00:00 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Sun
One of Trumps businesses going broke is not the same as Trump going broke. Saying Trump went bankrupt is a misrepresentation of the facts.

Nobody stuck it to the creditors. Investing in any business is a risk. If the business does well the creditors get rewarded with a nice return on investment. If not the creditors lose part of their investment, that is just the way it is.

59 posted on 02/01/2016 3:06:59 AM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Sun

Blaming Trump for bankrupting this nation ? I cannot keep with the insanity.


60 posted on 02/01/2016 3:07:06 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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