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Ronald Reagan’s Son: My Dad Wouldn’t Support Trump
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Posted on 06/08/2016 7:24:52 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Monday saw many of Donald Trump's fellow Republicans express their displeasure at his comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, whom Trump says can't make an impartial ruling in a lawsuit involving Trump University because of his Mexican heritage. Newt Gingrich called his attacks "inexcusable," and Paul Ryan said the comments are "based on reasoning I don't relate to." But the GOP front-runner also received a rebuff from beyond the grave from one of the most important Republican figureheads of all time: Ronald Reagan.

Okay, so Reagan didn't actually manifest to dissuade voters from supporting Trump — instead, his son Michael Reagan expressed his doubts about Trump via Twitter. "I will not be voting for Donald Trump tomorrow in the California primary," he announced. He went on:

This most likely would be the 1st time if my father was alive that he would not support the nominee of the GOP @Reince @newsmax — Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) June 6, 2016

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To: Rusty0604

This article is about Michael Reagan not Ron Jr.

I know, but we got into the Regan legacy a bit so I offered some additional ancillary background for the purpose of educating those who may not have knowledge of little Ron’s antics.


101 posted on 06/08/2016 9:29:18 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: GOPJ

Michael Reagan was adopted.

Michael Edward Reagan (born John Flaugher; March 18, 1945) is the son of former U.S. ... He was adopted by Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman shortly after his birth.


102 posted on 06/08/2016 9:32:18 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: Maceman

Michael..
And your Dad would NOT have said anything negative concerning his apprehension with the nominee either.


103 posted on 06/08/2016 9:32:27 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: SamAdams76
I hold President Reagan in very high esteem as a president but what a shame about how his children turned out.

A lady I know turned-down a lucrative job offer because I convinced her that she did NOT want to raise her children in California. I had cousins who moved out there, hooked-up with the flower child culture, started smoking the wacky tobaccy, hooked-up with multiple partners and had children out of wedlock, and became huge, screaming Libs. That was about it for all of them.

She took my advice and moved to Texas instead. Her older girl is now a doctor.

BTW, my kin were lured out there by the promise of FREE COLLEGE in the 70's.


104 posted on 06/08/2016 9:47:49 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Pelham

Too quick on the draw......and yes you are correct


105 posted on 06/08/2016 9:48:02 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: itsahoot

precisely


106 posted on 06/08/2016 9:48:39 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: montag813

The Democrats elected a crook who sold out America to enrich herself and is currently under FBI investigation. Not a peep from any Democrat higher ups about how unfit she it.

Republicans never cease to amaze me at sabotaging their party. Maybe we should stop the charade and just call them what they are....Democrats.

In a third world country, Bill & Hillary would have been ousted in a coup.


107 posted on 06/08/2016 9:48:52 AM PDT by Trumplican
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To: montag813

Michael is a very good example of good people who have completely misunderstood what Trump is all about.

His platform is rock solid. They dismiss him, think of him doing things he hasn’t, and melt down over it.

Once melted down, everything they hear concerning this person feeds their preconceived notion.

They have lost rationality on the issue of Trump, the man.

There is this phenomenon on college campuses that sees the students form opinions about people or groups, then utter “la la la la la la la” over anything emitted from these people or groups. They simply refuse to listen, because anything “those folks” could say, would be vile and unacceptable.

Here Michael Reagan exhibits this behavior.

These folks have melted down, and they can’t see it.

They need intervention.


108 posted on 06/08/2016 9:51:43 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: Biggirl

According to Ivana, Reagan sent Trump a letter in the 80’s suggesting that he seriously considering running for President. According to Ivana, at the time, they were having their marital issues and the beginning of his financial issues, so he tabled the idea, but apparently Reagan was a very big fan of Trump.


109 posted on 06/08/2016 11:39:05 AM PDT by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Who cares who he does or doesn’t vote for, pathetic whiner.


110 posted on 06/08/2016 11:51:00 AM PDT by euram
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To: Eddie01

I don’t think his daughter Patty was so great either. But Michael has always presented himself as conservative and capitalized on being Reagan’s son. He is not Reagan’s spokesperson.


111 posted on 06/08/2016 1:09:01 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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