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"They say it was the roughest campaign ever in the history of Republican politics, but what you do is you go to sleep for a couple of days and you wake up and you honor [the pledge]," Donald Trump said. (AP Photo) Trump unloads on former GOP opponents who refuse to back him
By GABBY MORRONGIELLO (@GABRIELLAHOPE_) • 6/29/16 5:26 PM SHARE TWEET SMSMore Donald Trump railed against several of his Republican primary opponents on Wednesday night for declining to endorse him in the general election, going so far as to suggest "they should never be allowed to run for public office again."
"I have guys out there and if you really think about it, they're really sore losers," Trump told supporters during a campaign rally in Bangor, Maine.
Trump was referring to at least seven GOP presidential hopefuls who signed a loyalty pledge to support their party's presidential nominee and have since declined to do so. Such candidates include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
"It was a rough campaign," he conceded. "They say it was the roughest campaign ever in the history of Republican politics, but what you do is you go to sleep for a couple of days and you wake up and you honor [the pledge]."
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The presumptive Republican nominee continued, claiming that he considered the pledge to be "legally binding" and assuring his supporters that he would have honored it had Kasich, Cruz or any other GOP candidate clinched the nomination instead.
"There are people I don't like or particularly respect on that stage, but I would have honored it," Trump said. "I wouldn't have gone crazy, yelling it from the loudest building."
Trump himself routinely changed his position on the pledge during the primary, threatening more than once to leave the Republican party and launch an indepedent bid.
"But you know what, we have people who haven't honored the pledge and that's a terrible thing," he told the crowd. "They signed a pledge saying they will abide, they will back the candidate of the party and now they sit back and ... they broke their word."
"In my opinion, they should never be allowed to run for public office again because what they did is disgraceful," he added.
Some of the billionaire's former opponents have said that in addition to declining to endorse Trump, they will not attend next month's GOP convention.
He dhouldn’t want Bush. Screw the others.
No, Cruz, Kasich, etc. need to be dealt with now. They need to be shut up and marginalized as the dishonorable people they are. He cannot focus on the general with constant backbiting from them. That weakens his shots at Hillary, in essense, they are supporting her.
AS ARE their supporters that keep excusing their behavior.
Wow, great article by Santorum.
TRUMP/Santorum??
they were all OK with our suffering through a long contentious nomination election process....
until their favorite boy/girl(s) lost
now they want to pick up their balls (not that they actually have any) and leave the game
by the second grade, children are taught not to do this
its too bad in a way, but.... they give us little choice....let’s let them leave (we can’t stop them anyway)
and just get on with the campaign to defeat Hillary the Corruptess!
How in the world can you fight the people in front of you when your so-called allies are stabbing you in the back!
A lot of people routinely don’t attend the convention. Its not a big deal.
Hyper-technically. Trump is unopposed, was unopposed in the final half dozen or so primaries. He has more than a majority of the delegates pledged to vote for him. The convention should be little more than a party and a rubber-stamp formality.
Each of us will make our own mind, and judge the candidates. I see them as unprincipled liars, and do not trust them at their word.
This shows us how damn low life even the Bush family,the so called Pierce family influence can be as Mrs. Bush (Pierce) raised those boys and married the first. She was a Pierce as in Merrill Lynch.
Sounded, in Bangor today, as if they have been banned.
“I see them as unprincipled liars, and do not trust them at their word. “
I agree. I am so amazed that they have any support at all, that people are accepting and excusing of this behavior.
None of them are from my state so I can’t vote against them but I can in the future financially support any of their opponents.
A major problem with this country is that we accept and excuse dishonorable behavior.
How in the world can you fight the people in front of you when your
so-called allies are stabbing you in the back!
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Good question. But in the final analysis Trump’s goal now is win the Nov. election.
There will be some eight or so swing states and to me that should Trump’s no. 1 priority.
Let the has beens be has beens and seek the voters who can put you over the top.
Take care.
Many of the comments I see on FR I forward to Mr. Trump, yours will not be among them.
Funny he didn't mention the picture of Melania with "vote Cruz" written on it used in the Utah primary for which Cruz did not offer an apology, saying "wasn't me".
They brought this on themselves.. the brought Trump onto the scene themselves.
They ignored all the calls, the emails, the messages.. they even ignored the house we gave them.. and they ignored the senate we gave to them. Those like oconnell insulted us time after time.. so did boehner and all the rest.. they labeled us as not educated.. not up to their standards.
So look at them now!!! They haven’t changed their spots, but they are running scared.. and they are UGLY dudes.
Agree. Even with that background, the thing they lack is class.
Thank you for saying it. Trump’s opponents are Clinton and the GOP until the convention. If things go well at the convention, he will be able to concentrate wholly on Clinton. I think things will go well.
You’re right. So disappointed to see that Scott Walker and Ted Cruz were establishment types all along. This primary process has been an eye opener for all of us. It’s proven what I think most of us have feared and that is there is hardly any elected Republican we can trust!
“Trump himself routinely changed his position on the pledge during the primary, threatening more than once to leave the Republican party and launch an indepedent bid.”
No, he didn’t. He only threatened to change his position. That’s different than what the pathetic little babies like Jeb and Preacher Ted are doing now. They’re actually trying to hurt our candidate and get the enemy elected because their precious little egos are hurt, or because they were globalist RATS in Republican clothing all along.
“No, Cruz, Kasich, etc. need to be dealt with now”
I really haven’t heard Cruz mention Trump for a while now.
He’s moved on to getting Conservatives nominated in primaries for the House and Senate. He just had a big victory in Colorado.
Rafael won't be eligible in 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, or EVER!
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