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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump dumps presidential style, repeatedly calling Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahontas'
Source: The Guardian
Presumptive Republican nominee throws out the teleprompter
to deliver a vintage speech high in bombast and bluster in Virginia
Ben Jacobs in Richmond, Virginia
Saturday 11 June 2016 10.27 BST
Donald Trumps general election pivot didnt last very long.
After giving two speeches with teleprompters this week, Trump returned to his unscripted style in a rally in Richmond, Virginia on Friday. In a barely one-third-full arena, he repeatedly called Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas, attacked former rival Jeb Bush and complained New York City is going with the Norwegian form of education.
After a week where Trump strained to appear more presidential, it all went out the window in a vintage performance, which even featured a handful of protesters being arrested outside the event.
Trump has been mired in controversy after asserting that the federal judge presiding over a lawsuit against him is biased because he is Mexican. The comments have been called racist by many in his own party, including House speaker Paul Ryan and led to Illinois senator Mark Kirk withdrawing his endorsement of his partys nominee.
While Trump has been trying downplay his comments, saying earlier on Friday freedom of any kind means no one should be judged by their race or their color or the color of their skin, he reopened the controversy by repeatedly calling Warren Pocahontas in an attempt to insult her for saying that she has Native American heritage. The epithet was accompanied by Indian war whoops from the crowd. Several minutes afterwards, Trump then insisted he was the least racist person.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/11/trump-dumps-presidential-style-to-lambast-elizabeth-warren-as-pocahontas
Trump just can't help himself. How long before he starts bashing Judge Curiel again?
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(688 posts)spanone
(135,831 posts)PJMcK
(22,037 posts)Secretary Clinton has grace and intelligence and when she's elected and inaugurated, she'll be a class act.
Donald Trump has always been a low-life scam artist. With his fourth-grade vocabulary, first-grade maturity and adolescent lack of impulse control, he will never have the presidential style.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...and doesn't get to the point where even his own supporters would accept replacement with someone like Kasich.
I don't recall seeing a single poll where Hillary beats Kasich, even Bernie often struggled.
LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)TIA
bunnies
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bunnies
(15,859 posts)I was just answering what I thought was an honest question. Articles have been written about the repubs discussing the rule change. But, thanks for the insult?
LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)My comment was pointed towards the Republicans.
Sorry for the confusion. Have a great day.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)You have a great day too.
nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)Have Trump's chances really changed that much since then? Besides, would the Republicans really prefer to have Trump outside the tent, pissing in?
I think they're stuck with this clown.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)Hilarious.
nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)His act is wearing then even amongst his alt-right fans.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Her reply should be: "Pocahontas was a brave woman who risked herself to selflessly defend another. I am proud to be associated with such a woman. Donald Trump has never his risked himself for anyone else, ever."
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Pocahantas. And other native Americans aren't likely to be amused at Trump's tactics either. They are already unhappy with him dissing their ability to run casinos and this is just going to remind them of that. A WP story mentioned it this morning as part of a story about the Pocahantas gambit. Trump is managing to piss off just about everyone.