Businessman can't understand the process of American politics. Walking by Trump Plaza in New York, I thought how Trump works up stair in in his Pan House. Now, we can see what he says about politics. I's taken by surprise with that,
"Trump's campaign responded: "This is just another example of weakness through being politically correct. For all of the people who were looking forward to Mr. Trump coming, we will miss you. Blame Erick Erickson, your weak and pathetic leader."
Donald J. TrumpVerified account@realDonaldTrump
.@redstate I miss you all, and thanks for all of your support. Political correctness is killing our country. "weakness."
That's his opening remark during the first Republican Presidential debate: I'm tired of this political correctness, dragging this country behind. ....
What's wrong with political correctness - common decency of any human - we've worked hard and long to get this point - a balance for public.
Businessman is dictator: my way or high way. Politician gotta compromise as the government is old-boy-friend (OBF): of the people, by the people, for the people.
Trump is all for himself - that's why he does what he does, but he's entertaining.
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GOP gathering drops Trump over Megyn Kelly comments
Last Updated Aug 8, 2015 8:20 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- Conservative commentator Erick Erickson said he was withdrawing his invitation for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to appear at Erickson's RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Saturday over comments Trump made about Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly.
At the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president on Thursday, Kelly asked Trump about his use of words such as "dog," ''fat" and "disgusting" to insult women he believes have slighted him and whether it reflected the "temperament of a man we should elect as president."
Trump largely dismissed Kelly's question at the debate, but on Friday he went directly after her.
Before dawn, he had retweeted a post calling Kelly a "bimbo." The post was later deleted, but on Friday evening Trump called Kelly a "lightweight."
"She's not very tough and not very sharp," Trump said during a phone interview on CNN. "I don't respect her as a journalist."
Referring to Kelly's questions during the debate, Trump said, "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever."
Erickson cited that remark in withdrawing Trump's invitation for Saturday.
"I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal," Erickson wrote on the RedState website Friday night. "It just was wrong."
Erickson wrote that he invited Kelly to attend the event in Trump's place.
Trump's campaign responded: "This is just another example of weakness through being politically correct. For all of the people who were looking forward to Mr. Trump coming, we will miss you. Blame Erick Erickson, your weak and pathetic leader."
On the morning of the Red State conference, Donald Trump tweeted that "political correctness" was destroying America:
To which Erickson replied with a defense of "common decency":
In a series of interviews earlier Friday on network television, the billionaire businessman questioned whether he had actually used the words as Kelly had alleged during the debate.
"You know, some of the statements she made about the women, I don't recognize those words whatsoever," Trump said on ABC's "Good Morning America." ''We're going to take a very serious look at it."
The Republican National Committee (RNC), which reportedly told Donald Trump to tone down his comments regarding immigrants last month, also asked Trump to "immediately clarify" his statements. The RNC added that it would be "highly inappropriate" if he stood by them.
Trump has a long history of lobbing insults at those he feels have treated him unfairly, and advises those who buy his books to do the same.
"For many years I've said that if someone screws you, screw them back," he wrote in "Trump: How to Get Rich." ''When somebody hurts you, just go after them as viciously and as violently as you can."
When doing so, he has repeatedly targeted women and their physical appearance.
"Rosie O'Donnell's disgusting, I mean both inside and out. You take a look at her, she's a slob. She talks like a truck driver," he said in 2006 during an interview with "Entertainment Tonight." ''I'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers, I'd say, 'Rosie, you're fired'" from her television show, "The View."
During the debate, Trump acknowledged making such comments - but only about O'Donnell. When Kelly said Trump's comments had gone beyond O'Donnell and asked about his use of such insults on Twitter, Trump replied that he didn't "have time for total political correctness."
A review of Trump's writings, televised interviews and Twitter feed show he's long used harsh language to describe women - and occasionally men.
In tweets sent last year, Trump called Huffington Post editor Arianna Huffington "a dog who wrongfully comments on me" and said she is "ugly both inside and out!"
In 2012, Trump wrote on Twitter of singer Bette Midler: "But whenever she sees me, she kisses my ass. She's disgusting."
Trump has also said the same of men. "Little MacMiller, I'm now going to teach you a big boy lesson about lawsuits and finance. You ungrateful dog!" he tweeted in 2013 at a rapper who wrote a song titled "Donald Trump."
And to former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank in 2011: "Barney Frank looked disgusting - nipples protruding - in his blue shirt before Congress. Very very disrespectful."
During the debate, Kelly also referenced a boardroom scene from Trump's NBC's realty show, "Celebrity Apprentice," in which Trump was told by one contestant that a female teammate had gotten down on her knees to beg.
"That must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees," Trump said in response.
In the book, Trump declared that, "All the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected."
And he had this to say about women's victories on the show: "It's certainly not groundbreaking news that the early victories by the women on 'The Apprentice' were, to a very large extent, dependent on their sex appeal."
On some occasions Trump appears to have recognized he's gone too far. In April, he retweeted, then deleted, a tweet that read, "If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?"
For now, Donald Trump continues to be the "Teflon Don" of the 2016 presidential race, with very early indicators showing his frontrunner status is still intact after the first GOP debate and his ensuing battle with Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
But just how much does it matter?
Early leads in presidential primary polls have been red herrings when it comes to predicting the long-term success of a campaign in recent elections.
Then Texas Gov. Rick Perry had a commanding 15-point lead in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll released almost exactly four years ago. Perry's star faded precipitously after that, and he has since launched a second White House bid that has already run into problems. NBC News confirmed Monday that Perry had recently suspended pay for campaign staff amidst fundraising troubles.
The August 2011 poll also ranked former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who went on to win 11 states during the 2012 GOP primaries, at a meager three percent. Recent polls show Santorum similarly near the bottom of the pack in his second run.
Going back eight years ago, an early September 2007 NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll had former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leading the GOP presidential field at 32 percent, followed by former Tennessee senator turned actor Fred Thompson at 26 percent.
"Being the early leader directs all the press attention to you, which can be a good thing, or can be a very bad thing if you're not ready for it," said a Republican strategist who advised Thompson's campaign in 2008. "Thompson was unready for a lot of the national press attention and unwilling to do the work that turned potential support into actual votes."
It's not just the early leaders who are susceptible to dramatic downfalls because of a lack of preparedness. Republican businessman Herman Cain shot to the top of an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll in October 2011. Sexual harassment allegations and an alleged affair ended his campaign just two months later.
And it's a trend that is not just confined to Republicans. The September poll had New York Sen. Hillary Clinton leading Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 44 percent to 23 percent.
That political history has not been lost on the low-polling candidates, who have used them to defend their standing in the race.
"Eight years ago, Rudy Giuliani was leading the pack and everyone was writing John McCain's political obituary," Santorum communications director Matt Beynon said after the 2012 Iowa caucus winner was left out of the prime-time debate. "National polls are meaningless in August."
John Sides, an associate professor at George Washington University, argues that early polling rarely is useful when trying to predict a nominee. His research has found that poll respondents have little likelihood of correctly choosing election outcomes more than 300 days before Election Day.
Instead, he said, it's more likely a matter of people picking names they have heard -- in Trump's case, a former reality TV star.
"Name ID is important," Sides said. "When you interrupt someone during their day and you give them a long list of candidates to choose from, familiarity is important."
Pollsters say the early numbers are meant to provide a snapshot of the race, not to predict the future. And the attention Trump has gotten in the early months may explain how he has remained the "Teflon man" of the 2016 presidential cycle. The media's focus on Trump means there is less focus on the other candidates, halting their attempts to boost their own name recognition.
The volatility of past polling is why many have been waiting for Trump's balloon to pop, especially in recent days. As the frontrunner, Trump drew most of the focus during the first GOP presidential debate last week in Cleveland, Ohio. The real-estate mogul initially said the questions to him were unfair, but his criticisms escalated after that.
In a media appearance Friday, Trump said Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever" while questioning him. The comment was perceived by many to be a reference to menstruation, though Trump has denied that.
The remark was enough to get influential conservative Erik Erikson to disinvite Trump from his event last weekend. Though the outrage does not yet seemed to have had much impact on his numbers. According to the latest NBC News Online Poll conducted by SurveyMonkey, Trump is still on top of the GOP field with support from 23 percent of Republicans. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday also showed Trump to be in the lead, and a Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll showed him first in New Hampshire.
"The volume of attention Trump has gotten -- speaking the most at the debate and then sucking up all the oxygen with his ensuing fight with Fox News," Sides said, "It's tough for even top candidates like Jeb Bush or Scott Walker to break through."
-- NBC's Brooke Brower contributed to this report.
The Presidential Announcement Speech Guide
Meet the Press and NBC Politics broke each candidate's announcement speech down into 13 topics to help you compare and contrast the 2016 candidates.
. Former Sec. Hillary Clinton made her first big speech of her campaign on June 13, 2015.
. Sen. Ted Cruz made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on March 23, 2015.
. Sen. Bernie Sanders made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on April 30, 2015.
. Dr. Ben Carson made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on May 4, 2015.
. Former Gov. Martin O’Malley made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on May 30, 2015.
. Sen. Lindsey Graham made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 1, 2015.
. Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 3, 2015.
. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on May 5, 2015.
. Former Gov. George Pataki made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on May 28, 2015.
. Sen. Rand Paul made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on April 7, 2015.
. Former Gov. Rick Perry made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 4, 2015.
. Sen. Marco Rubio made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on April 13, 2015.
. Sen. Rick Santorum made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on May 27, 2015.
. Former Gov. Jeb Bush made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 15, 2015
. Donald Trump made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 16, 2015.
. Gov. Bobby Jindal made his presidential candidacy announcement speech on June 24, 2015.
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Jeb Bush will target Hillary Clinton during a foreign policy address at the Reagan Library tonight. And in addition to slamming the Democratic presidential frontrunner for instability around the world, Bush is looking to prove his own toughness as the potential GOP presidential nominee. It was less than two weeks ago when Clinton knocked Bush around at the National Urban League conference in his home state of Florida. "I don't think you can credibly say that everyone has a right to rise and then say you're for phasing out Medicare or for repealing Obamacare," Clinton said, referencing the name of Bush's political operation. When Bush took the stage moments later, he did not respond, drawing criticism from some within his party being overly passive. That's why Bush, in addition to laying out his national security philosophy, is hoping he can use tonight to calm GOP concerns that he's just not tough enough.
POPPING ON NBC POLITICS
- Trump continues to lead in recent polls, even after his recent battle with Megyn Kelly. One of us (!) take a look back some other early frontrunners to find what this means for Trump's staying power. (Hint: No a lot).
- On a related note, from one of us: FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly said Monday night that she will not apologize for her questions to Donald Trump in Thursday's debate, saying "we agree to disagree."
- NBC's Jordan Frasier previews Bush's foreign policy speech tonight at the Reagan Library.
- "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took to Twitter Tuesday to respond to Hillary Clinton's campaign for criticizing comments he made about racial discord," NBC's Shaq Brewster writes.
CAMPAIGN QUICK READS
TRUMP: A new poll in New Hampshire shows he is still in the lead in New Hampshire.
He is also leading in Iowa, according to a Suffolk University poll, those he support did take some bruises after the debate and its fall out.
FIORINA: She saw a bump in a Suffolk University poll of like Iowa GOP caucus-goers after getting good reviews during last week's debate.
CRUZ: Chris McDaniel, who fell just short in a primary battle against Sen. Thad Cochran in 2014, stumped for Cruz in Mississippi today.
FOR THE RECORD…
"I want to win and I'm not happy about not winning and I am a whiner and I keep whining and whining until I win."
-- Donald Trump on CNN.
TOMORROW'S SKED
Jeb Bush holds two events in Nevada.
Ted Cruz continues his southern swing, with three stops in Arkansas.
Rand Paul and John Kasich campaign in New Hampshire.