"Rattled," lol....
[h=1]GOP Donors Rattled By Trump[/h] June 21, 2016
by Robert Fowler
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As the Republican National Convention nears and the general election campaigning already in full swing, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s unorthodox methods and campaign infrastructure have reportedly left many GOP donors frustrated.
Throughout the Republican primary, the business mogul repeatedly said he would self-finance his general election campaign.
Now, facing the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who is expected to raise over $1 billion, Republican leaders are scrambling to help Trump raise enough cash to be competitive come November, CNN reports.
Trump’s presidential campaign is run by a skeleton crew and has failed to raise a sizeable amount of cash on its own. In May, the business mogul only had $2.4 million on hand and had barely established a fundraising apparatus.
In comparison, the Clinton campaign had $30 million on hand in April and raised $187.5 million throughout that month. The former secretary of state will reportedly be investing a portion of her campaign's considerable budget into blanketing the airwaves of swing states with negative ads against Trump for the next five months.
Several high-profile GOP donors who had already been contributing to former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts’ presidential campaign in this stage of the 2012 election have stated that they have yet to even be contacted by the Trump campaign, leaving many concerned that the business mogul has underestimated the necessities of campaign financing.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus has been working closely with Trump to raise money. The Trump campaign and the RNC signed a joint fundraising agreement, but RNC officials have reportedly been dismayed by the business mogul’s alleged indifference to fundraising.
After promising Priebus that he would sit down and personally call 24 top GOP donors, Trump only managed to make it through three calls before giving up, according to Politico.
"There are very few people who like to do the ask, so I can understand why Donald Trump — first time at age 70 — doesn’t want to make the ask," an anonymous RNC fundraiser told CNN. "He doesn’t want to make the calls. He’s just in a little bit better position to avoid it than I am."
The Trump campaign has reportedly planned to raise $500 million, predicting that additional free media that had proven invaluable to the business mogul during the primary process would be all it will take to topple the Clinton campaign’s treasure chest.
Whether or not Trump’s plan to raise only half of what Clinton is expected to raise will work for him in the general election, the business mogul’s deficit in campaign financing is already impacting his ground game.
While Clinton is aggressively campaigning in the swing states, Trump has been spending the majority of his schedule campaigning in firmly Republican-friendly states for fundraising events, The New York Times reports.
While Trump has insisted on holding highly-publicized rallies in locations where he attends fundraisers, the business mogul’s current focus on states already likely to vote for him has allowed Clinton to dominate the states that will ultimately decide the election.
"A travel schedule driven by fund-raising needs that takes you away from battleground states is one that’s full of missed opportunities," Republican strategist Kevin Madden told The Times.
Sources: CNN, The New York Times, Politico / Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
[h=1]GOP Donors Rattled By Trump[/h] June 21, 2016
by Robert Fowler
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As the Republican National Convention nears and the general election campaigning already in full swing, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s unorthodox methods and campaign infrastructure have reportedly left many GOP donors frustrated.
Throughout the Republican primary, the business mogul repeatedly said he would self-finance his general election campaign.
Now, facing the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who is expected to raise over $1 billion, Republican leaders are scrambling to help Trump raise enough cash to be competitive come November, CNN reports.
Trump’s presidential campaign is run by a skeleton crew and has failed to raise a sizeable amount of cash on its own. In May, the business mogul only had $2.4 million on hand and had barely established a fundraising apparatus.
In comparison, the Clinton campaign had $30 million on hand in April and raised $187.5 million throughout that month. The former secretary of state will reportedly be investing a portion of her campaign's considerable budget into blanketing the airwaves of swing states with negative ads against Trump for the next five months.
Several high-profile GOP donors who had already been contributing to former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts’ presidential campaign in this stage of the 2012 election have stated that they have yet to even be contacted by the Trump campaign, leaving many concerned that the business mogul has underestimated the necessities of campaign financing.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus has been working closely with Trump to raise money. The Trump campaign and the RNC signed a joint fundraising agreement, but RNC officials have reportedly been dismayed by the business mogul’s alleged indifference to fundraising.
After promising Priebus that he would sit down and personally call 24 top GOP donors, Trump only managed to make it through three calls before giving up, according to Politico.
"There are very few people who like to do the ask, so I can understand why Donald Trump — first time at age 70 — doesn’t want to make the ask," an anonymous RNC fundraiser told CNN. "He doesn’t want to make the calls. He’s just in a little bit better position to avoid it than I am."
The Trump campaign has reportedly planned to raise $500 million, predicting that additional free media that had proven invaluable to the business mogul during the primary process would be all it will take to topple the Clinton campaign’s treasure chest.
Whether or not Trump’s plan to raise only half of what Clinton is expected to raise will work for him in the general election, the business mogul’s deficit in campaign financing is already impacting his ground game.
While Clinton is aggressively campaigning in the swing states, Trump has been spending the majority of his schedule campaigning in firmly Republican-friendly states for fundraising events, The New York Times reports.
While Trump has insisted on holding highly-publicized rallies in locations where he attends fundraisers, the business mogul’s current focus on states already likely to vote for him has allowed Clinton to dominate the states that will ultimately decide the election.
"A travel schedule driven by fund-raising needs that takes you away from battleground states is one that’s full of missed opportunities," Republican strategist Kevin Madden told The Times.
Sources: CNN, The New York Times, Politico / Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
[h=6]- JUNE 22, 2016 -[/h][h=1]TRUMP BEATS CLINTON FOR INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN NATIONAL POLL[/h]Bloomberg
A Bloomberg/Morning Consult national poll on investment, tax and economic issues shows voters with money in the market pick Trump over Clinton, 50 percent to 33 percent, as the person they think will be better for their portfolio. Those with more than $50,000 invested answer the question almost identically as smaller investors.
Partisanship is a driving force for their choices. Nearly eight in 10 Republicans say Trump would be better for their holdings, while about six in 10 Democrats say Clinton would. Independent voters are twice as likely to pick Trump as better for their portfolios.
Read the questions and methodology here.
Roughly half of those who would make an investment move based on a Trump election say they would invest less in U.S. stocks, while 49 percent would invest less in government bonds. For both corporate bonds and international stocks, 41 percent say they would invest less in those assets.
Among the 28 percent of voters who say they’d make an investment change if Clinton were elected, 43 percent say they’d buy gold and 40 percent say they’d hold more in cash. Almost two-thirds of those who would make a move say they’d invest less in the U.S. stock market, while 60 percent say that of government bonds, 55 percent for corporate bonds and 48 percent for international stocks.
A Bloomberg/Morning Consult national poll on investment, tax and economic issues shows voters with money in the market pick Trump over Clinton, 50 percent to 33 percent, as the person they think will be better for their portfolio. Those with more than $50,000 invested answer the question almost identically as smaller investors.
Partisanship is a driving force for their choices. Nearly eight in 10 Republicans say Trump would be better for their holdings, while about six in 10 Democrats say Clinton would. Independent voters are twice as likely to pick Trump as better for their portfolios.
Read the questions and methodology here.
Roughly half of those who would make an investment move based on a Trump election say they would invest less in U.S. stocks, while 49 percent would invest less in government bonds. For both corporate bonds and international stocks, 41 percent say they would invest less in those assets.
Among the 28 percent of voters who say they’d make an investment change if Clinton were elected, 43 percent say they’d buy gold and 40 percent say they’d hold more in cash. Almost two-thirds of those who would make a move say they’d invest less in the U.S. stock market, while 60 percent say that of government bonds, 55 percent for corporate bonds and 48 percent for international stocks.
[h=6]- JUNE 21, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD TRUMP RECEIVES STANDING OVATION AT EVANGELICAL MEETING[/h]TIME
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians Tuesday morning in attempt to win over the GOP’s most reliable voting bloc at a pivotal moment in his campaign.
Taking the stage to a standing ovation, the presumptive Republican nominee participated in a carefully orchestrated question-and-answer session in a hotel ballroom. The event was billed as a conversation where pre-selected conservative Christian leaders would ask Trump questions culled from a survey of all participants, on such topics as religious liberty, the military, abortion and attacks against religious minorities in the Middle East.
Shortly after Trump left the event, his campaign plans announced an official Evangelical Executive Advisory Board. A campaign spokesperson said the group is “an advisory council for him to talk with and have an open line of communication on issues important to the Christian community.” There is currently not a separate faith advisory board that includes Catholics, non-evangelical Protestants or members of other faiths.
Before Trump took the main stage for the discussion, he met privately with the group’s steering committee. “I am so on your side, I am a tremendous believer,” he told them, as seen in video of the meeting that Jackson tweeted. “Christianity, I owe so much to it. … The evangelical vote was mostly gotten by me.”
Trump continued: “You can pray for your leaders, and I agree with that, pray for everyone, but what you have to really do is you have to pray to get everybody out to vote for one specific person, and we can’t be again politically correct and say we pray for all of our leaders, because all of your leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes, selling the evangelicals down the tubes, and it is a very, very, it is a very, very bad thing that is happening.”
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians Tuesday morning in attempt to win over the GOP’s most reliable voting bloc at a pivotal moment in his campaign.
Taking the stage to a standing ovation, the presumptive Republican nominee participated in a carefully orchestrated question-and-answer session in a hotel ballroom. The event was billed as a conversation where pre-selected conservative Christian leaders would ask Trump questions culled from a survey of all participants, on such topics as religious liberty, the military, abortion and attacks against religious minorities in the Middle East.
Shortly after Trump left the event, his campaign plans announced an official Evangelical Executive Advisory Board. A campaign spokesperson said the group is “an advisory council for him to talk with and have an open line of communication on issues important to the Christian community.” There is currently not a separate faith advisory board that includes Catholics, non-evangelical Protestants or members of other faiths.
Before Trump took the main stage for the discussion, he met privately with the group’s steering committee. “I am so on your side, I am a tremendous believer,” he told them, as seen in video of the meeting that Jackson tweeted. “Christianity, I owe so much to it. … The evangelical vote was mostly gotten by me.”
Trump continued: “You can pray for your leaders, and I agree with that, pray for everyone, but what you have to really do is you have to pray to get everybody out to vote for one specific person, and we can’t be again politically correct and say we pray for all of our leaders, because all of your leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes, selling the evangelicals down the tubes, and it is a very, very, it is a very, very bad thing that is happening.”
[h=6]- JUNE 21, 2016 -[/h][h=1]TRUMP HAS WON MORE YOUTH VOTES THAN MCCAIN, ROMNEY, CLINTON[/h]Washington Examiner
A new analysis of the primary youth vote from Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life shows that in 21 primaries, Trump received 828,675 votes from those up to age 29, and Clinton 766,425. Sanders owned the category, receiving 2,052,081 votes.
The full report is here.
A new analysis of the primary youth vote from Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life shows that in 21 primaries, Trump received 828,675 votes from those up to age 29, and Clinton 766,425. Sanders owned the category, receiving 2,052,081 votes.
The full report is here.
[h=6]- JUNE 22, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP ADDRESSES THE STAKES OF THE ELECTION[/h]Today, Donald J. Trump spoke at his property, Trump SoHo in New York, NY. During his speech, Mr. Trump took strong positions to end the special interest monopoly in Washington, D.C., to fix our country after it lost its way when we stopped putting America First and how the stakes in November are bigger than ever before - a Trump Administration will put America First. A transcript of the remarks can be viewed via the link below:
Donald J. Trump on the Stakes of the Election:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-on-the-stakes-of-the-election
Donald J. Trump on the Stakes of the Election:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-on-the-stakes-of-the-election
[h=6]- JUNE 22, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP ENDORSED BY FORMER U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR LINDA SPRINGER[/h](New York, NY) June 22, 2016 – Today Donald J. Trump received the endorsement of former U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Linda M. Springer. Director Springer served as the eighth director of the office responsible for the federal government workforce. She previously was controller at the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Springer said, “I am delighted to offer my endorsement of Donald Trump for President. He is a proven leader with the strength and determination essential to address the critical challenges our country is facing. His commitment to America and repairing our ills has inspired millions. I look forward to joining with them in supporting this historic movement and the candidate who can bring a fresh perspective to Washington, D.C. – Donald J. Trump.”
Mr. Trump stated, “I am proud to have the endorsement of Director Springer. As a leader in federal government management issues, she understands the need for an effective government that serves its constituents – the citizens of our country. I welcome her input to our team.”
Springer said, “I am delighted to offer my endorsement of Donald Trump for President. He is a proven leader with the strength and determination essential to address the critical challenges our country is facing. His commitment to America and repairing our ills has inspired millions. I look forward to joining with them in supporting this historic movement and the candidate who can bring a fresh perspective to Washington, D.C. – Donald J. Trump.”
Mr. Trump stated, “I am proud to have the endorsement of Director Springer. As a leader in federal government management issues, she understands the need for an effective government that serves its constituents – the citizens of our country. I welcome her input to our team.”
[h=6]JUNE 21, 2016 -[/h][h=1]LAUNCHING LYING CROOKED HILLARY WEBSITE[/h]The Trump Campaign is announcing the roll out of the new website Lying Crooked Hillary website which will showcase some of Clinton’s most disastrous lies to the American people. To receive early, exclusive access to the content, supporters should text TRUMP to 88022 on June 21st. The website will be rolled out over the following days via social media and emails to supporters.
As we proceed forward with the general election, it is more important than ever for America to realize how dishonest Crooked Hillary really is. We can’t trust her now and we can’t allow her to take her dishonesty to the White House. At every stage of Clinton’s career, she has deceived the public to enrich herself and family at the expense of Americans. Crooked Hillary has continually placed Washington D.C. special interests’ priorities over the interests of everyday Americans. Four years of Crooked Hillary in the White House is not a risk Americans can take.
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As we proceed forward with the general election, it is more important than ever for America to realize how dishonest Crooked Hillary really is. We can’t trust her now and we can’t allow her to take her dishonesty to the White House. At every stage of Clinton’s career, she has deceived the public to enrich herself and family at the expense of Americans. Crooked Hillary has continually placed Washington D.C. special interests’ priorities over the interests of everyday Americans. Four years of Crooked Hillary in the White House is not a risk Americans can take.
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OUR NEXT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. If he can raise this kind of money in just 48 hours just imagine how quickly he is going to make America great again. Economic stability for ALL AMERICANS!!!!!
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Trump Stuns Critics By Raising $11 MILLION DOLLARS In Just 48 Hours. - DCWhispers.com
The Mainstream Media and spineless Republican critics were out in force earlier this week bemoaning Donald Trump’s lack of political fundraising efforts.…
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Trump Stuns Critics By Raising $11 MILLION DOLLARS In Just 48 Hours. - DCWhispers.com
The Mainstream Media and spineless Republican critics were out in force earlier this week bemoaning Donald Trump’s lack of political fundraising efforts.…
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- JUNE 21, 2016 -
TRUMP HAS WON MORE YOUTH VOTES THAN MCCAIN, ROMNEY, CLINTON
Washington Examiner
A new analysis of the primary youth vote from Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life shows that in 21 primaries, Trump received 828,675 votes from those up to age 29, and Clinton 766,425. Sanders owned the category, receiving 2,052,081 votes.
The full report is here.
You're so clueless it's hysterical. Hey, I heard Rump went to Scotland to hype one of his golf courses(wait to wade into the fund raising, there, Donny Boy!). Did you find out where he touched down so you could zip over there and spray your shorts as he got off the plane?
ointer:Shush()*[h=6]- JUNE 23, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON EXECUTIVE AMNESTY RULING[/h]Today's 4-4 Supreme Court ruling has blocked one of the most unconstitutional actions ever undertaken by a President. The executive amnesty from President Obama wiped away the immigration rules written by Congress, giving work permits and entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country. This split decision also makes clear what is at stake in November. The election, and the Supreme Court appointments that come with it will decide whether or not we have a border and, hence, a country. Clinton has pledged to expand Obama's executive amnesty, hurting poor African-American and Hispanic workers by giving away their jobs and federal resources to illegal immigrant labor – while making us all less safe. It is time to protect our country and Make America Safe Again and Great Again for everyone
[h=6]- JUNE 23, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP FULLY EXTINGUISHES CAMPAIGN LOAN OF MORE THAN $50 MILLION[/h](New York, NY) June 23, 2016 - Donald J. Trump has just announced he has honored the pledge he made on May 13, 2016, when he stated, “I have absolutely no intention of paying myself back for the nearly $50 million dollars I have loaned to the campaign. This money is a contribution made in order to 'Make America Great Again.”
Mr. Trump has fully extinguished (terminated) this loan per his commitment. Therefore, he has personally invested in excess of $50 million dollars in the future of our country. Unlike the all talk, no action politicians that have failed the American people for far too long, Mr. Trump is not beholden to the special interests that have corrupted Washington, D.C. Mr. Trump will continue to put America and our people first.
After self-funding his primary election, Mr. Trump and the campaign have assembled an exceptional fundraising operation, which in recent days has been overwhelmed with contributions for the Republican Party. Mr. Trump will continue to ensure the campaign has all of the resources necessary to defeat Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats in November.
Mr. Trump has fully extinguished (terminated) this loan per his commitment. Therefore, he has personally invested in excess of $50 million dollars in the future of our country. Unlike the all talk, no action politicians that have failed the American people for far too long, Mr. Trump is not beholden to the special interests that have corrupted Washington, D.C. Mr. Trump will continue to put America and our people first.
After self-funding his primary election, Mr. Trump and the campaign have assembled an exceptional fundraising operation, which in recent days has been overwhelmed with contributions for the Republican Party. Mr. Trump will continue to ensure the campaign has all of the resources necessary to defeat Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats in November.
[h=6]- JUNE 22, 2016 -[/h][h=1]CONGRESSMAN STUTZMAN ENDORSES DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT[/h](Washington, D.C.) June 22, 2016 – Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) released the following statement regarding Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee:
"Our country is drowning: heavy government regulation is slowing our economy,polarizing political leaders halting our legislative progress and enemies around the globe successfully preying on innocent Americans with no presidential leadership or solution to stop them. It's time to shake upWashington and look outside the box to fix our government’s spending problem, eliminate ISIS and return our nation’s jobs stolen by China, Iran and Russia. America is desperate for a leader who will revitalize this stagnate economy and most importantly, re-establish the opportunity to attain the American Dream.
Donald Trump’s voice is resonating with Americans who feel their voice and country has been lost #HesWithUS . I agree that we need to Make American Great Again and I look forward to supporting Donald Trump and endorse him as the Republican nominee and as the next President of the United States of America. "
"Our country is drowning: heavy government regulation is slowing our economy,polarizing political leaders halting our legislative progress and enemies around the globe successfully preying on innocent Americans with no presidential leadership or solution to stop them. It's time to shake upWashington and look outside the box to fix our government’s spending problem, eliminate ISIS and return our nation’s jobs stolen by China, Iran and Russia. America is desperate for a leader who will revitalize this stagnate economy and most importantly, re-establish the opportunity to attain the American Dream.
Donald Trump’s voice is resonating with Americans who feel their voice and country has been lost #HesWithUS . I agree that we need to Make American Great Again and I look forward to supporting Donald Trump and endorse him as the Republican nominee and as the next President of the United States of America. "
[h=1]EXCLUSIVE– Mom Whose Letter Trump Read During Speech: Hillary Clinton’s Campaign ‘Spews Hate’[/h]
AP File Photo: Michael Schennum, The Arizona Republic
by JULIA HAHN22 Jun 2016Washington D.C.166
[h=2]In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Mary Ann Mendoza described her reaction to hearing the presumptive Republican nominee read her letter aloud to a national audience.[/h]During his Wednesday address, Donald Trump read from a personal letter he had received from Mendoza, who lost her son to open borders immigration policies.
Mendoza said that Trump’s speech delineated a clear contrast between himself and Hillary Clinton. Mendoza said that while Trump “truly cares” about Americans, Hillary Clinton “has no regard for American lives.” Mendoza criticized Clinton’s campaign message for “spewing hate” and contrasted this with Trump’s inclusive and hopeful message about protecting and defending the interests of all Americans.
“Our children’s lives don’t matter to her,” Mendoza said. “She’s really just after getting herself the title of President… It’s sickening.”
In her letter, Mendoza described how Clinton’s “open door” immigration policy would put countless Americans in harm’s way. Clinton, “who already has the blood of so many on her hands… needs to go to prison to pay for the crimes she has already committed against this country,” Mendoza wrote.
Mendoza’s son, Sgt. Brandon Mendoza, was murdered by a drunk illegal alien who was driving the wrong way down an Arizona freeway. Her son’s murderer had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit.
“It was so special that Mr. Trump mentioned my son in his speech,” Mendoza said.
Mendoza explained that, prior to Trump’s entrance onto the national political stage, she and the other “angel moms and dads” had “never been made to feel heard like this.”
“This is why so many of us who have been affected by open borders have stood by Mr. Trump,” Mendoza explained. “He hears us, he understands us, and he stands with us… and he’s going to stand with us through it all.”
Earlier this month, a baseball field was dedicated to the memory of Officer Mendoza in honor of all the work he had done for his community. Sgt. Mendoza had played a large role in cleaning up the community park and making it a safe place for children to play. To commemorate the event, Mr. Trump sent Mendoza a personal letter, and a Trump campaign member read the letter aloud at the ceremony. Mendoza said she was touched and surprised by the “gesture from a Presidential candidate who truly cares about Americans. No other candidate has taken the time to do something so personal.”
Sabine Durden—whose 30-year-old son Dominic was murdered by an illegal alien who was driving without a license and who had two prior DUI charges– said that Trump’s “incredible and powerful speech today reassured ALL Americans that we will be able to prosper and feel safe again under his presidency.”
Mendoza rejected the idea that Clinton is a friend to working mothers. She said that Clinton has no regard for American lives, and cares only about winning votes and becoming President: “Whether you’re a working mother or a working father, we don’t matter at all to her. She’s really just after getting herself the title of President. She disregards American lives– she has no regard for American lives. But she constantly emphasizes her support for non-citizens. It’s sickening. This should bother every American. It’s mind-boggling how anybody—especially someone running for the President of the United States—can make statements in favor of open borders.”
Mendoza also responded to Clinton’s Tuesday economic address, during which Clinton suggested that enforcing U.S. immigration law is “wrongheaded,” “unachievable” and “is bad economics.”
Mendoza accused Clinton of “spewing hate” and said that Clinton has demonstrated a profound ignorance about some of the biggest problems facing the American people—such as Clinton’s failure to acknowledge the need for a lawful immigration system that benefits Americans.
“Politicians need to start listening to the American people,” Mendoza said. “We do not want illegal criminals to be shown leniency, we do not want them released on our streets. We want them sent back to their countries. We do not want hundreds of thousands of unvetted Middle Eastern military aged men allowed to stroll in our country.”
“I’m sick of Hillary just spewing hate about Mr. Trump,” Mendoza added. “[She shouldn’t] act stupid and pretend like these problems don’t exist… If votes mean more to her than your and my safety as American citizens, then she will never have my vote. I stand with Mr. Trump who at least cares what happens to Americans and is addressing the problem with his eyes and ears wide open.”
by JULIA HAHN22 Jun 2016Washington D.C.166
[h=2]In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Mary Ann Mendoza described her reaction to hearing the presumptive Republican nominee read her letter aloud to a national audience.[/h]During his Wednesday address, Donald Trump read from a personal letter he had received from Mendoza, who lost her son to open borders immigration policies.
Mendoza said that Trump’s speech delineated a clear contrast between himself and Hillary Clinton. Mendoza said that while Trump “truly cares” about Americans, Hillary Clinton “has no regard for American lives.” Mendoza criticized Clinton’s campaign message for “spewing hate” and contrasted this with Trump’s inclusive and hopeful message about protecting and defending the interests of all Americans.
“Our children’s lives don’t matter to her,” Mendoza said. “She’s really just after getting herself the title of President… It’s sickening.”
In her letter, Mendoza described how Clinton’s “open door” immigration policy would put countless Americans in harm’s way. Clinton, “who already has the blood of so many on her hands… needs to go to prison to pay for the crimes she has already committed against this country,” Mendoza wrote.
Mendoza’s son, Sgt. Brandon Mendoza, was murdered by a drunk illegal alien who was driving the wrong way down an Arizona freeway. Her son’s murderer had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit.
“It was so special that Mr. Trump mentioned my son in his speech,” Mendoza said.
Mendoza explained that, prior to Trump’s entrance onto the national political stage, she and the other “angel moms and dads” had “never been made to feel heard like this.”
“This is why so many of us who have been affected by open borders have stood by Mr. Trump,” Mendoza explained. “He hears us, he understands us, and he stands with us… and he’s going to stand with us through it all.”
Earlier this month, a baseball field was dedicated to the memory of Officer Mendoza in honor of all the work he had done for his community. Sgt. Mendoza had played a large role in cleaning up the community park and making it a safe place for children to play. To commemorate the event, Mr. Trump sent Mendoza a personal letter, and a Trump campaign member read the letter aloud at the ceremony. Mendoza said she was touched and surprised by the “gesture from a Presidential candidate who truly cares about Americans. No other candidate has taken the time to do something so personal.”
Sabine Durden—whose 30-year-old son Dominic was murdered by an illegal alien who was driving without a license and who had two prior DUI charges– said that Trump’s “incredible and powerful speech today reassured ALL Americans that we will be able to prosper and feel safe again under his presidency.”
We, as Americans can’t afford to let Hillary Clinton become president and destroy the America we know. My friend and fellow angel mom, Mary Ann Mendoza, and I have been fighting side by side in our states of Arizona and California and together in Washington, D.C. We have been fighting so hard to get heard, to share our sons tragic and avoidable deaths. The only one that gave our late sons Brandon and Dominic a voice, has been Mr.Trump. When I heard Donald Trump’s amazing speech this morning and he mentioned my friend and her late son, I screamed, cheered and cried happy tears. He is THE ONLY ONE that gives victims of illegal alien crime a voice and platform.
Mendoza said that, unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump cares about protecting American lives. “It’s so disheartening when so many of these stories are out there, but politicians like Hillary Clinton don’t even care. Our children’s lives don’t matter to her,” Mendoza said.
Mendoza rejected the idea that Clinton is a friend to working mothers. She said that Clinton has no regard for American lives, and cares only about winning votes and becoming President: “Whether you’re a working mother or a working father, we don’t matter at all to her. She’s really just after getting herself the title of President. She disregards American lives– she has no regard for American lives. But she constantly emphasizes her support for non-citizens. It’s sickening. This should bother every American. It’s mind-boggling how anybody—especially someone running for the President of the United States—can make statements in favor of open borders.”
Mendoza also responded to Clinton’s Tuesday economic address, during which Clinton suggested that enforcing U.S. immigration law is “wrongheaded,” “unachievable” and “is bad economics.”
Mendoza accused Clinton of “spewing hate” and said that Clinton has demonstrated a profound ignorance about some of the biggest problems facing the American people—such as Clinton’s failure to acknowledge the need for a lawful immigration system that benefits Americans.
“Politicians need to start listening to the American people,” Mendoza said. “We do not want illegal criminals to be shown leniency, we do not want them released on our streets. We want them sent back to their countries. We do not want hundreds of thousands of unvetted Middle Eastern military aged men allowed to stroll in our country.”
“I’m sick of Hillary just spewing hate about Mr. Trump,” Mendoza added. “[She shouldn’t] act stupid and pretend like these problems don’t exist… If votes mean more to her than your and my safety as American citizens, then she will never have my vote. I stand with Mr. Trump who at least cares what happens to Americans and is addressing the problem with his eyes and ears wide open.”
