The rant that could derail Trump — and the GOP rush to get him back on track
The rant that could derail Trump — and the GOP rush to get him back on track
By Sean Sullivan, Jenna Johnson and Matea Gold June 8 at 7:41 PM
The racial controversy that threatens to derail Donald Trump’s campaign began on a sunny, late May afternoon in San Diego, where the White House hopeful went on an 11-minute tirade against the Latino judge handling fraud lawsuits against his Trump University business.
By this week, the uproar — and Trump’s refusal to back down — prompted a full-scale effort by senior Republicans to get things back on track. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has spoken with Trump in person and over the phone over the past several days, arguing that the real estate mogul needed to do damage control. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus also counseled Trump, and even offered editing suggestions to a statement Trump finally issued seeking to clarify his remarks.
For Trump, the period between his boisterous May 27 San Diego rally and the restrained news conference he gave at his golf course in Westchester County, N.Y., on Tuesday night marked the most serious crisis faced by his year-long campaign, prompting condemnations from across the GOP and a growing number of defections among Republicans who declared they could not support him.
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By Sean Sullivan, Jenna Johnson and Matea Gold June 8 at 7:41 PM
The racial controversy that threatens to derail Donald Trump’s campaign began on a sunny, late May afternoon in San Diego, where the White House hopeful went on an 11-minute tirade against the Latino judge handling fraud lawsuits against his Trump University business.
By this week, the uproar — and Trump’s refusal to back down — prompted a full-scale effort by senior Republicans to get things back on track. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has spoken with Trump in person and over the phone over the past several days, arguing that the real estate mogul needed to do damage control. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus also counseled Trump, and even offered editing suggestions to a statement Trump finally issued seeking to clarify his remarks.
For Trump, the period between his boisterous May 27 San Diego rally and the restrained news conference he gave at his golf course in Westchester County, N.Y., on Tuesday night marked the most serious crisis faced by his year-long campaign, prompting condemnations from across the GOP and a growing number of defections among Republicans who declared they could not support him.
READ MORE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/th...
