Donald Trump to GOP Establishment: Just Try Me
For months, the Republican establishment has faced a difficult dilemma in dealing with poll leader Donald Trump. Many GOP elites think the billionaire's offensive statements are hurting their party — but they don't want to push back so hard that Trump bolts the party, runs as an independent, and picks up substantial support.
So it's no accident that after the chorus of condemnations from both Democrats and Republicans about Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, the mogul tweeted the following:
Donald J. Trump
✔ ý@realDonaldTrump
A new poll indicates that 68% of my supporters would vote for me if I departed the GOP & ran as an independent.
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So it's no accident that after the chorus of condemnations from both Democrats and Republicans about Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, the mogul tweeted the following:
Donald J. Trump
✔ ý@realDonaldTrump
A new poll indicates that 68% of my supporters would vote for me if I departed the GOP & ran as an independent.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/don...