Ted follows his father so Donald’s comments were directed to the Raphael Cruz tree. Donald looks at families as trees and individuals as parts of a tree.
See post #111 for analysis of Donald’s purpose and tactics on this subject.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3371618/posts?page=111#111
Does that perhaps then make Donald Trump a modern version of Paul Bunion? (TIMBER!)