Posted on 04/17/2016 1:48:40 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he hoped the Republican convention in July “doesn’t involve violence” as he pressed his case that the system is rigged against him.
“I hope it doesn’t involve violence,” Mr. Trump said at a news conference on Staten Island, a stronghold of support, after he was given an award by the New York Veteran Police Association and spoke at a Lincoln Day brunch for Republicans.
“I hope it doesn’t. I’m not suggesting that.”
He added, “I don’t think it will. But I will say this, it’s a rigged system, it’s a crooked system.”
Mr. Trump stopped short of saying he would not accept the nominee if it was someone else, saying he had to see how the process played out. “I have to see how it’s handled and what level of fairness” he is afforded, Mr. Trump said. But it was the latest in an escalating war against the Republican National Committee over how the delegates are selected.
Mr. Trump also pointed to the various means at his disposal to try to lure delegates, with rides on his plane and trips to his high-end clubs, but he insisted he thinks that is a lurid game.
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That’s a nice convention you have there. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it.
If there are delegates “for sale” CrOoze’s Crooked Honker will smell them out.
But he and Hidey needs your generous contribution today because buying them isnt cheap.
“That’s a nice convention you have there. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it.”
Lol, hilarious, because that’s exactly what he’s saying!
Can you imagine this whiner as president? I really fear that if he doesn't get the nomination he and his acolytes will go 3rd party and ensure Hillary a SC pick that will complete the destruction of the country. We are 1 Justice from losing the entire Bill of Rights.
I see a lot of “read between the lines” (about what he wants to happen at the convention and what he is offering delegates) in this Trump communication.
There’s going to be violence at the convention because the Left will bring it, as will the government.
No, that is what you and the poster are saying.
It’s isn’t what Trump said at all. Pure projection!
On March 16 on CNN's "New Day," Trump threatened riot if he gets to 1100 delegates and is not automatically the nominee.
"I think we'll win before getting to the convention, but I can tell you, if we didn't and if we're 20 votes short or if we're 100 short and we're at 1,100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, because we're way ahead of everybody, I don't think you can say that we don’t get it automatically," Mr. Trump said. "I think it would be — I think you'd have riots. I think you'd have riots. I'm representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people."On March 20 on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Trump said he will not formally call for riots, but he will expect his followers to riot if he loses.He added: "If you disenfranchise those people and you say, well I'm sorry but you're 100 votes short, even though the next one is 500 votes short, I think you would have problems like you've never seen before. I think bad things would happen, I really do. I believe that. I wouldn't lead it but I think bad things would happen."
Huff Post story (full transcript here):
ABC News host George Stephanopoulos had to ask three times to get Trump to say he’d tell his supporters not to riot if he’s denied the nomination at the Republican National Convention this summer.
“I would certainly tell them that, but, you know, look, these people are — are fervent,” Trump said.That's a thuggish barely veiled threat, repeated. It is like saying, "You don't have to participate in my protection plan, but you know, if you don't, you might fall down and get hurt."“I don’t want to see riots. I don’t want to see problems,” Trump continued. “But, you know, you have — you have millions of people who we’re talking about, George, millions of additional people have gone. You know, I’ve gotten more than 2 million votes more than anybody else, 2 million votes, more than anybody else.”
The NY primary this week and the other northeastern states next week will help to boost Trump’s lead big time.
After listening to Trump talk so much, I think if he gets the nomination, we should try to give him exactly what he says he wants:
He says the GOP “establishment” is corrupt, so no elected GOP official should taint Trump by endorsing him, supporting him, campaigning with him or raising money for him.
Trump says the RNC is corrupt, so the RNC should help Trump keep his people from being corrupted by keeping them from being a part of the RNC staff. Also, since the dreaded “big donors” give money to the RNC, the RNC should support Trump in his pledge to be self-funded by directing the money they have raised to the “establishment” candidates for the Senate and the House. And since Trump and his supporters are against the “big brother” aspect of the data operations, the RNC should help Trump by keeping that information in house, rather than provide it to his campaign.
Since Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t want the support of Cruz or his supporters, I think we should honor that by either abstaining from voting in the presidential race or find a worthy 3rd party to vote for if Trump wins the nomination. And since the amazing data operation and ground game Cruz has put together is part of his operation to “steal” delegates, I am sure Trump will want nothing to do with that - Cruz should keep that for 2020.
And since all of the grassroots activists that have worked diligently for the GOP candidates for years, manning the phone banks, walking the precincts, getting out the vote, are now part of the hated “establishment”, I think they should all allow the Trump campaign and the new Trump voters figure out how to run a general election campaign on their own, and focus their efforts and donations on their local and state races instead.
And of course, we wouldn’t want Trump to be “bought” by the big money donors, so I think all of the GOP fundraisers and superPACs should make a pledge to not donate to or run ads for Trump in the general election, to help him remain pure in his “outsider” status.
I think that a rigged convention should be dealt with by Mr. Stone.
I’ve seen at least one Freeper, here, say that “if we want the nomination, we may have to go to the convention and take it.”
The RNC can’t win this battle. Maybe that’s their desired outcome.
That is accurate, regardless of what any Republican candidate or faction does.
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According to his remarks, and those of Manafort, that is what he does. Not necessarily that he is the best, but comparing/predicting his performance with that of Cruz and Kasich, that he should be the party's nominee - if they want to win, that is.
It it’s certainly what a couple of KoolAid drinking FReepers are saying.
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