08-16-2015, 01:09 PM
(08-16-2015, 04:08 AM)Carsman Wrote: ... he would then make absolute buffoon statements to get himself out if the nomination arena without himself having to back out.
He's already made some buffoonish statements and his popularity has only grown.
Today, Trump said on MEET THE PRESS that he's gonna deport every illegal immigrant and, since he's such a nice guy and all, he's gonna "keep their families together" when he boots them.
Well, as far as I can see, he'd have to get the 14th Amendment modified or nullified to deport all the children born in the US to illegal immigrants, as he claims he'll do. He'd have to redefine "citizen" under the Constitution. If he can't pull that off, he'd either have to break federal law or deport the parents without their children.
He's said in the past that America should strike Iran and now says the current deal is a bad one, that American ground troops could go into Iraq to fight ISIS in the Middle East (he did oppose the original invasion of Iraq), and that America should charge our Middle Eastern allies for our soldiers in that case.
I don't know if Trump plans to battle with Iran before or after he plans on sending American ground troops into the Middle East to take out ISIS. But, I agree with Rand Paul; that's the kind of American strategy that helped to create ISIS. In any case, kinda hard to imagine the US successfully fighting on the ground throughout the ISIS-infected Middle East after having alienated the strongest regional opposition to ISIS (Iran).
This is the first time I've heard him address some other policies/plans directly, when asked.
--He is "fine" with affirmative action. "We've lived with it for a long time. And I lived with it for a long time. And I've had great relationships with lots of people. So I'm fine with it."
--He doesn't think a private company should be able to fire an employee for being gay.
--He wants to keep the minimum wage at current levels. "I want to compete with the rest of the world. What I do want to do is bring in jobs so much so that people don't have to live on minimum wage."
--He would ban lobbyists from his administration for three to four years after they've left lobbying firms; he called President Barack Obama's effort to impose a ban on lobbyists "a pretty good idea."
--He thinks it'll be a miracle if Hillary survives.
--He wants to defund women's health services through Planned Parenthood if PP continues to provide abortion services (which aren't government funded). He now disapproves of abortion in all cases except rape, incest, and endangered life of the mother.
Ref:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/donal...1.10744103