06-07-2016, 02:22 PM
Some of Trump's surrogates are smart and I agree with them some of the time.
On this issue, they all look and sound like fools to me and, I agree, they seem to be aware of how silly they're coming across. They're doing what they've been directed to do by Trump and I too think that will bite them in the ass.
Trump has every right to challenge the judge for bias, like any other defendant. He and his attorneys can present evidence to the court and request the judge be removed. They haven't even attempted to do so, not once. And, they know how it's done; Trump's been involved in about 3,500 lawsuits. Seriously. http://fortune.com/2016/06/02/trump-orga...-lawsuits/
Instead, it seems obvious to me, Trump is simply attempting to use his current political status to force the judge to recuse himself without Trump having any evidence to support his allegations that the judge is a "biased hater" who can't rule objectively because his parents were born in Mexico. The judge has, in fact, ruled many times in Trump's favor.
Trump's motto is never back off or apologize because it's a sign of 'weakness', so I expect he's gonna continue with the bullshit, deflection and projection but not all of his surrogates will continue. I haven't seen Kayleigh McEnany on the panels in the last couple of days. She acknowledged that Trump's comments were indefensible last week, which is quite something coming from her. But, as a Harvard Law student, I suspect she knows better than to go down with the ship on this issue.
On this issue, they all look and sound like fools to me and, I agree, they seem to be aware of how silly they're coming across. They're doing what they've been directed to do by Trump and I too think that will bite them in the ass.
Trump has every right to challenge the judge for bias, like any other defendant. He and his attorneys can present evidence to the court and request the judge be removed. They haven't even attempted to do so, not once. And, they know how it's done; Trump's been involved in about 3,500 lawsuits. Seriously. http://fortune.com/2016/06/02/trump-orga...-lawsuits/
Instead, it seems obvious to me, Trump is simply attempting to use his current political status to force the judge to recuse himself without Trump having any evidence to support his allegations that the judge is a "biased hater" who can't rule objectively because his parents were born in Mexico. The judge has, in fact, ruled many times in Trump's favor.
Trump's motto is never back off or apologize because it's a sign of 'weakness', so I expect he's gonna continue with the bullshit, deflection and projection but not all of his surrogates will continue. I haven't seen Kayleigh McEnany on the panels in the last couple of days. She acknowledged that Trump's comments were indefensible last week, which is quite something coming from her. But, as a Harvard Law student, I suspect she knows better than to go down with the ship on this issue.