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This was excerpted from today's (May 8th's) , "First Draft" which appears in, "The New York Times". It concerns Mr. Trump and Republican Senator John McCain. So was the following piece which concerns Mr. Trump and the Republican Speaker of The House, Paul Ryan. Since he cannot even compromise and get along with his colleagues (too much time being the CEO, perhaps, and zero experience as an elected official), it will be interesting to see Mr. Trump start his political career as President of The United States. He thinks that all he has to do is order others to do his will and that they must obey. He is used to having subordinates whom he pays and whom he can fire. He has never had a constituency or colleagues.
Donald Trump and Senator John McCain
"Senator John McCain of Arizona called on Donald J. Trump to make amends to veterans for his belittling comments about prisoners of war and suggested he would be unlikely to appear on a stage with Mr. Trump until that happened.
Mr. McCain has committed to supporting Mr. Trump as the Republican nominee for president. But in an interview that aired on CNN’s 'State of the Union' on Sunday, Mr. McCain expressed deep dismay at the tenor of the Republican presidential race, saying Mr. Trump make amends to 'a body of American heroes' he had offended.
Mr. Trump mocked Mr. McCain last summer for having been captured and imprisoned during the Vietnam War, saying that he preferred 'people who weren’t captured.'
Mr. McCain, who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, told CNN that he was personally indifferent to Mr. Trump’s ridicule but that he could not abide the affront to veterans in general. Asked if he would appear on the campaign trail with Mr. Trump, Mr. McCain said 'a lot of things would have to happen' first.
'I think it’s important for Donald Trump to express his appreciation for veterans — not John McCain, but veterans who were incarcerated as prisoners of war,' Mr. McCain said. 'When he said, "I don’t like people who were captured," then there’s a body of American heroes that I’d like to see him retract that statement — not about me, but about the others.'"
Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan
"Donald J. Trump said he would not rule out an effort to remove Representative Paul D. Ryan as chairman of the Republican National Convention if he did not endorse Mr. Trump’s candidacy.
Mr. Trump stopped short of calling for Mr. Ryan, the speaker of the House, to step down from his convention role. But in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s'Meet the Press,' Mr. Trump said there could be consequences in the event that Mr. Ryan continued withholding his support.
'I will give you a very solid answer, if that happens, about one minute after that happens, O.K.?' Mr. Trump said. 'There’s no reason to give it right now, but I’ll be very quick with the answer.'"
Donald Trump and Senator John McCain
"Senator John McCain of Arizona called on Donald J. Trump to make amends to veterans for his belittling comments about prisoners of war and suggested he would be unlikely to appear on a stage with Mr. Trump until that happened.
Mr. McCain has committed to supporting Mr. Trump as the Republican nominee for president. But in an interview that aired on CNN’s 'State of the Union' on Sunday, Mr. McCain expressed deep dismay at the tenor of the Republican presidential race, saying Mr. Trump make amends to 'a body of American heroes' he had offended.
Mr. Trump mocked Mr. McCain last summer for having been captured and imprisoned during the Vietnam War, saying that he preferred 'people who weren’t captured.'
Mr. McCain, who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, told CNN that he was personally indifferent to Mr. Trump’s ridicule but that he could not abide the affront to veterans in general. Asked if he would appear on the campaign trail with Mr. Trump, Mr. McCain said 'a lot of things would have to happen' first.
'I think it’s important for Donald Trump to express his appreciation for veterans — not John McCain, but veterans who were incarcerated as prisoners of war,' Mr. McCain said. 'When he said, "I don’t like people who were captured," then there’s a body of American heroes that I’d like to see him retract that statement — not about me, but about the others.'"
Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan
"Donald J. Trump said he would not rule out an effort to remove Representative Paul D. Ryan as chairman of the Republican National Convention if he did not endorse Mr. Trump’s candidacy.
Mr. Trump stopped short of calling for Mr. Ryan, the speaker of the House, to step down from his convention role. But in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s'Meet the Press,' Mr. Trump said there could be consequences in the event that Mr. Ryan continued withholding his support.
'I will give you a very solid answer, if that happens, about one minute after that happens, O.K.?' Mr. Trump said. 'There’s no reason to give it right now, but I’ll be very quick with the answer.'"
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