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- ABC News
- July 3, 2015
This Is Your Presidential Campaign, Donald Trump
It's been a roller coaster ride of a candidacy so far, and it's just beginning.
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.@Neilyoung’s song, “Rockin’ In The Free World” was just one of 10 songs used as background music. Didn’t love it anyway.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2015
It did not take long for Trump to stoke controversy. In his announcement speech he laid out his stance on immigration reform:
\"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,\" Trump said. \"They’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.\"
He reinforced the sentiment in tweets like this:
Druggies, drug dealers, rapists and killers are coming across the southern border. When will the U.S. get smart and stop this travesty?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2015
Trump's comments did not go over well in many quarters. Mexican artist Dalton Avalos Ramirez unveiled a Donald Trump piñata on June 19, citing the “hatred Trump expressed for the Mexican people.”
#VisaWeb #OjalayTodosTeAbandonen #LatinosUnidos
A photo posted by Piñateria Ramirez (@pinateria_ramirez) on Jul 1, 2015 at 1:21am PDT
Even before he was an official presidential candidate, Trump expressed support for returning jobs to the United States, but many items in his signature clothing line are manufactured overseas. In a recent interview, CNN's Jake Tapper, who was wearing a China-made Trump tie for the occasion, asked the real estate mogul whether it was hypocritical for him to talk of returning manufacturing to the United States while making his ties in China.
\"Not at all,\" Trump responded. \"They’ve cut their currency -- I talk about my ties in speeches. ... They’ve manipulated their currency to such a point that it’s impossible for our country to compete.”
On June 25, Univision announced it would not broadcast Trump's Miss USA pageant and would sever all business ties with Trump as a result of his comments. Trump responded with the threat of a $500 million lawsuit for breach of contract, claiming that “the Mexican government and others” were putting pressure on Univision -- accusations that Univision CEO Randy Falco called \"ridiculous and \"bordering on the bizarre.\"
The next day, in a sternly-worded letter to Falco, Trump banned Univision employees from his Miami golf resort, located a block from Univision’s headquarters.
Letter to @Univision- re: @TrumpDoral
A photo posted by Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) on Jun 26, 2015 at 1:10pm PDT
NBC chose to end its business relationship with Trump on June 29.
\"At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values,\" reads the company’s statement. \"Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump.\"
Trump responded saying NBC was “weak” for firing him -- he has threatened to sue the company for breach of contract. The retail giant, Macy’s, followed suit shortly thereafter, announcing plans to phase out the sale of the Trump menswear collection from its stores. Macy’s said the company “stands for diversity” and has no tolerance for discrimination.
Despite his troubles, Trump is still ranked near the top of some polls. A recent national CNN poll shows Trump placing second among the Republican field nationwide. Trump would meet the threshold required to be able to appear in early presidential primary debates, the first of which is next month.
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