That’s progress. Trump wants voters to decide the election, not mobs of angry supporters. Apparently he so blatantly skips the nominating process, which has so far received 232,652 votes and 32 of 1,215 delegates from Iowa and New Hampshire, even within the party he controls. It appears that it was politically unwise to do so. I needed it to nod.
Still, the intrigue within the RNC reflects the degree to which Mr. Trump has emerged as the boss of a new party establishment, breaking away from the old guard that has waged political wars for the past eight years. The final opponent standing in his way is former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who is determined to contest her home state’s primary on February 24th. Trump ignores her accusation that “she’s not free at all” and insultingly rejects her discussion of women, whom he calls “bird-brained.”
Indeed, avoiding controversy is standard operating procedure for frontrunners. But if Mr. Trump is truly convinced of his intellectual superiority over the rival he once respected enough to appoint him ambassador to the United Nations, he would appreciate the opportunity to debate. Such a clash would certainly be beneficial to the Republican Party, and the country as a whole, as it would focus attention on the merits of the accusations about Ms. Haley’s fitness for office, as well as the significant policy differences between the two parties. right.
In the debate with Haley, Trump proposed a 10% tax on all imported goods, effectively increasing taxes by $300 billion a year, and why he allowed the national debt to increase by $7.8 trillion during his term. will need to be explained. Mr. Trump has demagogued Ms. Haley by admitting that the retirement age for young people needs to be raised to save Social Security from bankruptcy.
Abortion is a thorny issue for both candidates. Haley said she would sign a six-week suspension if she were still governor, but she would need an “agreement” at the federal level because Republicans lack 60 senators to overcome a filibuster. said.Trump claims he took credit for overturning his judge appointments Roe vs. Wade But he is not committed to supporting a federal abortion ban. Haley opposed Democratic efforts to abolish the filibuster, but Trump encouraged Republicans to do so during his presidency. The debate over the filibuster may seem arcane, but it would have huge implications if Republicans win the White House and both chambers of Congress in November.
Trump recently mocked Haley’s answer to a question about the causes of the Civil War as a failure. “I would say slavery is kind of the obvious answer, as opposed to about three paragraphs of bullshit,” Trump said this month. The next day, he strangely claimed from the other side of his mouth that, unlike Abraham Lincoln, he could have avoided the conflict through negotiation. As governor, Haley took down the Confederate flag flying on the Capitol grounds after the 2015 white supremacist massacre of black churchgoers in Charleston. Two years later, amid the violence in Charlottesville, Trump opposed the removal of Confederate monuments. I would like both of you to explain the above.
Haley said she believes climate change is caused by human activity. As governor, she helped coastal communities adapt to frequent flooding caused by more severe storms. But Trump called global warming a “hoax.”
Republicans supported Trump last year when he was indicted on four 91-count indictments that were widely perceived to be politically motivated. But on Friday, the jury that awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation pointed to the risks Republicans assumed by crowning Trump and allowing Haley to continue running. I showed the basis. Trump is prepared to confront his accusers in court, even if he is not required to appear in court. Why doesn’t he confront Ms. Haley on the debate stage?