Jun 10, 2016
GOP leaders continue to twist themselves into pretzels in justifying their continued support for Presidential nominee Donald Trump in the aftermath of his racist attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Some Republicans have done the moral thing for both their party and America by condemning Trump’s remarks and remaining in...
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“The process of unendorsing Trump is humiliating, but only for a moment. The honor of choosing rightly, when it mattered most, will endure.” After a week of controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s comments regarding Federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel, Republican leaders have been grappling with how to deal with the overt...
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El jueves, el senador Rubio trató de tomar distancia del presunto nominado republicano Donald Trump, al decir “hoy estamos en una zona libre de Trump. Estoy trabajando en muchos otros asuntos”, mientras trataba de evadir toda discusión en torno a los comentarios en contra del juez Gonzalo Curiel. Cuando se le...
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English (en español al final de la página): Arizona Central: Gallego: Trump’s ‘racist’ insults could boost Latino vote By Macaela J Bennett Miami Herald (Op-ed): Rubio’s surprising embrace of Trump By Maribel Hastings and Juan Escalante Reuters: Warren to Keep Up Assault on White House Hopeful Trump Over Judge...
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On Thursday, Sen. Rubio tried to create some safe space between him and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, “We’re in a Trump-free zone today. I’m working on a lot of other stuff,” while trying to evade any discussion of Trump’s comments against Judge Gonzalo Curiel. When pressed further, he replied “I...
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On a press call today Congresswoman Judy Chu of California, Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona, and Frank Sharry of America’s Voice discussed Donald Trump’s attacks on the respected Judge Gonzalo Curiel, why these comments are so offensive, and the ways in which the presumed GOP nominee’s candidacy may affect Latino turnout...
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There’s bravery — and then there’s moments like these. Valedictorian Larissa Martinez had no idea how the hundreds sitting in the audience would react to what she was about to announce in her graduation speech, but she knew the time had come to be true to herself. “I’m not...
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On Tuesday, Gov. Brian Sandoval was asked to respond to Trump’s recent attacks on Judge Curiel. By now, everyone knows where Donald Trump stands, and his anti-Latino comments have been condemned widely across the country as the textbook definition of racism. However, instead of rescinding his support to Trump’s candidacy...
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Since his campaign launch a year ago, it is undeniable that Donald Trump has encouraged his supporters to physically and verbally lash out against Latinos, immigrants, African-Americans, Muslim-Americans, and other minority groups. A series of new pieces highlight some of these disturbing attacks from all over America, with Trump-inspired...
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They Need to Answer for Trump’s Racist Remarks, and His Racist Policies Yesterday, Republican Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) said, regarding Donald Trump and his sustained attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel, “His comments over the weekend are authenticating what I believe is the man’s character… Something that walks like a duck,...
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