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Donald Trump evasive about GOP pledge to support nominee

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I am shocked...shocked...that Trump may not have been entirely sincere about something.

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump hinted Sunday that he is willing to retreat from a pledge he signed in September to support the Republican nominee and forgo an independent run if he fails to grab the 2016 nomination.


The pledge had been welcome news for the Republican National Committee, which had sought more control over the nomination race and moved to lock down Mr. Trump’s allegiance after he had suggested that he was not prepared to support whoever wins the GOP nomination race.


“I’m going to have to see what happens. I will see what happens. I have to be treated fairly,” Mr. Trump told ABC’s “This Week.” “When I did this, I said I have to be treated fairly. If I’m treated fairly, I’m fine. All I want to do is [have] a level playing field.”
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Donald Trump, Republican presidential front-runner, evasive about GOP pledge - Washington Times
 
This is nothing new for those of us who see Donald Trump as a liberal Democrat opportunist running as a faux conservative. His run is all about the Trump name and brand and nothing else. He enjoys media attention and what better way to get it than to constantly tweak the media with asinine comments.

As all true narcissists, such as President Obama, Trump is incapable of shame so this new "controversy" won't affect him one bit.
 
NonoBadDog said:
All he is saying is that he had a deal with the RNC and if they don't keep up their end of the deal it is off. I don't see why this is such a big deal. He said this before he signed the pledge. He said this right after he signed the pledge. He hasn't changed anything.
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When someone with as little credibility as Trump makes an utterly nebulous condition such as "We'll have to see what happens, I have to be treated fairly," it's fairly safe to assume that he has no intention of supporting the nominee. Personally I chuckled when he signed the pledge in the first place. His ego is too big and he's too far into the game.
 
Cardinal said:
When someone with as little credibility as Trump makes an utterly nebulous condition such as "We'll have to see what happens, I have to be treated fairly," it's fairly safe to assume that he has no intention of supporting the nominee. Personally I chuckled when he signed the pledge in the first place. His ego is too big and he's too far into the game.
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Seeing that he has double the poll rating than his closest competitor I am sure he is not worried too much about it. I think this is just another "OMG, Trump said something" article.
 
NonoBadDog said:
Seeing that he has double the poll rating than his closest competitor I am sure he is not worried too much about it.
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Logically you would be right, yet he still feels the need to add a back-out clause.

NonoBadDog said:
I think this is just another "OMG, Trump said something" article.
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While I'm aware of the risk of over-saturation, I'm more than happy with the idea of Trump's true character being publicly aired at every opportunity. He's a liar, a lunatic and a narcissist, and people need to be aware of that.
 
Cardinal said:
Logically you would be right, yet he still feels the need to add a back-out clause.



While I'm aware of the risk of over-saturation, I'm more than happy with the idea of Trump's true character being publicly aired at every opportunity. He's a liar, a lunatic and a narcissist, and people need to be aware of that.
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That description would match more than just Trump. I can think of 3 right now, without running through the list of names. Make that four, just thought of another one. Six. Seven. Nine
 
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I would LOVE IT if Trump ran as an independent and put large amounts of cash into his campaign. Please do this and make a decision early so he can get on the ballot in most states and does not miss important deadlines.

Trump running might be the only way Sanders could actually get elected. And that would be the best scenario for the nation.
 
NonoBadDog said:
That description would match more than just Trump. I can think of 3 right now, without running through the list of names. Make that four, just thought of another one. Six.
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Sometimes when the other candidates speak the truth will come out. I'm not entirely sure that's the case with Trump, although I will give him that 9/11 did in fact happen on George W. Bush's watch.
 
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American said:
Why do you care?
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Let's recap-

One self styled rightie claims it is perfectly 'logical' for trump to demand 'fair treatment' or he is out.

Another rightie claiming Trump is a faux rightie and drags Obama in as an equal in self love.... :roll:

And you sitting in wonder...

I care for the rightie puffery entertainment value.... ;)

Could anyone really think Trump would honor his word on something, wouldn't leave himself an out if things don't go his way??? I'd say no foreign leader would ever shake hands with this guy and not count their fingers, no one should ever sign a deal with him and expect the document to be worth more than the paper it's written on....

He is the best at his game- modern day populist snake oil salesman- to think the leader of the free world should be a huckster... OMG
 
Cardinal said:
When someone with as little credibility as Trump makes an utterly nebulous condition such as "We'll have to see what happens, I have to be treated fairly," it's fairly safe to assume that he has no intention of supporting the nominee. Personally I chuckled when he signed the pledge in the first place. His ego is too big and he's too far into the game.
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I think he's fairly confident that he will be the nominee, and thus he will support his own run for the president. At this point, most likely he is correct.
 
Cardinal said:
Sometimes when the other candidates speak the truth will come out. I'm not entirely sure that's the case with Trump, although I will give him that 9/11 did in fact happen on George W. Bush's watch.
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That depends on how you define, "other candidates". I don't think that Hillary would be held up as a bastion of the truth.
 
NonoBadDog said:
That depends on how you define, "other candidates". I don't think that Hillary would be held up as a bastion of the truth.
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No, but compared to Trump she's a truth telling machine. The idea that "all politicians are alike" has so permeated the national dialogue that some people forget that it's entirely possible for one candidate to be much, much, much more horrible than the others, and that person is absolutely Trump.
 
haymarket said:
I would LOVE IT if Trump ran as an independent and put large amounts of cash into his campaign. Please do this and make a decision early so he can get on the ballot in most states and does not miss important deadlines.

Trump running might be the only way Sanders could actually get elected. And that would be the best scenario for the nation.
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Same here, but don't think there is much of a chance that Trump will have to run as an independent because I'm about to the 90% confidence level that Trump will get the republican nomination.
 
Cardinal said:
When someone with as little credibility as Trump makes an utterly nebulous condition such as "We'll have to see what happens, I have to be treated fairly," it's fairly safe to assume that he has no intention of supporting the nominee. Personally I chuckled when he signed the pledge in the first place. His ego is too big and he's too far into the game.
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I agree and I doubt Trump's ego will accept anything but getting the nomination as "fair" treatment. But using his own money to run as an independent is also very doubtful.
 
notquiteright said:
Let's recap-

One self styled rightie claims it is perfectly 'logical' for trump to demand 'fair treatment' or he is out.

Another rightie claiming Trump is a faux rightie and drags Obama in as an equal in self love.... :roll:

And you sitting in wonder...

I care for the rightie puffery entertainment value.... ;)

Could anyone really think Trump would honor his word on something, wouldn't leave himself an out if things don't go his way??? I'd say no foreign leader would ever shake hands with this guy and not count their fingers, no one should ever sign a deal with him and expect the document to be worth more than the paper it's written on....

He is the best at his game- modern day populist snake oil salesman- to think the leader of the free world should be a huckster... OMG
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We have a huckster in there now, why aren't you bitching about that?
 
Trump, is a chump. And his supporters fools.
 
Renae said:
Trump, is a chump. And his supporters fools.
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Sure, but conservatives are what they are, and they've always been that, nothing different now.
 
imagep said:
Sure, but conservatives are what they are, and they've always been that, nothing different now.
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Trump's support isn't coming from the Conservatives, it's coming from the moderates ;). That's why you see a lot of people who voted for Obama in 2008 in his wake.
 
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