Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 4/22/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:48:37 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE - 4/22/16

TED CRUZ

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

HEADLINE: "Cruz For President Launches New TV Ads In Pennsylvania." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-launches-new-tv-ads-pennsylvania/>]

4/21/16: Ted Cruz Released Three Television Ads Entitled "Right", "Solutions" And "Not Easy", With Two Attacking Hillary Clinton. "Today, the Cruz for President campaign released three new ads as part of a statewide buy in Pennsylvania. The ad titled 'Right' is a 19 second spot that highlights how, under the prospect of another Clinton Administration, our nation must get this election right so that we can bring jobs, freedom, and security to the American people with a Cruz Presidency. 'Solutions' is a 30 second inspirational spot embracing an American public that is interested in solutions and not slogans from their President. 'Not Easy' is a 30 second spot emphasizing how out-of-step Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are with hardworking Americans, and that Ted Cruz has solutions to cut taxes, roll back regulations, and repeal Obamacare to benefit American families." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-launches-new-tv-ads-pennsylvania/>]

HEALDINE: "Cruz For President Launches New Video 'Common Sense'". [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-launches-new-video-common-sense/>]

4/22/16: Ted Cruz Released A Web Ad Attacking Donald Trump That Focused On The Firing Of Curt Shilling And Trump's Suggestion That Transgender People Should Be Allowed To Use The Bathroom Of Their Choice. "The Cruz for President campaign today released a new web video focusing on the firing of Curt Schilling to call attention to Donald Trump's complete caving to the 'PC Police.' Trump's acceptance of grown men using girls' restrooms is further evidence that 'Republican Donald' is just an act, as admitted by his own campaign, and it shows that Trump won't push back against the politically correct leftist elite on this or any other issue." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-launches-new-video-common-sense/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz For President Releases Ad Featuring Hillary Clinton's War Room Discussing Donald Trump's Weaknesses." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-releases-ad-featuring-hillary-clintons-war-room-discussing-donald-trumps-weaknesses/>]

4/21/16: Ted Cruz Released An Ad Entitled "War Room" Depicting Trump's Weaknesses Against Hillary Clinton. "Today, the Cruz for President campaign launched a new web ad, 'War Room.' The ad looks inside the Hillary Clinton war room as they discuss Donald Trump's electability weaknesses and conclude that Ted Cruz is the best option to stop a Hillary Clinton White House." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-releases-ad-featuring-hillary-clintons-war-room-discussing-donald-trumps-weaknesses/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Responds To Trump Support Of Grown Men Using Women's Restrooms." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-responds-trump-support-grown-men-using-womens-restrooms/>]

Ted Cruz: Donald Trump "Has Succumbed To The Left's Agenda, Which Is To Force Americans To Leave God Out Of Public Life While Paying Lip Service To False Tolerance." "Presidential candidate Ted Cruz issued the following response to Donald Trump's statement advocating for genderless bathrooms: 'Donald Trump is no different from politically correct leftist elites. Today, he joined them in calling for grown men to be allowed to use little girls' public restrooms. As the dad of young daughters, I dread what this will mean for our daughters - and for our sisters and our wives. It is a reckless policy that will endanger our loved ones. Yet Donald stands up for this irresponsible policy while at the same time caving in on defending individual freedoms and religious liberty. He has succumbed to the Left's agenda, which is to force Americans to leave God out of public life while paying lip service to false tolerance.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-responds-trump-support-grown-men-using-womens-restrooms/>]

Ted Cruz: "The Left Wants To Force Its Belief System Onto Americans Across The Country And Silence People Of Faith In The Public Square." "Presidential candidate Ted Cruz issued the following response to Donald Trump's statement advocating for genderless bathrooms: ... 'This is not real tolerance. The Left wants to force its belief system onto Americans across the country and silence people of faith in the public square. Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump is all too eager to join them. This simply confirms that the same man who favored partial-birth abortion and still supports public funding for Planned Parenthood will sacrifice principle on the altar of political correctness. Trump will not defeat political correctness. Today he bowed to it.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-responds-trump-support-grown-men-using-womens-restrooms/>]

Ted Cruz Suggested That A North Carolina Law That Discriminated Against Transgender People Using The Restroom Was An Effort To Protect Children From Being Molested. "BECK: OK Ted, tell me this, how do you, and, I'm sorry, we need to move as quickly as we can. How do you make the case to people, this isn't because I hate transgendered people? I'm concerned about my daughter and my wife in a bathroom not from the transgendered people but from the heterosexual pervert, yes, the heterosexual pervert that will use this. CRUZ: Well, a part of it, Glenn, this is not complicated to make the case... Most people know this intuitively and, as you know, my daughters are five and eight. My five-year-old knows the difference between boys and girls. You've got the Obama education department suing to try to force junior highs to let teenage boys shower with teenage girls. BECK: Oh my gosh. CRUZ : That's crazy. It's just, that's not a reasonable position. It is simply crazy. The idea that grown men would be allowed alone in a bathroom with little girls... you don't need to be a behavioral psychologist to realize bad things can happen and any prudent person wouldn't allow that. It is only the lunacy of political correctness -if he had fired Curt Schilling-for making the rather obvious point, that we shouldn't allow grown adult men strangers alone in a bathroom with little girls... That's a point anyone who is rational should understand. BECK: I will tell you that we always hear from the left on gun control... if it would just save one person then we should do it. If this would just save one little girl from being molested by a heterosexual pervert, we should do it. CRUZ: Glenn, I was the Solicitor General of Texas for five and a half years. I handled case after case after case of child molesters, of pedophiles, of people who abused little kids. These are serious issues and when you deal with people who are repulsive perverts and criminals... there are some bad people in the world and we shouldn't be facilitating putting little girls alone in a bathroom with grown adult men. That is just a bad, bad, bad idea." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/21/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-responds-trump-support-grown-men-using-womens-restrooms/>; Glenn Beck radio, 4/21/16; AUDIO]

Ted Cruz: "Common Sense: Grown Men Shouldn't Be In Bathrooms W/ Little Girls. @realDonaldTrump Told Us He Could Be PC, But Wow." [@TedCruz, Twitter, 4/21/16<https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/723161841308958720>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Attacks Trump for Transgender Bathroom Comments." [NBC, 4/21/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cruz-attacks-trump-transgender-bathroom-comments-n559931>]

Ted Cruz Attacked Donald Trump For Suggesting That Transgender People Should Be Able To Use Whichever Bathroom They Want. "Ted Cruz went after Donald Trump on Thursday for saying transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they want. 'Have we gone stark-raving nuts?' Cruz said at a rally in Frederick, Maryland. Responding to North Carolina's controversial bathroom law during a TODAY town hall earlier in the day, Trump said people should 'use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.' Cruz immediately panned the comments, telling radio host Glenn Beck 'that's not a reasonable position.' It's a point he again hammered on during his rally in the Old Line State. 'Grown adult men - strangers - should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls,' Cruz said." [NBC, 4/21/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cruz-attacks-trump-transgender-bathroom-comments-n559931>]

HEADLINE: "Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Spar Over North Carolina Transgender Bathroom Law." [CBS News, 4/21/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-donald-trump-spar-over-transgender-bathroom-law/>]

Ted Cruz: "Donald Agreed With Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama In Attacking The State Of North Carolina For Passing Their Bathroom Ordinance." "At a rally in Frederick, Md., Cruz blasted Trump for his comments on the issue, asking if the country had gone 'stark raving nuts.' 'Donald agreed with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in attacking the state of North Carolina for passing their bathroom ordinance,' he said. 'And Donald on television this morning said gosh he thought men should be able to go into the girls bathroom if they want to. Now let me ask you: have we gone stark raving nuts?'" [CBS News, 4/21/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-donald-trump-spar-over-transgender-bathroom-law/>]

HEADLINE: "Ted Cruz Calls For Another GOP Debate." [ABC News, 4/20/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ted-cruz-calls-gop-debate/story?id=38553973>]

Ted Cruz Called For Donald Trump To Debate Him After His Loss In The New York Primary. "One day after a third-place finish in the New York primary where he failed to pick up any delegates, Sen. Ted Cruz called for another Republican debate before next Tuesday's five primary contests. 'I think there ought to be a debate before the vote next Tuesday,' Cruz told reporters in Florida today. 'Donald concluded the people of New York didn't deserve a debate. Well, you know what? I think the people of Pennsylvania deserve a debate.' ... Cruz maintained that a debate, a format that seems to have benefited him in the past, showcases Trump's lack of policy prowess and demonstrates is unreadiness to be the nominee. 'Trump is unwilling to stand on stage and debate because he cannot defend his positions or his policies,' Cruz said. 'He has no substantive economic positions.'" [ABC News, 4/20/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ted-cruz-calls-gop-debate/story?id=38553973>]

Ted Cruz Met With RNC Members In Small Groups And Spent 30-45 Minutes In Each Meeting. "Ted Cruz moved with dispatch from meeting room to meeting room at the Diplomat Resort and Spa, trailed by an entourage of security, staff, and the top strategists on his campaign, who had come to help sell their candidate to members of the Republican National Committee. The 168 members of the RNC have converged on the hotel for their quarterly meeting. What is often a dull affair has become the center of the political universe this week, with candidates, campaigns, donors, reporters, and even RNC members try to figure out what on earth will happen in July if Republicans arrive at the convention with no clear nominee. Cruz himself was not originally scheduled to attend. His campaign announced only this morning that he would make an appearance at the affair. But the meeting is a treasure trove of delegates, because every committee member will attend the convention as a delegate. For Cruz and his brain trust, taking Wednesday afternoon to press his case was time well spent. Given that the convention will probably be contested, they must fight for every delegate. 'It's one of the largest delegate pools in the country besides California,' Cruz's campaign manager Jeff Roe told reporters. 'So it's a lot of delegates.' Cruz spent the afternoon holding back-to-back meetings with small groups of RNC members - about a dozen in each 30- to 45-minute meeting, according to members who attended. The purpose of those meetings, said the Cruz campaign and RNC members, was to give Cruz the opportunity to get to know the RNC members as he prepares to fight for the nomination at the convention." [National Review, 4/21/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434340/ted-cruz-hunts-delegates-courts-rnc-members>]

In Private Meetings With Delegates At The RNC Spring Meeting, Ted Cruz Answered Questions. "Ted Cruz moved with dispatch from meeting room to meeting room at the Diplomat Resort and Spa, trailed by an entourage of security, staff, and the top strategists on his campaign, who had come to help sell their candidate to members of the Republican National Committee. The 168 members of the RNC have converged on the hotel for their quarterly meeting. What is often a dull affair has become the center of the political universe this week, with candidates, campaigns, donors, reporters, and even RNC members try to figure out what on earth will happen in July if Republicans arrive at the convention with no clear nominee. ... The meetings were question-and-answer style - 'just chatting,' says Peter Goldberg, the Alaska GOP chairman, who attended one of the meetings. Members got to talk to Cruz, take photos with him, and address the issues important to their states. In the meeting Goldberg attended, subjects ranged from Supreme Court nominees to the use and management of federal lands. Numerous members from western states were in attendance, and they discussed their concerns over how much land the federal government owns in their part of the country. Goldberg says he brought up the military, which he believes has become 'a social experiment instead of a fighting force' under President Obama. 'Senator Cruz indicated he would turn that around. He indicated he would overturn a lot of executive decisions that Obama made, going around Congress.'" [National Review, 4/21/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434340/ted-cruz-hunts-delegates-courts-rnc-members>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Says Cruz Has Been 'Mathematically' Eliminated From Winning The Nomination On 1st Ballot." [Politifact, 4/20/16<http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/apr/20/donald-trump/trump-largely-accurate-cruz-has-been-mathematicall/>]

Politifact Rated Donald Trump's Claim That Cruz Was Mathematically Eliminated From Winning The Race "Mostly True." "Trump said, 'Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race.' Cruz would need at the very least 678 more delegates to win the race. It's impossible for him to reach that number in the remaining primaries, given that there are just 674 delegates left to win. However, he could conceivably find more supporters in the states who've already held primaries, given that a few dozen are thus far uncommitted. Trump's statement is largely accurate but needs additional information. We rate it Mostly True." [Politifact, 4/20/16<http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/apr/20/donald-trump/trump-largely-accurate-cruz-has-been-mathematicall/>]

FactCheck.Org Said That Cruz's Comparison To Sanders As An Outsider Was A "Bit Of A Stretch." "In his speech after losing the New York primary, Sen. Ted Cruz claimed that he and Sen. Bernie Sanders are 'outsiders' who 'don't find our fuel in bundlers and special interests. But rather directly from the people.' But Cruz's comparison to Sanders is a bit of a stretch." [FactCheck.org, 4/21/16<http://www.factcheck.org/2016/04/ted-cruz-an-outsider-like-sanders/>]

HEADLINE: "Sen. Cruz Rebukes Paris Climate Agreement." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/22/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2631>]

SUBHEADLINE: "The Obama Administration Should Focus On Real National Security Threats, Rather Than Partisan Dogma." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/22/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2631>]

Ted Cruz: "This Paris Climate Agreement Is The Latest In The Obama Administration's String Of Attacks On The Livelihoods Of American Families, Increasing Costs By Trillions And Causing Everyday Household Bills To Skyrocket." "U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement condemning the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement today at the U.N. Headquarters: 'This Paris Climate Agreement is the latest in the Obama administration's string of attacks on the livelihoods of American families, increasing costs by trillions and causing everyday household bills to skyrocket,' Sen. Cruz said." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/22/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2631>]

Ted Cruz: "Public Policy Should Follow Science, Evidence, And Data, But Instead We Have A White House Full Of Global Warming Alarmists Imposing Partisan Dogma That Hurts Working Men And Women." "U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement condemning the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement today at the U.N. Headquarters: 'This Paris Climate Agreement is the latest in the Obama administration's string of attacks on the livelihoods of American families, increasing costs by trillions and causing everyday household bills to skyrocket,' Sen. Cruz said. 'Public policy should follow science, evidence, and data, but instead we have a White House full of global warming alarmists imposing partisan dogma that hurts working men and women. We have liberal politicians who want government power over the economy, the energy sector, and every aspect of our lives. Rather than turning attention and resources to real national security threats, such as radical Islamic terrorists who want to kill us, the Obama Administration is instead focused on the SUV parked in your driveway.'" [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/22/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2631>]

Ted Cruz: "Rather Than Turning Attention And Resources To Real National Security Threats, Such As Radical Islamic Terrorists Who Want To Kill Us, The Obama Administration Is Instead Focused On The SUV Parked In Your Driveway." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/22/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2631>]

HEADLINE: "Ted Cruz Slams ESPN For Firing Schilling Over Anti-Trans Meme." [Talking Points Memo, 4/21/16<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cruz-defends-curt-schilling-espn>]

HEADLINE: "Sean Hannity Lashes Out At Ted Cruz On Air." [Houston Chronicle, 4/20/16<http://www.chron.com/news/politics/election/article/Sean-Hannity-lashes-out-Ted-Cruz-on-air-7260036.php>]

HEADLINE: "Sen. Cruz Issues Statement On UnitedHealth Withdrawal From Obamacare Exchanges." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/19/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2630>]

DONALD TRUMP

Trump Had Both An iPhone And A Samsung Smartphone. QUESTION: "What kind of smartphone do you have?" TRUMP: "Um. This. [Trump holds up a Samsung that is on his desk.] And I have both. I have an i[Phone] and I have a Samsung." QUESTION: "Do you text mostly from your phone?" TRUMP: "Sometimes from my phone. Why do you ask these questions?" [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump: "I Met Prince On Numerous Occasions. He Was An Amazing Talent And Wonderful Guy. He Will Be Greatly Missed!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/22/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/723526822424678400>]

Trump: "Do We Love Big Ben? He's A Friend Of Mine. We Play Golf Together. Big Ben Is Great, And He's A Winner." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Trump: "If You're Going To Go Out And Vote Someone Else, Don't Go Out." TRUMP: "On Tuesday, you're going to cast the most important vote of your life. You're going to vote for Trump. If you're going to go out and vote someone else, don't go out. I don't want you to vote." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

HEADLINE: "Demonstrators Clash Outside Of Trump Rally." [WMDT 47 ABC, 4/20/16]

HEADLINE: "Is Donald Trump A Modern-Day George Wallace?" [NPR, 4/22/16<http://www.npr.org/2016/04/22/475172438/donald-trump-and-george-wallace-riding-the-rage>]

Former George Wallace Political Aide On Trump: "It's Just A Replay. We're Looking At A Modern-Day George Wallace." "Wallace allies and family see parallels today in Trump. 'It's just a replay,' Charlie Snider, one of Wallace's most trusted political aides, told NPR. 'We're looking at a modern-day George Wallace.' Snider is a Trump supporter. Wallace's daughter, a Democrat, hears it, too, but in a different way. 'Trump and my father say out loud what people are thinking but don't have the courage to say,' Peggy Wallace Kennedy told NPR. Wallace Kennedy was 18 when she was on the campaign trail with her father in 1968. She believes Trump is exploiting voters' worst instincts, the way her late father once did." [NPR, 4/22/16<http://www.npr.org/2016/04/22/475172438/donald-trump-and-george-wallace-riding-the-rage>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Blamed The Victim In Mike Tyson's Rape Case." [BuzzFeed, 4/21/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-blamed-the-victim-in-mike-tysons-rape-case?utm_term=.pt64jX4vwB&bftw=pol#.gdRPnyPB4R>]

Trump: "I Love The Hispanics, And I'm Going To Get So Many Jobs For The Hispanics, For The African Americans, For People That Can't Get Jobs Now." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Trump Told Supporters: "You're Going To Say That Was The Greatest Vote I Ever Cast, Because When Donald Trump Was Became President Of The United States, Our Country Started Winning Again." TRUMP: "You're going to get every single person you know that can vote-go out and vote. You will say that it was the most important vote you ever cast. You're going to look back, you're going to look back in 4 years, in 20 years, in 30 years, you're going to say that was the greatest vote I ever cast, because when Donald Trump was became President of the United States, our country started winning again." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Trump: "Don't Forget, The Other Side Votes, And Who The Hell Knows If They Are Even Allowed To Vote." TRUMP: "You're going to go on Tuesday and vote. You're going to get all your friends, everybody that can vote. Don't forget, the other side votes, and who the hell knows if they are even allowed to vote. You're going to get every single person you know that can vote-go out and vote. You will say that it was the most important vote you ever cast. You're going to look back, you're going to look back in 4 years, in 20 years, in 30 years, you're going to say that was the greatest vote I ever cast, because when Donald Trump was became President of the United States, our country started winning again." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Trump: "We Have Leaders That Are Dumb As Rocks. They Don't Know What The Hell Is Happening To Our Country." TRUMP: "You can only have free trade if you have smart leaders, and smart negotiators. And we don't. We have leaders that are dumb as rocks. They don't know what the hell is happening to our country." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Trump: "You Have These Stupid People That Write Magazines. They Call Them The 'Elite.' Oh Really, They're Elite? Do You Think They Have A Better Plane Than I Do?" TRUMP: "Then you have these stupid people that write magazines. They call them the 'elite.' Oh really, they're elite? Do you think they have a better plane than I do? These are elite people? These are elite. They call them elite. That means that we're not elite. That means that I'm not elite. I don't know. I don't think anybody has better-whatever. Do they have better than what we have?" [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Abortion

HEADLINE: "Trump Girds For Showdown With Anti-Abortion Groups." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-anti-abortion-groups-222290>]

March For Life Action Responded To Trump's Support For Modifying The Republican Platform To Include Abortion Exceptions: "The Suggestion That The Platform Should Weaken Its Position On The Pro-Life Issue Would Set Back Years Of Hard Work In The Pro-Life Movement." "The latest flap exploded Thursday after Trump vowed he would 'absolutely' change the Republican platform opposing abortion "for the three exceptions" - rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. The platform is silent on exceptions, but anti-abortion groups such as March for Life shot back that Trump's revisions would undermine the party's 'solidly pro-life' position. 'The suggestion that the platform should weaken its position on the pro-life issue would set back years of hard work in the pro-life movement,' said Tom McClusky, vice president of March for Life Action." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-anti-abortion-groups-222290>]

Veterans

HEADLINE: "Trump Vets Chair: Charity Money? Not My Problem." [Daily Beast, 4/22/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/22/trump-vets-chair-charity-money-not-my-problem.html>]

Trump's Campaign Adviser For Veterans Issues Said He "Could Ask" Where The Money Trump Raised For Veterans Charities Had Gone To, "But It's Not High On My Priority List." "Trump campaign's adviser for veterans issues can't account for $6 million raised for veterans' charities by the billionaire-and from the sounds of it, couldn't care less. 'I could ask, but it's not high on my priority list,' Al Baldasaro, a New Hampshire state representative, told The Daily Beast. Back in January Trump skipped an Iowa presidential debate due to a tiff with Fox News, instead holding a fundraiser for veterans charities. According to the campaign, this event raised some $6 million, to be distributed to 22 listed veterans charities... Questions have lingered about whether that money has actually been dispense to those charities-since the fundraiser, numerous media organizations have investigated whether the charities have received the $6 million." [Daily Beast, 4/22/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/22/trump-vets-chair-charity-money-not-my-problem.html>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Institute Fired Veteran For 'Absences' After He Was Deployed To Afghanistan." [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

Campaign Staff

Trump Said He Had Not Fired Anyone During The Campaign. QUESTION: "You do. But before that you were known for that other catch phrase. Have you fired anyone in this campaign?" TRUMP: "Essentially, no." QUESTION: "Why not? Isn't that part of being a good manager? Culling talent?" TRUMP: "I started off with a small group of people. Most people said he'll never run. OK. I'm now by far the leading Republican candidate. I'm leading by more than 200 delegates and more than 2 million votes. I'm very happy with my people. Now we're evolving into a larger operation because it's become a very large campaign. I started off with just a few people. Other people started off with hundreds and they're gone. You look at the kind of money that was squandered and wasted. I spent less than virtually every other candidate and I am in first place. That's what the American people like." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Manafort Said Trump "Gave Us The Mandate To Bring Together A Team Of Professionals That Could Finish The Job For Him, But Could Also Then Begin To Link In With The Establishment Institutions That Are Part Of Our Party, What You Represent, What The State Parties Represent." "But Mr. Manafort went further than simply placating committee members: He also openly said that Mr. Trump wanted to coordinate with the very forces he has spent much of his campaign attacking. 'He gave us the mandate to bring together a team of professionals that could finish the job for him, but could also then begin to link in with the establishment institutions that are part of our party, what you represent, what the state parties represent,' he said, also alluding to think tanks and members of Congress. 'We've started all those conversations,' said Manafort, adding of Mr. Trump, 'He cares about the united team.'" [New York Times, 4/21/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/politics/donald-trump-to-reshape-image-new-campaign-chief-tells-gop.html>]

The Trump Campaign Hired A Speechwriter. "Campaign confirmed to @NBCNews Trump has hired speech writer and is getting practice on a TelePrompTer." [@KatyTurNBC, Twitter, 4/21/16<https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/723298900136865792>]

Campaign Temperament

Trump Said He Was "Not Going To Rebrand" To Reverse His Unfavorable Image. QUESTION: "You have a high unfavorable rating for a front runner. Do you have a plan to re-brand the Mr. Trump brand in the minds of voters." TRUMP: "I'm not going to rebrand." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Team Tells GOP He Has Been 'Projecting An Image'" [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

Trump Senior Adviser Paul Manafort Told Republican Leaders That "The Part That He's Been Playing Is Now Evolving." "Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been 'projecting an image' so far in the 2016 primary season and 'the part that he's been playing is now evolving' in a way that will improve his standing among general election voters. The message, delivered behind closed doors in a private briefing, is part of the campaign's intensifying effort to convince party leaders Trump will moderate his tone in the coming months to help deliver big electoral gains this fall, despite his contentious ways." [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

Manafort: "When [Trump] Is Out On The Stage, When He's Talking About The Kinds Of Things He's Talking About On The Stump, He's Projecting An Image That's For That Purpose." "Trump's newly hired senior aide, Paul Manafort, made the case to Republican National Committee members that Trump has two personalities: one in private and one onstage. 'When he's out on the stage, when he's talking about the kinds of things he's talking about on the stump, he's projecting an image that's for that purpose,' Manafort said in a private briefing. 'You'll start to see more depth of the person, the real person. You'll see a real different guy,' he said." [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

Manafort Said Trump Was Playing A Part To Get Through The Early Nomination Process, But That "The Image Is Going To Change" Going Forward. "'He gets it,' Manafort said of Trump's need to moderate his personality. 'The part that he's been playing is evolving into the part that now you've been expecting, but he wasn't ready for, because he had first to complete the first phase. The negatives will come down. The image is going to change.' The message was welcomed by some party officials but criticized by others who suggested it raised doubts about his authenticity." [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump To Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P." [New York Times, 4/21/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/politics/donald-trump-to-reshape-image-new-campaign-chief-tells-gop.html>]

Manafort On Reshaping Trump's Image: "You'll Start To See More Depth To The Person, The Real Person." "Mr. Trump intends to deliver a foreign policy address at the National Press Club in Washington next week, Mr. Manafort said, and that he would also hold similar events to address his 'gender gap.' 'You'll start to see more depth to the person, the real person,' Mr. Manafort continued, referring to more Trump appearances in 'formal settings.'" [New York Times, 4/21/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/politics/donald-trump-to-reshape-image-new-campaign-chief-tells-gop.html>]

Manafort Said Trump's Unfavorability Was Only Fueled By "Personality" Concerns: "You Can't Change Somebody's Character, But You Can Change The Way A Person Presents Himself." "Manafort argued that Clinton's negative favorability ratings are caused by 'character' issues, whereas Trump's are fueled by 'personality' concerns. 'Fixing personality negatives is a lot easier than fixing character negatives,' Manafort said. 'You can't change somebody's character, but you can change the way a person presents himself.'" [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/21/trump-is-playing-a-part-and-can-transform-for-victory-campaign-chief-tells-gop-leaders/>]

Trump: "At Some Point, I'll Be So Presidential, And You'll Be So Bored." TRUMP: "My wife is constantly saying, 'Be more presidential.' I don't want to yet. At some point, I'll be so presidential, and you'll be so bored."  [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

HEADLINE: "Team Trump Assures The GOP Establishment That The Donald Is A Con Man." [Eric Levitz, New York Magazine, 4/22/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/trump-to-gop-you-can-trust-me-im-a-con-man.html>]

Trump Aides Reassured RNC Members That Trump Didn't Mean Most Of Things He Said. "The Republican Establishment has spent millions of dollars trying to convince GOP voters that Donald Trump is a con man. Now, with the nomination nearly secured, Trump is trying to convince those party pooh-bahs they were right. The front-runner's top aides met with members of the Republican National Committee on Thursday and assured them that Trump doesn't mean most of the things he says." [Eric Levitz, New York Magazine, 4/22/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/trump-to-gop-you-can-trust-me-im-a-con-man.html>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump And His Aides Admit That It's All An Act." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/04/22/donald-trump-and-his-aides-admit-that-its-all-an-act/>]

HEADLINE: "Manafort Tells RNC Trump Has A Different Private Persona." [NBC News, 4/21/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/manafort-tells-rnc-trump-has-different-private-persona-n560186>]

Manafort On Trump: "When He's Sitting In A Room, He's Talking Business, He's Talking Politics In A Private Room, It's A Different Persona." "Donald Trump has a different persona in private than he does in public and he'll shift his personality to appeal to women, minorities and other voters in a general election, his top aide told a meeting of the Republican National Committee on Thursday. 'When he's sitting in a room, he's talking business, he's talking politics in a private room, it's a different persona,' top Trump aide Paul Manafort said during the meeting, a recording of which was obtained by NBC News. 'When he's out on the stage, when he's talking about the kinds of things he's talking about on the stump, he's projecting an image that's for that purpose.'" [NBC News, 4/21/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/manafort-tells-rnc-trump-has-different-private-persona-n560186>]

Trump Planned To Tout The Number Of Women And Latinos Who Have Worked For Trump Properties. "In coming weeks, Trump is expected to put a new focus on inclusiveness, touting the number of women and Latinos who have worked for Trump properties, according to a campaign official who requested anonymity to discuss internal plans. Some are likely to show up on the campaign trail for him as surrogates." [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-moves-to-soften-his-image-democrats-seek-to-harden-it/2016/04/21/617df5f0-07d7-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html?postshare=1831461284888988&tid=ss_tw>]

Campaign Spending

The Trump Campaign Reserved $2 Million Worth Of Airtime In Pennsylvania And Indiana. "Trump's team also signaled to RNC members a fresh willingness to dip into the New York real estate mogul's personal fortune to fund his presidential bid, in addition to helping the national committee raise money, a promise that comes just as Trump launches his first big television advertising campaign in a month. His campaign reserved about $2 million worth of air time in soon-to-vote Pennsylvania and Indiana, advertising tracker Kantar Media's CMAG shows. 'He's willing to spend what is necessary to finish this out. That's a big statement from him,' Manafort said in the briefing." [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

Manafort Said Trump Was "Willing To Spend What Is Necessary To Finish This Out." "'He's willing to spend what is necessary to finish this out. That's a big statement from him,' Manafort said in the briefing." [Associated Press, 4/21/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97ff2c296579425c9825d6ea79aa2363/trump-cruz-feud-shifts-luxury-seaside-resort-florida>]

The Trump Campaign Spent Three Times As Much On Field Staff In March Than February 2016. "Mr. Trump spent nearly three times as much on field staff in March than in February, according to his report filed late Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission. His spending on telemarketing and voter-data operations tripled to nearly $800,000. March spending doubled on digital consultants-to more than $1 million-and advertising, which topped $6 million. Overall, Mr. Trump's $13.7 million in March spending was about 50% higher than a month earlier. But it still lagged behind by millions of dollars that of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Mrs. Clinton in past months." [Wall Street Journal, 4/21/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-campaign-spending-on-the-rise-1461279842>]

March 2016: Trump Campaign Spending On Telemarketing, Data, And Digital Increased Significantly Over The Prior Month. "Mr. Trump spent nearly three times as much on field staff in March than in February, according to his report filed late Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission. His spending on telemarketing and voter-data operations tripled to nearly $800,000. March spending doubled on digital consultants-to more than $1 million-and advertising, which topped $6 million. Overall, Mr. Trump's $13.7 million in March spending was about 50% higher than a month earlier. But it still lagged behind by millions of dollars that of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Mrs. Clinton in past months." [Wall Street Journal, 4/21/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-campaign-spending-on-the-rise-1461279842>]

Trump On Funding His Campaign: "If I Spent More, I'm Just Another Guy." TRUMP: "I'm proud of the fact that I have a lot of money but spent much less money than these politicians. If I spent more, I'm just another guy...It's kind of nice when someone can spend less and get more." [Campaign Rally, Indianapolis IA, 4/20/16]

Trump: "So Far, I'm In For 40 Or 45 Million Dollars. I Mean, I Don't Care-Even If You're Rich That's A Lot Of Money. Right?" TRUMP: "I self-fund, and I don't know if it's worth it. So far, I'm in for 40 or 45 million dollars. I mean, I don't care-even if you're rich that's a lot of money. Right?" [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

The Trump Campaign Planned To Help The Republican Party Raise Money For Down Ballot Races. "Manafort urged the attendees, many of them unbound delegates for the convention, to move behind Trump this summer even if the billionaire does not reach the threshold for the nomination by the end of voting in early June. Part of his case was financial, arguing that the avoidance of a contested convention would enable Trump to do more to help the party raise funds for down-ballot races. 'The other concern I know that some of you had was, 'Will he help the party raise money?'' Manafort said. 'The answer is, he's expecting to.'" [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/21/trump-is-playing-a-part-and-can-transform-for-victory-campaign-chief-tells-gop-leaders/>]

The Trump Campaign Said They Had Not Yet Raised Money For The RNC Because It Would Violate Trump's Pledge Not To Take Donations. "He also reassured RNC members that Trump will raise money for the party -- something he's so far avoided doing, Manafort said, because it would violate a campaign promise not to take donations. 'He's actually living his word, and that's what the base that we are attracting to the Trump campaign is looking for. They're looking for honesty, and they're looking for consistency, and they're looking for someone who does exactly what they say,' Manafort said." [NBC News, 4/21/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/manafort-tells-rnc-trump-has-different-private-persona-n560186>]

Trump Claimed He Could Self-Fund A General Election Campaign: "I Could Sell A Building, And Do Whatever I Wanted To Do I Guess."  INGRAHAM: "Are you going to be, in the general election, taking donations?" TRUMP: "Well I haven't made a determination." INGRAHAM: "Don't you have to? You have to beat Hillary." TRUMP: "Well I wouldn't have to. I could sell a building, and do whatever I wanted to do I guess. But, you know, to be honest with you, I haven't made a determination." [The Laura Ingraham Radio Show, 4/21/16]

The Trump Campaign Formally Disavowed Great America PAC. "The Trump campaign, in official letter, formally disavows Great America PAC (formerly TrumPAC)." [@jdelreal, Twitter, 4/22/16<file:///R:\2016\Trump\Research%20Books\The%20Trump%20campaign,%20in%20official%20letter,%20formally%20disavows%20Great%20America%20PAC%20(formerly%20TrumPAC)>]

Taxes
Trump Clarified His Comments About Raising Taxes On The Wealthy: "I Want To Do Something With The Wall Street Guys Because Some Of These Guys Are Making So Much Money And They Have Carried Interest Positions." HANNITY: "All right. I have asked you many times about your tax plan. You were asked that question this morning about raising taxes on the wealthy." TRUMP: "Right." HANNITY: "You had said you want to lower taxes for everybody, and as a matter of fact, under your plan, you talk about a lot of people paying no federal income tax. Do you want to raise taxes on the wealthy?" TRUMP: "Well, I want to do something with the Wall Street guys because some of these guys are making so much money and they have carried interest positions, and I understand very well and I've used them myself. I think they're wonderful, but I think they're unfair. And I want to get rid of carried interest and some other things and -- but overall, my taxes are going down big league for the middle class, big league for business. And I think ultimately, everyone's going to do better because our businesses are going to generate a lot more money. We're going to really have a vital economy again, which we certainly don't have now." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Wanted To Eliminate The Carried Interest Tax Deduction. TRUMP: "Well, I want to do something with the Wall Street guys because some of these guys are making so much money and they have carried interest positions, and I understand very well and I've used them myself. I think they're wonderful, but I think they're unfair. And I want to get rid of carried interest and some other things and -- but overall, my taxes are going down big league for the middle class, big league for business. And I think ultimately, everyone's going to do better because our businesses are going to generate a lot more money. We're going to really have a vital economy again, which we certainly don't have now." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Understood The Carried Interest Loophole Very Well Because He Had Used It Himself. HANNITY: "All right. I have asked you many times about your tax plan. You were asked that question this morning about raising taxes on the wealthy." TRUMP: "Right." HANNITY: "You had said you want to lower taxes for everybody, and as a matter of fact, under your plan, you talk about a lot of people paying no federal income tax. Do you want to raise taxes on the wealthy?" TRUMP: "Well, I want to do something with the Wall Street guys because some of these guys are making so much money and they have carried interest positions, and I understand very well and I've used them myself. I think they're wonderful, but I think they're unfair. And I want to get rid of carried interest and some other things and -- but overall, my taxes are going down big league for the middle class, big league for business." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Clarified He Only Wanted To Raise Taxes On The Wealthy HANNITY: "If they take their business and jobs away, they shouldn't be given financial benefits. But just to understand you correctly, you were talking about loopholes, especially on Wall Street, but not the rich in general. Did I understand that correctly?" TRUMP: "Yes, and especially on Wall Street. Sure. And I know the Wall Street guys. They make a fortune. They pay very little tax. And frankly, you have to pay some tax and you have to pay it. And you know, there are so many different loopholes and so many different ways of avoiding. We want to have a lower tax. We're the highest taxed country in the world. There's no country even close." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Business

Trump Blamed Atlantic City's Economic Struggled on Poor Decisions Made By The Local Politicians, Including The Convention Center Location And Airport. QUESTION: "The thing I think people struggle with about your time in Atlantic City is that when your company went public in 1994--" TRUMP: "No, no. I hadn't taken it public yet." QUESTION: "You hadn't taken it public yet?" TRUMP: "No, I'm not public yet. I then refinanced, like you would do your house, but with junk bonds to take money out. And ultimately I took it public and took money out. After it was public I was not very involved. Here's the problem with AC: The politicians years ago made terrible decision. They built a convention center in the wrong location. It was too far away from the hotels. I said you are making a terrible mistake. Then they built the airport and they did a terrible job, and I said 'Folks, essentially mentally I'm going to go onto other things,' and I did. I went to Manhattan projects that were very successful." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Dismissed Questions About The Stock Price Collapse Of His Atlantic City Casino: "The Point Is That Atlantic City For Me As An Individual Was A Very Good Thing." QUESTION: "Perhaps people struggle with your description of how you did in Atlantic City because when the finances were public, the company never made any money. And after the company went public, the stock went up a little bit to $45, but then pretty much dove straight down to zero and into the bankruptcy." TRUMP: "But just so you know, if you look at Atlantic City now, 75% of all the casinos in Atlantic City have gone bankrupt, or are in big trouble. And Caesars is bankrupt. They are all bankrupt. It's a disaster. I got out seven years ago. My timing was incredible. I get a lot of credit for that." QUESTION: "But your casino company starting turning down years before the mass problems started for Atlantic City. The public numbers--" TRUMP: "Because what happened is the bond holders came to me and said why don't you put on debt. And I said let me look at it, and they offered me so much debt, and I said this is too much debt for the company. Then they wanted me to take it public. All of those things were good as an individual, but I said to them [bankers] will it be a good thing or bad thing for people? And they said to me, 'Oh, no, the market is going to grow. Everything is going to grow.' I said, 'Well what happens if gaming happens in Pennsylvania. You have 30% of Atlantic City's market comes from Pennsylvania.' And they all said, 'It won't affect the Atlantic City market.' I said, 'I think it will.' I was right. But by that time, I had largely left Atlantic City. I wasn't involved very much with Atlantic City. But I called it. What killed Atlantic City, beside the bad decision making from the politicians, was gaming in Pennsylvania. And I was able to say that that was going to happen. The point is that Atlantic City for me as an individual was a very good thing." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump: "When People Don't Tell The Truth, I Go After Them. Even If I'm Not Going To Win. I Do It Because At Least You Can Inflict Pain That Way On Somebody, In Terms Of Legal Fees And Other Things." "Trump explained the strategy to journalist William D. Cohan in 2013. 'When people don't tell the truth, I go after them,' Trump told Cohan, 'even if I'm not going to win. I do it because at least you can inflict pain that way on somebody, in terms of legal fees and other things.'" [Fortune, 5/1/16<http://fortune.com/donald-trump-businessman/?iid=sr-link7>]

1996: Trump Backed Out Of A Lucrative Deal To Sell Trump Castle Because The New Owner Would Not Keep Trump's Name On The Building. "By late 1996, Trump Hotels was struggling, but the company was offered a boost. The Rank Group, owner of the Hard Rock chain, proposed an investment in the Castle that would have helped reverse the declining fortunes at Trump Hotels. Rank, which had just opened a Hard Rock Cafe at the Taj, first discussed purchasing a 50% interest in the Castle for as much as $350 million, valuing the property at $180 million more than Trump paid for it. Rank wanted to rebrand the property simply as the Hard Rock. But at the last minute Trump demanded that his name stay on the property and that it be renamed the Hard Rock at Trump's Marina. Rank walked, and the stock price of Trump Hotels continued to dive. Trump told Fortune that he remembers nothing about any negotiations with Rank. Trump never likes to sell properties. But he especially hates parting with a building that has his name emblazoned on it." [Fortune, 5/1/16<http://fortune.com/donald-trump-businessman/?iid=sr-link7>]

Fortune: "Trump Claims That As President He Would Use His Business Prowess To Tackle One Of America's Most Urgent Problems: The Skyscraper-High National Debt" But "Trump Has A Record Of Recklessly Piling On Debt-With Disastrous Results." "Trump claims that as President he would use his business prowess to tackle one of America's most urgent problems: the skyscraper-high national debt. As evidence, he claims that the businesses he runs have 'very low debt and tremendous cash flow.' That example, Trump has declared, demonstrates 'the kind of thinking this country needs, with $19 trillion in debt, believe me.' But a close examination of how Trump ran one of America's biggest gaming enterprises demonstrates an entirely different kind of thinking from the belt-tightening rhetoric he spouts on the campaign trail. In fact, Trump has a record of recklessly piling on debt-with disastrous results." [Fortune, 5/1/16<http://fortune.com/donald-trump-businessman/?iid=sr-link7>]

Economic Policy

Trump Denied Having Said He Could Pay Off The National Debt In 10 Years, But That "You Can Do Certain Things To Pay Off The Debt More Quickly." QUESTION: "You've said you plan to pay off the country's debt in 10 years. How's that possible?" TRUMP: "No, I didn't say 10 years. First of all, with low interest rates, you can think in terms of refinancings, and get it down. I believe you can do certain things to pay off the debt more quickly. The most important thing is to make sure the economy stays strong. You can do it in smaller chunks. You can do it in larger chunks. And you can do it in refinancings." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Said He "Would Rather Not Be So Aggressive" In Paying Down The National Debt And Would Rather Invest In Rebuilding Infrastructure And The Military. QUESTION: "How much of the debt could you pay off in 10 years?" TRUMP: "You could pay off a percentage of it." QUESTION: "What percentage?" TRUMP: "It depends on how aggressive you want to be. I'd rather not be so aggressive. Don't forget: We have to rebuild the infrastructure of our country. We have to rebuild our military, which is being decimated by bad decisions. We have to do a lot of things. We have to reduce our debt, and the best thing we have going now is that interest rates are so low that lots of good things can be done that aren't being done, amazingly." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump: "The Problem With Low Interest Rates Is It's Unfair That People Who've Led The American Way Of Life-The True American Way Of Life-That Have Saved Every Penny, That Have Paid Off Their Mortgages, That Have Done Everything They Were Supposed To Do." TRUMP: "We have to reduce our debt, and the best thing we have going now is that interest rates are so low that lots of good things can be done that aren't being done, amazingly." QUESTION: "So you like the fact that interest rates are low? Some of the candidates have said that's wrong. Do you think interest rates should be as low as they are?" TRUMP: "I always like low interest rates, certainly as a developer. The problem with low interest rates is it's unfair that people who've led the American way of life-the true American way of life-that have saved every penny, that have paid off their mortgages, that have done everything they were supposed to do, and they were going to retire with their beautiful nest egg, and they were going to get interest on their money, and now they're getting one-eighth of 1%. I think that's unfair to those people, who have led their lives in the way they were supposed to." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Said Interests Rates Of 3% Or 4% Were "A Very Scary Prospect For This Country" Because Of The Government's Cost To Borrow Money. QUESTION: "Should the Fed be raising interest rates? Has the Fed and Janet Yellen done a good job?" TRUMP: "People think the Fed should be raising rates. What's a scary prospect is if you start raising rates and you have to borrow money as a country, and if the rates, instead of where they are now, the rates are substantially higher, where the rates are 3% and 4%, or whatever it may end up being. That is a very scary prospect for this country. When you start adding that kind of number to an already reasonably crippled economy, certainly in terms of what we produce, that number is a very scary number for a lot of people to be looking at. And if you notice they don't look at it. Because they want to keep interest rates down. A frightening scenario is that interest rates go up and we have to refinance the debt at higher rates, as apposed to paying very little like we are now." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump: "Every Sane Person Thinks We Have A Lot Of Debt." TRUMP: "Oh, I would rather not have debt. But we are stuck with it. If I had a choice of taking over debt free or having $19 trillion dollars-which, by the way, is going up to $21 trillion soon, because of the omnibus budget, which is a disaster-I'll take no debt every time. I can look at myself. I have lived a life where I have a lot of debt and like now I have very, very little debt and I'll tell you it's more pleasant with very little debt." QUESTION: "But you may take over this country where some people think we have a lot of debt." TRUMP: "No, where everybody thinks-every sane person thinks we have a lot of debt." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Did Not Want To Name Which Fortune 500 CEO He Most Admired Because "If I Give You A Name Of Three, There Are Going To Be 30 That Are Not Going To Be Exactly Be Happy With Me." QUESTION: "What current Fortune 500 CEO do you admire?" TRUMP: "I don't want to say because I know so many of them, and they're friends. Some who do a great job and some who don't, frankly. But I'd rather not say because I'll create such problems for myself. But I have great respect for many of them and some I like, but they don't do as good a job. If I give you a name of three, there are going to be 30 that are not going to be exactly be happy with me." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump On Whether Any Wall Street Bankers Should Have Been Put In Jail For Their Role In The 2008 Financial Meltdown: "Did They Make A Business Mistake? You Can't Put People In Jail. If They Did Something That They Know Is Illegal And Wrong, You Have To Put Them In Jail." LAUER: "After the 2008 financial meltdown, do you think any of the guys you know better than anyone should have been in jail?" DONALD TRUMP: "So it's a question I've heard so often. I've been asked so often. And the answer is, if they did something purposely, purposely, illegal, the answer is absolutely yes. Now, with all of that being said, I don't believe anybody has really been indicted and gone to jail, which is pretty amazing. Because I'm sure there was some pretty bad moves made. I will say this. A lot of mistakes were made. You can't put a businessman in jail because he made a bad business decision. You know, they want to do well. For the most part, Wall Street bankers want to do well. I know so many of them. You know so many of them. They want to do well. They're good people like everybody else. They've got a lot of money. I think they're paid too much money but what are you going to do? I mean, you know, it's one of those things. Did they make a business mistake? You can't put people in jail. If they did something that they know is illegal and wrong, you have to put them in jail." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Immigration

Trump, Asked About A Family Who Had Been Living In The U.S. For 25 Years Without Documentation, Said He Would Deport Them. QUESTION: "My relative is a natural-born American in the military, deployed in Oman. His father and his stepmother are undocumented citizens here in the -- undocumented people here in the United States for the last 25 years without any way of adjusting their status. If you're president, what will you do for those members that are the fabric of our country that have been here for 25 years undocumented? Won't they be deported I'd like to know?" DONALD TRUMP: "When you say natural-born citizens, it's interesting, cause why do you mention that. I assume that you were born here. But why do you mention that? Because you know who always says that? Ted Cruz, because he was born in Canada and lived there for four years. People are trying to figure-- So he always says, I'm a natural-born citizen when, actually he's not." QUESTION: "I don't -- I'm not for Cruz." DONALD TRUMP: "Because he was born in Canada. But, you know what? He has no path right now-" LAUER: "What's your plan for her relatives?" DONALD TRUMP: "You -- they've been here how many years?" QUESTION: "I've got 25 years." DONALD TRUMP: "So we're going to do something for people that have been -- look, we're either going to have a country or we're not going to have a country. But many people are very fine people. And I'm sure these are very, very fine people. They're going to go, and we're going to create a path where we can get them into this country legally, OK? But it has to be done legally." QUESTION: "So you will deport them first, right?" DONALD TRUMP: "Otherwise, we don't have a country. They're going to be. And they're going to come back and they're going to come back legally. We have some wonderful people. It's too tough to say you'll never come back again." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump: "Someday, When I'm Gone, They're Going To Name It The Trump Wall Because It's Going To Be So Big And Strong And Beautiful." TRUMP: "Believe me, Mexico is paying for the wall. I will have the most gorgeous wall you've ever seen. I love Mexico. I love the Hispanics. Someday, when I'm gone, they're going to name it the Trump Wall because it's going to be so big and strong and beautiful." [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

Several People Who Were Kicked Out Of A Trump Campaign Rally In Maryland Said They Suspected It Was Because They Were Mexican. "Whether people were for Trump, or against Trump, both sides were heard loud and clear at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin Wednesday evening.  The Republican front-runner came to the Eastern Shore, and it certainly wasn't without controversy... 47ABC caught up with some people who are admittedly against Trump, but went into the rally to hear what he had to say.  They say they were kicked out, and told 47ABC they weren't given a reason.  Guadalupe Espinoza says 'they were all staring at us and approached us and said you guys have to go - because someone took a picture of us - and they kicked us out.'  Espinoza adds that they believe being Mexican had something to do with the decision. No matter which side of the Trump spectrum people are on, with a presidential candidate on the Eastern Shore for the first time since Newt Gingrich was sure to draw a crowd. Donald Trump thought it was important for Delmarva to hear his message, and regardless of political affiliation, Delmarva wanted Trump to hear theirs." [WMDT 47 ABC, 4/20/16]

Nomination Process

Trump Said "It Should Be Illegal" To Offer Plane Tickets And Hotel Rooms To Republican Delegates. HANNITY: "Now, I've checked with my sources. You can offer plane tickets. You can offer hotel rooms. You can take delegates out to expensive dinners. That's troubling to me. I don't know if you knew that before now. Your reaction." TRUMP: "Well, I did know it and it's troubling -- not only troubling, it should be illegal. You shouldn't be able to do it. I mean, you know, in theory, you could take somebody who never comes in first place -- as an example, with Cruz. I'm winning by millions of votes. You know that. I'm also 300 delegates up, but I'm winning by millions and millions of votes. And we're fighting for delegates, and what they're doing is take a look. I mean, they're traveling them around. They're taking them out to dinner. They're -- you could actually take a couple of hundred million dollars and buy an election and never win a race because all you have to do is, you know, take them out to dinner and send them to Paris, France, for the evening." HANNITY: "Yes." TRUMP: "So I would say honestly, I think it's a disgrace and that we should not be -- this it is not our system and this should not be the Republican Party. And I'm so proud of myself -- you know, I exposed this. This was going on for a long time and it's now been exposed, and it shouldn't be allowed to be. You have people that are millions of votes down, and they're buying delegates. That should not be allowed." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump: "I'm So Proud Of Myself" For Exposing The Corrupt Republican Delegate System. TRUMP: "Well, I did know it and it's troubling -- not only troubling, it should be illegal. You shouldn't be able to do it. I mean, you know, in theory, you could take somebody who never comes in first place -- as an example, with Cruz. I'm winning by millions of votes. You know that. I'm also 300 delegates up, but I'm winning by millions and millions of votes. And we're fighting for delegates, and what they're doing is take a look. I mean, they're traveling them around. They're taking them out to dinner. They're -- you could actually take a couple of hundred million dollars and buy an election and never win a race because all you have to do is, you know, take them out to dinner and send them to Paris, France, for the evening." HANNITY: "Yes." TRUMP: "So I would say honestly, I think it's a disgrace and that we should not be -- this it is not our system and this should not be the Republican Party. And I'm so proud of myself -- you know, I exposed this. This was going on for a long time and it's now been exposed, and it shouldn't be allowed to be. You have people that are millions of votes down, and they're buying delegates. That should not be allowed." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

HEADLINE: "Delegates Face Death Threats From Trump Supporters." [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/delegates-face-death-threats-from-trump-supporters-222302>]

After Trump Publicly Attacked Colorado's "Rigged" System To Award Delegates, Colorado's Republican Chairman Received Between 4,000 And 5,000 Phone Calls Including Some Violent Threats. "Since Donald Trump came up empty in his quest for delegates at the Republican state assembly in Colorado Springs nearly two weeks ago, his angry supporters have responded to Trump's own claims of a 'rigged' nomination process by lashing out at Republican National Committee delegates that they believe won't support Trump at the party's convention - including House. The mild-mannered chairman estimates he's gotten between 4,000 and 5,000 calls on his cell phone. Many, he says, have ended with productive conversations. He's referred the more threatening, violent calls to police. His cell phone is still buzzing this week, as he attends the RNC quarterly meetings in Florida, and he's not the only one." [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/delegates-face-death-threats-from-trump-supporters-222302>]

A Republican Party Chairman Said "The Trump Campaign Needs To Publicly Reject Bullying And Threats Of Violence. They Haven't, Yet. It's Not Okay To Give Supporters Threatening Violence A Wink And A Nod." "'A Trump supporter recently got in my face and threatened 'bloodshed' at the national convention and said he would 'meet me at the barricades' if Trump isn't the nominee,' said one party chairman, who spoke on condition of anonymity. 'The Trump campaign needs to publicly reject bullying and threats of violence. They haven't, yet. It's not okay to give supporters threatening violence a wink and a nod.' Trump's campaign has never explicitly encouraged violence. But it has promoted tactics that have contributed to delegates' fear." [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/delegates-face-death-threats-from-trump-supporters-222302>]

Louisiana GOP Chairman, Roger Villere, Was Concerned About Security At The Republican Convention And Aggressive Calls From Trump Supporters After Trump Slammed Louisiana Republican Leaders. "In their Wednesday meeting, the party chairs discussed developing security measures for delegates at the national convention in Cleveland. Louisiana chairman Roger Villere said he felt reassured by RNC chairman Reince Priebus and other party leaders that the security situation - helmed by the Secret Service - would be more than adequate to keep delegates safe. 'A lot of us bring our wives and children. Do we really want to? That's one of the things that was asked,' Villere said. 'They assured us that we would be protected.'  Villere himself became a target when Trump last month slammed GOP leaders in Louisiana - a state he won - over reports that his top rival, Ted Cruz, appeared likely to win more delegates to the convention than him. 'I have had personal calls and people are very aggressive on the phone who are supportive of Donald Trump,' he said. But none, he added, have been death threats. 'I don't think it's any different from some tough campaigns I've been through in the past.'" [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/delegates-face-death-threats-from-trump-supporters-222302>]

Trump Claimed Many Politicians Were Calling Him And Wanted To Endorse Him, Despite Publicly Saying "Onerous" And "Horrible" Things About Him. INGRAHAM: "What's your message to the donors and members of Congress who were for Jeb and Rubio? There are a lot of them." TRUMP: "I haven't said this very often. I'm getting phone calls right now, even today I just got one, I just hung up with one that, if you heard who these people are, people on television that you would say, no way they would ever support, they are committed morally and religiously from never ever even talking to Trump, and I'm hanging up with people that want to get on the Trump deal. I even said to one of them two days ago, 'I'd love to have you, I think it's a great honor, but how do you possibly do it?' He said such bad things, I said how do you do it? He said, that's no problem. You know why? Because, they're politicians. They have no problem. He said things that were so onerous, so horrible. I actually asked him, it would be great to have you, but how do it? How do you go from that position to I support Donald Trump? He said, absolutely, no problem." [The Laura Ingraham Radio Show, 4/21/16]

Reps. Tom Marino And Lou Barletta Worked Behind The Scenes In Pennsylvania To Help The Trump Campaign Secure Delegates. "Two House Republicans from Pennsylvania are assisting Donald Trump in the battle for delegates ahead of the state's presidential primary Tuesday, April 26. Reps. Tom Marino and Lou Barletta are working behind the scenes in Pennsylvania to help Trump get his supporters elected as delegates, giving the Republican presidential front-runner some badly needed institutional muscle for an insiders' game at which he's been getting pummeled." [The Hill, 4/21/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/277077-gop-reps-boosting-trumps-insider-game-in-pennsylvania>]

Republican Party
Trump: "We Will Be Helping Other Members Of The Party" With Raising Money. HANNITY: "Paul Manafort, who works for the campaign, actually said that you will be running a more traditional campaign, that you will raise money for other candidates and the RNC. And you have also laid out a series of speeches that you will be giving, policy speeches on specific issues with a lot of detail. Can you tell us what the changes are moving forward?" TRUMP: "Well, it's all true. What he said is all true. We will be doing a lot of policy. We will be helping other members of the party, generally speaking, other members of the party." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Senior Adviser, Manafort: "As Leader Of The Party [Trump's] Goal Is Not Only To Elect Himself But Ensure A Republican Majority In The Congress And Elect Governors And Members In And Other Downstream Members As Well." "Donald Trump always understood as the nominee of the Republican party he'd be working with Republican national committee. The senatorial campaign committee. The congressional campaign committee. The RGA and Republican institutions, as leader of the party his goal is not only to elect himself but ensure a Republican majority in the congress and elect governors and members in and other downstream members as well." [Fox Business, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Would Include A Platform In The Republican Platform Opposing TPP Approval. INGRAHAM: "Will you insist that in the platform that TPP not be approved going forward?" TRUMP: "Oh yeah, sure. I would. I've been fighting it from the beginning." [The Laura Ingraham Radio Show, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Would "Absolutely" Include Planks In The GOP Platform Saying The Border Wall Will Be Built And TPP Will Not Be Approved. INGRAHAM: "There's no loss then, just say the wall will be built, and no TPP approval. Period." TRUMP: "I would have no problem with it. I would have no problem with either of those things being in the platform, absolutely." [The Laura Ingraham Radio Show, 4/21/16]

Endorsements
HEADLINE: "Billionaire Harold Hamm Endorses Donald Trump, Calling Him 'Best Choice'" [Wall Street Journal, 4/22/16<http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/04/22/billionaire-harold-hamm-endorses-donald-trump-calling-him-best-choice/?mod=e2tw>]

Oil Billionaire Harold Hamm Endorsed Donald Trump For President, Calling Him The "Business Leaders' Candidate." "Oil billionaire Harold Hamm on Friday endorsed Donald Trump for president, calling him the 'business leader's candidate' and saying the Republican candidate isn't his last choice, but the 'best choice.' Mr. Hamm, chief executive of top U.S. shale-oil producer Continental Resources, said in early March he would back Mr. Trump if he ended up being the nominee. He donated $1,000 to Republican rival Marco Rubio, senator from Florida, in January. Mr. Rubio dropped out of the presidential contest in March. Mr. Trump's resounding victory in New York's primary on Tuesday propelled him closer to the Republican nomination and made it far harder for his rivals to block his path.  In an open letter released Friday, Mr. Hamm said Mr. Trump wouldn't be 'beholden to special interests and has the fortitude to make tough decisions,' largely because of his business background. In two different places in the roughly 260-word letter viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Hamm went out of his way to say that he wasn't solicited to make the endorsement and that he wasn't endorsing Mr. Trump simply because of a lack of other candidates, such as Mr. Rubio." [Wall Street Journal, 4/22/16<http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/04/22/billionaire-harold-hamm-endorses-donald-trump-calling-him-best-choice/?mod=e2tw>]

Potential Appointees
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Would 'Love' To Have Former Rivals In His Cabinet." [TIME, 4/22/16<http://time.com/4304620/donald-trump-marco-rubio-cabinet/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter>]

HEADLINE: "Trump On Cabinet: I'd Love To Have Rubio Involved." [The Hill, 4/21/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/277218-trump-on-cabinet-i-would-love-to-have-marco-involved>]

Trump Said He Would Like To Have Ben Carson And Chris Christie As Part Of His Administration. HANNITY: "You know the 17 guys that began this process with you. Who can you name people, that of the 17 and others, that you would like to bring in to unite the party? A lot of people are worried, concerned. It's been a contentious campaign. Will the party unite? If the party doesn't unite, Hillary Clinton becomes president. Name names. Who are people you would like to have with you, working with you?" TRUMP: "Sure. I can tell you that Ben Carson, Dr. Ben Carson, is a terrific guy. He endorsed me. And Chris Christie endorsed me, and he is a fantastic guy. These are two tremendous people. I'd like to have them." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Would "Love To Have" Marco Rubio Involved In His Administration. HANNITY: "You know the 17 guys that began this process with you. Who can you name people, that of the 17 and others, that you would like to bring in to unite the party? A lot of people are worried, concerned. It's been a contentious campaign. Will the party unite? If the party doesn't unite, Hillary Clinton becomes president. Name names. Who are people you would like to have with you, working with you?" TRUMP: "Sure. I can tell you that Ben Carson, Dr. Ben Carson, is a terrific guy. He endorsed me. And Chris Christie endorsed me, and he is a fantastic guy. These are two tremendous people. I'd like to have them. Frankly, Marco I'd love to have involved. I mean, honestly, many of them, almost all of them. I'm not saying all of them, but almost all of them. The party has to unite. If we unite, this party is going to have a huge victory. Then you're going to have the House. You're going to have and Senate." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump Said On Economic Policy, He Would Be The One To "Ultimately Make A Decision." QUESTION: "Have you made a decision of who you would lean on for economic policy?" TRUMP: "I have made the decision but I haven't, no-there's not one person. When it comes to economic policy I would listen to many people and ultimately make a decision. But there's not one person." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Said "It's Too Early" To Decide On Cabinet Officials. QUESTION: "Eventually, you will have to pick someone to be the Defense Secretary, and the Secretary of the Treasury." TRUMP: "Sure. I'm a big believer in talent and a big believer in getting the absolute best talent. We will have the best talent ever to run this country, that I can tell you. It's a very important thing. It's ultimately one of the most important thing." QUESTION: "But you haven't made the decision of who those people are?" TRUMP: "I have people in mind, but it's too early. First, I want to get the nom, then I want to win the election. At some point probably in between there I'll be bringing out certain names, but there is no reason to bring them out yet." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Said He Would Name His Potential Cabinet Appointees Sometime Between The Republican Convention And The General Election. QUESTION: "Eventually, you will have to pick someone to be the Defense Secretary, and the Secretary of the Treasury." TRUMP: "Sure. I'm a big believer in talent and a big believer in getting the absolute best talent. We will have the best talent ever to run this country, that I can tell you. It's a very important thing. It's ultimately one of the most important thing." QUESTION: "But you haven't made the decision of who those people are?" TRUMP: "I have people in mind, but it's too early. First, I want to get the nom, then I want to win the election. At some point probably in between there I'll be bringing out certain names, but there is no reason to bring them out yet." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump Said Janet Yellen Had Done "A Serviceable Job" As Federal Reserve Chairwoman, But Would Not Be "Inclined" To Reappoint Her. QUESTION: "Do you think Janet Yellen is doing a good job?" TRUMP: "I think she's doing a serviceable job. But you never know if they're doing a good job until about five years after they leave office." QUESTION: "Would you reappoint her?" TRUMP: "I don't want to comment on reappointments. I would be more inclined to put other people in." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-q-and-a/>]

Trump: "I'm Going To Name 10 Or 12 Judges That I Would Recommend To Put On The Supreme Court. And I'm Going To Name Them Up Front And I'm Only Going To Take The Judges Out Of That Pool Of Judges." TRUMP: "And you know, it was a little bit tough because we're warring against each other. But I'll tell you, the other ones I'm going to name very soon. I'm going to name 10 or 12 judges that I would recommend to put on the Supreme Court. And I'm going to name them up front and I'm only going to take the judges out of that pool of judges so -- because I want people to understand that I want the values in terms of the Republican Party and the conservatives. I want -- I want judges that you will be happy with. And I'm going to actually name -- I'm going to actually name 10 or 12 judges up front, and that will be a pool in which I will take and only take from that." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

4/21/16: The Trump Campaign Had Not Begun Vetting Vice-Presidential Candidates. "Front-runner Donald Trump said he is giving the choice of a running mate serious thought, but his campaign is holding off on vetting candidates until the nomination battle is over. 'I would not choose a vice president unless I know I have won,' Trump said in a recent interview." [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-veepstakes-begin-candidates-start-building-lists-and-vetting-prospects/2016/04/21/d50168f4-07d7-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

Trump: "I Would Not Choose A Vice President Unless I Know I Have Won." "Front-runner Donald Trump said he is giving the choice of a running mate serious thought, but his campaign is holding off on vetting candidates until the nomination battle is over. 'I would not choose a vice president unless I know I have won,' Trump said in a recent interview." [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-veepstakes-begin-candidates-start-building-lists-and-vetting-prospects/2016/04/21/d50168f4-07d7-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

Ben Carson: "I Don't Want To Be Vice President." "Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who became a prominent Trump surrogate after dropping out of the GOP race in March, said it is imperative that Trump's pick share the businessman's worldview. 'It's about more than politics,' Carson said. 'It's about the vice presidency, so that if something were to happen, that person could continue on and advocate for your policies.' Carson said he does not want to be considered and would not submit to vetting. 'I've already been vetted, more than anybody in the history of the world,' he chuckled, referring to his presidential bid. 'But, no, I don't want to be vice president.'" [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-veepstakes-begin-candidates-start-building-lists-and-vetting-prospects/2016/04/21/d50168f4-07d7-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

Cruz And Kasich

Trump: "Both Ted Cruz And John Kasich Have No Path To Victory. They Should Both Drop Out Of The Race So That The Republican Party Can Unify!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/21/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/723266899275091969>]

Trump: "Cruz Said Kasich Should Leave Because He Couldn't Get To 1237. Now He Can't Get To 1237. Drop Out LYIN' Ted." [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/21/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/723274222907301888https:/twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/723266899275091969>]

Trump Said Ted Cruz And John Kasich "Should Both Drop Out" Because They Have "No Path." HANNITY: "What is your reaction? Do you have a problem with both men? They can't get to 1,237 before the convention, but they can fight for a contested convention and try to fight to prevent you from getting to 1,237. What is your reaction?" TRUMP: "Well, honestly, Sean, they should both drop out. I mean, Cruz has no path. He's mathematically eliminated. He's out. And they should both drop out. And remember this. While I'm almost hundreds of delegates -- almost 300 delegates ahead and millions of votes ahead, it's really unfair because I wasn't competing against one person, I was competing against 16 people at the beginning. So we'd have splits with 16 people, and then 14 people and 12 people and eight people and nine people. And you know, it would go on that way, and then even now, we have three people." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump: "I Listened To Cruz's Speech The Other Day, And It Was Like A Carbon Copy Of What I'd Been Saying For Five Years." TRUMP: "I listened to Cruz's speech the other day, and it was like a carbon copy of what I'd been saying for five years.  finally got it. But he won't do it, because it's not really from the heart. You know, he doesn't really believe it. And he's just not going to be able to do it." [The Laura Ingraham Radio Show, 4/21/16]

Hillary Clinton
Trump On Hillary Clinton: "I Guess She's Qualified, Certainly, But Her Judgment Is Very Bad." TRUMP: Well, it's just a name I've been using because it's pretty descriptive. But it is true what Bernie said. I mean, it's bad judgment. You look at her votes. You look at what she's done. You look at some of her decisions on -- on so many -- you look at the migration that's really caused by a lot of her bad decisions. You take a look at -- you take a look at just about anything, many of the things having to do with the Middle East. You look at Iraq, where she voted yes for the war. So she does have bad judgment, and I think she has very bad judgment, frankly. Now, Bernie also said she's not qualified. I guess she's qualified, certainly, but her judgment is very bad. Look at what happened in Benghazi. Look at the fact that she takes that phony ad about three minutes -- you know, 3:00 o'clock in the morning, and well, guess what? She wasn't there to answer the phone. So I think that she's a very flawed candidate." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump: "Is There Anyone More Crooked Than Hillary Clinton?" [Campaign Rally, Harrisburg PA, 4/21/16]

LGBT
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump's More Accepting Views On Gay Issues Set Him Apart In G.O.P." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-gay-rights.html>]

Trump Is Not As Embracing Of Gay Rights As The Democratic Candidates, And Has Opposed Same-Sex Marriage At Least Since 2000. "Of course, Mr. Trump is not as embracing of gay rights as the Democratic candidates are; he said during this campaign that he believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, a position he has held since at least 2000, when he briefly flirted with a bid for the presidency. But he does not emphasize marriage as an issue, and he makes no mention of it, for example, on his campaign website, which focuses on issues like immigration and trade." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-gay-rights.html>]

2012: Trump Attended The Same-Sex Wedding Of Jordan Roth And Richie Jackson. "And some gay acquaintances of Mr. Trump find it puzzling that he cannot support same-sex marriage, given his comfort with gay relationships. In 2012, Mr. Trump attended the wedding of Jordan Roth, a Broadway producer, and Richie Jackson, in a ceremony at the Al Hirschfeld Theater." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-gay-rights.html>]

Trump Said He Would Be Fine With Caitlyn Jenner Using Whichever Bathroom She Chooses. LAUER: "All right. So if Caitlyn Jenner were to walk into Trump tower and wanted to use the bathroom, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses?" DONALD TRUMP: "That is correct." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Flip-Flops On North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law And Now Says Issue Should Be Left Up To States." [New York Daily News, 4/22/16<http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-flip-flops-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law-article-1.2611079?utm_content=bufferbbc6e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw>]

Asked About North Carolina's Transgender Bathroom Bill, Trump Said That "Local Communities And States Should Make The Decision... The Federal Government Should Not Be Involved." HANNITY: "And so I wanted to give you a chance to explain your position on that as it relates to transgenders picking which bathroom they want to go to. I can't even believe I'm asking the question, but I'm asking." TRUMP: "Well, it is a small number, but we have to take care of everybody, frankly. And North Carolina, which is a great place -- which I won, by the way -- I love North Carolina -- and they have a law and it's a law that, you know, unfortunately, is causing them some problems. And I fully understand that they want to go through (ph), but they are losing business and they are having a lot of people come out against. With me, I look at it differently. A community, whether it's North Carolina or local communities, really -- they should be involved. We have so many big issues to be thinking about, Sean. We have ISIS to worry about. We have bringing trade back. We have rebuilding our military. But I think this. I think that local communities and states should make the decision, and I feel very strongly about that. The federal government should not be involved." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump On North Carolina's HB2 "Bathroom" Law: "Local Communities And States Should Make The Decision, And I Feel Very Strongly About That. The Federal Government Should Not Be Involved." HANNITY: "Let me ask -- I know there's a huge issue in North Carolina and - - it's the so-called bathroom law. And a lot of people have made -- I don't know how many people this actually impacts. My guess it's a very small number, but it's become controversial. And Ted Cruz tried to attack you on this today. And so I wanted to give you a chance to explain your position on that as it relates to transgenders picking which bathroom they want to go to. I can't even believe I'm asking the question, but I'm asking." TRUMP: "Well, it is a small number, but we have to take care of everybody, frankly. And North Carolina, which is a great place -- which I won, by the way -- I love North Carolina -- and they have a law and it's a law that, you know, unfortunately, is causing them some problems. And I fully understand that they want to go through, but they are losing business and they are having a lot of people come out against. With me, I look at it differently. A community, whether it's North Carolina or local communities, really -- they should be involved. We have so many big issues to be thinking about, Sean. We have ISIS to worry about. We have bringing trade back. We have rebuilding our military. But I think this. I think that local communities and states should make the decision, and I feel very strongly about that. The federal government should not be involved." HANNITY: "In other words, let the state decide what local community decides, kind of like your position on education, give it back to the states." TRUMP: "Yes, let them decide. Absolutely."  [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Trump's Concern About North Carolina's Anti-Transgender HB2 Law Was Limited To The Negative Impacts It Had On The State's Businesses: "It's A Law That, You Know, Unfortunately, Is Causing Them Some Problems. And I Fully Understand That They Want To Go Through, But They Are Losing Business And They Are Having A Lot Of People Come Out Against." HANNITY: "Let me ask -- I know there's a huge issue in North Carolina and - - it's the so-called bathroom law. And a lot of people have made -- I don't know how many people this actually impacts. My guess it's a very small number, but it's become controversial. And Ted Cruz tried to attack you on this today. And so I wanted to give you a chance to explain your position on that as it relates to transgenders picking which bathroom they want to go to. I can't even believe I'm asking the question, but I'm asking." TRUMP: "Well, it is a small number, but we have to take care of everybody, frankly. And North Carolina, which is a great place -- which I won, by the way -- I love North Carolina -- and they have a law and it's a law that, you know, unfortunately, is causing them some problems. And I fully understand that they want to go through, but they are losing business and they are having a lot of people come out against. With me, I look at it differently. A community, whether it's North Carolina or local communities, really -- they should be involved." [Hannity, Fox News, 4/21/16]

Foreign Policy
HEADLINE: "Trump Terrifies World Leaders." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-terrifies-world-leaders-222233>]

Foreign Leaders Sought Explanations From U.S. Officials About What A Donald Trump Presidency Would Mean For U.S. Foreign Policy. "President Barack Obama is trying but failing to reassure foreign leaders convinced that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. They're in full-boil panic. According to more than two dozen U.S. and foreign-government officials, Trump has become the starting point for what feels like every government-to-government interaction. In meetings, private dinners and phone calls, world leaders are urgently seeking explanations from Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Trade Representative Michael Froman on down. American ambassadors are asking for guidance from Washington about what they're supposed to say." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-terrifies-world-leaders-222233>]

Finnish Economic Affairs Minister On A Potential Trump Presidency: "In Europe, We Are Concerned About The U.S. Possibly Turning Toward A More Isolationist Orientation." "Leaders, members of their governments, even their aides are so spooked that they don't want to say anything, and many privately admit that it's because they think he'll win, and a quote now could mean a vengeful President Trump going after them personally next year. 'As we're on the record, I'm rather hesitant to give you big headlines on this,' said Olli Rehn, the Finnish minister of economic affairs. 'In Europe, we are concerned about the U.S. possibly turning toward a more isolationist orientation. That would not be good for United States, good for Europe, good for the world. We need the U.S. engaged in global affairs in a constructive, positive way.'" [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-terrifies-world-leaders-222233>]

Italian Undersecretary For European Affairs: "Trump Solutions For Me Are False Solutions, But They're Not Original. They're Things That We Have Heard In Europe From Extremist Sections." "Then there are the more parochial concerns: that Trump's rise will encourage and empower their own nationalists. 'Trump solutions for me are false solutions, but they're not original. They're things that we have heard in Europe from extremist sections,' said Sandro Gozi, a member of the Italian parliament and undersecretary for European affairs in Prime Minister Mateo Renzi's Cabinet." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-terrifies-world-leaders-222233>]