Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 4/20/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:00:55 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE – 4/20/16

TED CRUZ

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

HEADLINE: “Why Cruz Is Going All-In On Indiana.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

Ted Cruz Met For An Hour With Mike Pence. “Cruz can control only one of those things, and on that front there are signs of progress. National Review has learned that the senator will hold a one-hour private meeting with Indiana governor Mike Pence prior to this Thursday’s Indianapolis GOP spring dinner, where he is scheduled to deliver a speech and sit at the governor’s table. The two first discussed these plans on a phone call last Friday, sources say.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

Ted Cruz’s Campaign Planned To Deploy Scott Walker In Indiana If Mike Pence Did Not Endorse. “Cruz would love to lock down Pence’s endorsement, knowing that the governor’s network could lend him a significant organizational edge in the state — just as Scott Walker’s did in Wisconsin. But sources say Pence, who loathes Trump, nonetheless has deep concerns about wading into the presidential race amid his own fight for re-election. If Pence doesn’t come on board, Cruz’s team is planning to deploy its next best option: Walker himself, who is a known commodity in Indiana and will likely be used as a surrogate there.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

Ted Cruz’s Campaign Planned Deploying Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney And Scott Walker As Surrogates In Indiana. “Cruz would love to lock down Pence’s endorsement, knowing that the governor’s network could lend him a significant organizational edge in the state — just as Scott Walker’s did in Wisconsin. But sources say Pence, who loathes Trump, nonetheless has deep concerns about wading into the presidential race amid his own fight for re-election. If Pence doesn’t come on board, Cruz’s team is planning to deploy its next best option: Walker himself, who is a known commodity in Indiana and will likely be used as a surrogate there. He won’t be alone. There is preliminary talk of Cruz assembling a high-profile team of GOP surrogates and bringing them to Indiana, according to sources familiar with the Cruz campaign’s internal deliberations. The goal would be to project unprecedented party unity against Trump with a roster of supporters that, in addition to familiar faces such as Walker and Carly Fiorina, could include Jeb Bush or even Mitt Romney.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

Ted Cruz’s Advisors Were Confident They Could Win Indiana’s Primary. “Indiana presents a familiar dynamic, with many prototype anti-Trump Republicans clustered around Indianapolis and other population centers in the northeast (Fort Wayne) and northwest (suburban Chicago). Cruz allies are supremely confident they will win statewide, and hope to carry at least seven of the nine congressional districts. Two of the southern districts bordering Kentucky — the eighth and ninth — are thought to be Trump territory, and the sixth should be highly competitive as well. (Notably, none of those three districts are home to any of the state’s six most populous counties.) All told, with 30 delegates going to the statewide winner, and three to the winner of each congressional district, Cruz advisers are confident that Indiana’s split will look very similar to Wisconsin’s: Cruz 51, Trump six, or potentially Cruz 48, Trump nine.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

Ted Cruz’s Campaign Set Up “Camp Cruz” In Indiana And Opened Four Field Offices There. “After a highly successful experiment with hosting hundreds of out-of-state volunteers in dormitory housing at what was called ‘Camp Cruz’ in Iowa, the campaign created similar, albeit smaller, operations in other states — most recently, Wisconsin. Many of the unpaid volunteers who spearheaded that April 5 victory moved straight to Indiana, where another ‘Camp Cruz’ has been erected. The campaign has also opened four offices around the state and is employing a sizable paid staff on the ground. The next two weeks, and especially from April 27 on, pro-Cruz forces are expected to mount an organizational blitz on Indiana’s three biggest population centers, aiming to push the numbers there so high that Trump wouldn’t be able to offset them even with dominating performances everywhere else.” [National Review, 4/20/16<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434265/ted-cruz-indiana-primary-strategy>]

HEADLINE: “AP: Ted Cruz Now Mathematically Eliminated From Clinching GOP Nomination Before Convention.” [Associated Press, 4/19/16<http://q13fox.com/2016/04/19/ap-ted-cruz-now-mathematically-eliminated-from-clinching-gop-nomination-before-convention/>]

Ted Cruz Was Mathematically Eliminated From Being Able To Clinch The Nomination After His Loss To Donald Trump In The New York Primary. “Donald Trump is now the only Republican candidate with any chance of clinching the nomination before the convention. Ted Cruz was mathematically eliminated Tuesday after Trump’s big win in the New York primary. Trump won at least 89 of the 95 delegates at stake. John Kasich won at least three and Cruz was in danger of being shut out. There aren’t enough delegates left in future contests for either Cruz or Kasich to reach the 1,237 delegates needed to win the GOP nomination. Their only hope is to block Trump and force a contested convention.” [Associated Press, 4/19/16<http://q13fox.com/2016/04/19/ap-ted-cruz-now-mathematically-eliminated-from-clinching-gop-nomination-before-convention/>]

HEADLINE: “Sean Hannity Calls Out Ted Cruz For Dodging Questions On Delegates.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/live/new-york-primary-2016/cruzhannity/>]

Ted Cruz And Sean Hannity Got Into A Heated Exchange Because Ted Cruz Dodged A Question On His Delegate Maneuvering. “Sean Hannity, the conservative radio and television host, laid into Senator Ted Cruz on his radio program on Tuesday, scolding Mr. Cruz for dodging legitimate questions about his approach to wrangling delegates. Mr. Cruz, who is trying to catch up to Donald J. Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has been aggressively trying to peel away delegates in states where he lost the popular vote. Mr. Trump has said he is exploiting a rigged system. When Mr. Hannity asked about it on Tuesday, Mr. Cruz said the issue was a concern only to ‘hard-core Donald Trump supporters.’ At that point, Mr. Hannity, who has been accused of being too soft during interviews with Mr. Trump, assailed the Mr. Cruz for being so slippery. ‘Every time I have you on the air and I ask a legitimate question, you try to throw this in my face. I’m getting sick of it’ Mr. Hannity said. ‘So if I ask you, senator, a legitimate question to explain to the audience, why don’t you answer it?’ Mr. Cruz has become increasingly frustrated with conservative media that he feels has been siding with Mr. Trump. He said that websites such as the Drudge Report had become an echo chamber in support of his opponent. Pressed by Mr. Hannity on the issue, Mr. Cruz said that Mr. Trump’s delegate issues were of his own making. ‘The Donald Trump campaign does not know how to organize on the grass roots,’ Mr. Cruz said, explaining Mr. Trump’s struggles to win over individual delegates. ‘The Donald Trump campaign doesn’t know what they’re doing.’” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/live/new-york-primary-2016/cruzhannity/>]

HEADLINE: “Sean Hannity To Ted Cruz: 'I'm Getting Sick Of It'”. [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/ted-cruz-donald-trump-campaign-lemonade-stand/>]

Ted Cruz: “I Cannot Help That The Donald Trump Campaign Does Not Seem Capable Of Running A Lemonade Stand.” “Sean Hannity sharply criticized Ted Cruz on Tuesday, when the radio and TV host tried to ask the Republican presidential hopeful about his campaign's delegate strategy and didn't like the answer he got in response. ‘Every time I have you on the air and I ask a legitimate question, you throw this in my face,’ Hannity said during his radio show after he asked Cruz to explain how his campaign is courting delegates. ‘I'm getting sick of it. I've had you more than any other candidate on radio and TV. So I ask you, Senator, a legitimate question for the audience, why don't you just answer it?’ Cruz defended his campaign and called out his primary opponent Tuesday afternoon, saying, ‘I cannot help that the Donald Trump campaign does not seem capable of running a lemonade stand.’” [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/ted-cruz-donald-trump-campaign-lemonade-stand/>]

HEADLINE: “Peter King: I Hate Ted Cruz And I Voted For John Kasich.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/peter-king-votes-for-john-kasich-222134>]

Peter King: “I Hate Ted Cruz, And I Think I’ll Take Cyanide If He Ever Got The Nomination.” “Peter King hates Ted Cruz and thinks Donald Trump will win big in New York’s Republican primary Tuesday, but he cast his ballot for John Kasich. ‘I hate Ted Cruz, and I think I’ll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination,’ the New York congressman told MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.’ ‘Now, having said that, I think you’re going to see Donald Trump scoring a big victory tonight. I have not endorsed Donald Trump. In fact, I actually voted by absentee ballot for John Kasich.’” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/peter-king-votes-for-john-kasich-222134>]

HEADLINE: “Ted Cruz Debuts New Campaign Theme: ‘Yes We Will’”. [Yahoo, 4/19/16<https://www.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz-yes-we-will-020723868.html>]

Ted Cruz Unveiled The Campaign Slogan “Yes We Will.” “While awaiting his disappointing results in the New York Republican primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz unveiled a new campaign theme that seems to be looking ahead to the general election as a response to Barack Obama’s famous 2008 campaign slogan. ‘They are the words that when Americans come together they say with conviction, they change the world,’ Cruz said at a watch-party in Philadelphia on Tuesday night hours before the polls in New York closed. ‘They are the vision of this campaign. Not ‘Yes we can,’ but now, ‘Yes we will.’” [Yahoo, 4/19/16<https://www.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz-yes-we-will-020723868.html>]

Rafael Cruz Said That President Obama Was Trying To Take Away Guns Away From The Population Like Hitler And Stalin Did. “Larry Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America, who has a long history in the fringes of the militia movement and once addressed a neo-Nazi event, now peddles various conspiracy theories while telling elected officials that the purpose of the Second Amendment is to make sure that they fear assassination. So, naturally, Rafael Cruz, the father and campaign surrogate of Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, joined Pratt on his radio program last weekend to promote his recent book and his son’s presidential candidacy. The younger Cruz has close ties to Gun Owners of America, including raising money for it, speaking to its members, boasting of its endorsement at a Republican debate, and appointing its chairman to head his campaign’s ‘Second Amendment Coalition.’ Rafael Cruz told Pratt that he was ‘so grateful’ for GOA’s work, before launching into a discussion of how President Obama’s attempts to ‘take our guns away’ and the ‘tremendous religious persecution’ of Christians and Jews in America is all part of a plan to impose a murderous communist dictatorship. Pratt, discussing the Batista and Castro regimes in Cruz’s native Cuba, mused that ‘arguably it could have made a difference’ in Cuba ‘had people been able to defend themselves and had there been the militia tradition that we still sort of have in the United States.’ Cruz responded that the issue of gun rights is ‘critical’ right now in the U.S., especially given the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. ‘That means if we get one more liberal justice with the same mind, we could all lose our right to keep and bear arms,’ he said. ‘And I’ll tell you what, look at history, every dictator that has taken away the guns from the population have then used those guns to kill the population by the millions. Stalin did it, Hitler did it, Mao did it, Pol Pot did it, Castro did it, they’ve all done it. And Obama has been trying for the last seven years to take our guns away!’” [Right Wing Watch, 4/19/16<http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rafael-cruz-tremendous-religious-persecution-america-part-plan-impose-communism>]

HEADLINE: “Cruz-Backer Steve King: GOP Could Split If Cruz Defeats Trump At Convention.” [BuzzFeed, 4/19/16<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/cruz-backer-steve-king-gop-could-split-if-cruz-defeats-trump?utm_term=.cyvO9o44x#.suAoO5mmx>]

Steve King Said That Cruz’s Win On A Second Ballot At A Contested Convention Could Hurt The Party. “Congressman Steve King of Iowa, a supporter of Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, said in a radio interview on Tuesday that there is a risk of the Republican Party splitting if Cruz were to defeat Donald Trump and win the nomination at a contested convention. The congressman, appearing on the radio show Frankly Speaking, was asked if the Republican establishment might attempt to take the nomination from Cruz or Donald Trump at the convention in Cleveland. King answered that he saw a risk if Trump loses on a second ballot and decides to run independently or tell his voters to not support the Republican nominee. ‘The greater risk for the split of the party is say we get to the convention, nobody’s got the 1237 and on a subsequently ballot, a second or subsequent ballot Ted Cruz wins the nomination –– which I would predict if there’s a second or subsequent ballot,’ King said. ‘If Donald Trump decides to say, take his ball and go home, or go run on an independent ticket, that would be what would split the party,’ he continued. ‘That’s more likely than having the establishment take over in Cleveland because they just don’t have the numbers among the delegates. If they’re gonna take over, they have to essentially dupe the delegates to do that, and I don’t think they’re gonna be easily duped. These are astute people that are arriving in Cleveland.’” [BuzzFeed, 4/19/16<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/cruz-backer-steve-king-gop-could-split-if-cruz-defeats-trump?utm_term=.cyvO9o44x#.suAoO5mmx>]

HEADLINE: “Cruz's Dad: Trump 'Would Be Worse Than Hillary Clinton'”. [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276958-cruzs-dad-trump-would-be-worse-than-hillary-clinton>]

Rafael Cruz Said That Donald Trump Would Be Worse Than Hillary Clinton As President. “The father of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says party front-runner Donald Trump would be ‘worse than Hillary Clinton’ as president. ‘We've got to realize, Donald Trump is more of a Democrat than a Republican. ... He has been funding Democrats like [New York Sen.] Chuck Schumer, like Sen. Harry Reid, like Anthony Weiner, like [New York Mayor Bill] de Blasio and many others,’ Rafael Cruz told Breitbart News Daily. ‘For forty years he has been supporting all these ultra-liberal politicians. He would be worse than Hillary Clinton, but he cannot beat Hillary Clinton.’ Cruz defended his comments, saying that poll after poll shows Trump losing to Clinton in a general election by double-digits. ‘Donald Trump cannot beat Hillary Clinton,’ he said. ‘That would be the dream ticket for Hillary Clinton, because all the polls show that Donald Trump would lose and would lose by a landslide.’” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276958-cruzs-dad-trump-would-be-worse-than-hillary-clinton>]

Rafael Cruz: “I Believe That My Son Will Get The Nomination, If Not By The Second Ballot, Maybe By The Third Ballot.” “Cruz also said he thinks his son will come out a winner at a contested convention. ‘I think that this is going to go to the convention. And if Donald Trump does not get 1,237 — and I don’t believe he will — he will lose at the convention,’ he said. ‘I believe that my son will get the nomination, if not by the second ballot, maybe by the third ballot. As we get into the convention and delegates are released, we’ll see Sen. Cruz’s support increase more and more. And I am convinced that he will get the nomination,’ he continued.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276958-cruzs-dad-trump-would-be-worse-than-hillary-clinton>]

Rafael Cruz On Donald Trump: “We Don’t Need Another Imperial President Like We Have Today.” “Rafael Cruz listed more criticisms of Trump, saying the country doesn't need a ‘deal maker’ or a ‘bully.’ ‘We don’t need another imperial president like we have today. We need a statesman. We need someone that will take America back to the Constitution, to the rule of law, to limited government,’ he said. ‘We need, more than anything else, we need a servant of ‘we the people.' ‘If there’s one thing Sen. Cruz understands, it’s servant leadership. He understands that he would go to the White House to be a servant to every American.’” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/276958-cruzs-dad-trump-would-be-worse-than-hillary-clinton>]

HEADLINE: “Cruz: Contested Convention Could 'Fracture' GOP.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/ted-cruz-contested-convention-222091>]

Ted Cruz Said A Contested Convention Could Fracture The Republican Party. “Ted Cruz on Monday acknowledged he's concerned about how a contested convention might ‘fracture’ the party ahead of the general election, especially if Donald Trump lashes out should he lose the primary. ‘There is no doubt, we are likely headed to a contested convention,’ the Texas senator told a private gathering of Republicans here in Manhattan, according to audio of the meeting obtained by POLITICO. ‘One of the greatest risks of a contested convention is, if you come out with a party fractured, it potentially makes you vulnerable going into the general election. I believe, in a contested convention, we’ll have a strong advantage and we will earn the majority of the delegates and unify the party. But in that circumstance it’s not difficult to imagine Donald Trump getting very upset, and making his upsetness [known].’” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/ted-cruz-contested-convention-222091>]

Ted Cruz On Trump: “I Don’t Think There Is A Significant Risk Of His Running As Third Party.” “But Cruz downplayed the threat of Trump running as a third-party candidate should he lose the GOP primary. Cruz cited so-called ‘sore loser’ laws that, through ballot access requirements, make it very difficult in some states for candidates to mount an independent bid late in the cycle. ‘I don’t think there is a significant risk of his running as third party,’ he said, but went on to note that there was the risk that Trump’s supporters would just sit out the election.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/ted-cruz-contested-convention-222091>]

HEADLINE: “Cruz: I Will Repeal And Replace Obamacare During First Days Of A Cruz Administration.” [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/19/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-will-repeal-replace-obamacare-first-days-cruz-administration/>]

Ted Cruz Attacked Obamacare After UnitedHealth Announced It Was Pulling Out Of The Obamacare Exchanges. “Presidential candidate Ted Cruz issued the following statement in light of news that the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, will be pulling out of Obamacare marketplaces in all but a few states next year: ‘UnitedHealth has announced it is pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges. That’s the latest in a string of Obamacare failures that have led to American families losing their doctors, having few or no insurance options, and facing skyrocketing premiums and deductibles. Sadly, none of this comes as a surprise. Conservatives predicted this result years ago, and yet here we are: with health insurance that is worse and costs more, with a system that kills jobs and lowers paychecks, and with a federal government that stands between Americans and their doctors.” [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/19/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-will-repeal-replace-obamacare-first-days-cruz-administration/>]

Ted Cruz Attacked John Kasich For Expanding Obamacare. “Presidential candidate Ted Cruz issued the following statement in light of news that the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, will be pulling out of Obamacare marketplaces in all but a few states next year: … ‘UnitedHealth has announced it is pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges. That’s the latest in a string of Obamacare failures that have led to American families losing their doctors, having few or no insurance options, and facing skyrocketing premiums and deductibles. … “Strikingly, this slow-rolling catastrophe has been lost on the other two Republicans in the presidential race: one who actually expanded Obamacare as governor, and the other who wants to go further than Obamacare and implement universal health care. Both John Kasich and Donald Trump would dig the country deeper into the Obamacare hole.” [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/19/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-will-repeal-replace-obamacare-first-days-cruz-administration/>]

Ted Cruz Said As President He Would “Begin The Process Of Repealing And Replacing” Obamacare On His First Days As President. “‘Strikingly, this slow-rolling catastrophe has been lost on the other two Republicans in the presidential race: one who actually expanded Obamacare as governor, and the other who wants to go further than Obamacare and implement universal health care. Both John Kasich and Donald Trump would dig the country deeper into the Obamacare hole. That’s why I have consistently opposed Obamacare and will begin the process of repealing and replacing this disastrous law from the first days of my administration as President. We literally cannot afford to have Obama’s signature failure continue to drag down our economy, destroy what’s left of our health care market, and punish American families. I will repeal Obamacare and replace it with health care that’s personal, portable, and affordable, and stops getting in between patients and their doctors.’” [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/19/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-will-repeal-replace-obamacare-first-days-cruz-administration/>]

HEADLINE: “Cruz Sees The Minimum Wage As ‘Bad Policy’”. [MSNBC, 4/19/16<http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cruz-sees-the-minimum-wage-bad-policy>]

DONALD TRUMP

HEADLINE: “Could Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?” [Politico Magazine, 4/17/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/donald-trump-2016-impeachment-213817#ixzz46JYUmA6h>]

HEADLINE: “Ben Carson Utterly Fails To Defend Donald Trump On ‘The Daily Show’” [Daily Beast, 4/20/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/20/ben-carson-utterly-fails-to-defend-donald-trump-on-the-daily-show.html>]

Foreign Policy

Trump In 2005: “I'm A Big Fan, A Very Big Fan, Of The United Nations And All It Stands For.” TRUMP: "I have to start by saying I'm a big fan, a very big fan, of the United Nations and all it stands for.  I can't speak as to what's been happening over the last number of years, because it certainly hasn't been good, but the concept of the United Nations and the fact that the United Nations is in New York is very important to me and very important to the world, as far as I am concerned. So I am a big fan.” [Hearing On Renovation Of United Nations Headquarters Building, Senate Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, 7/21/05]

Trump: “The United Nations Is Not A Friend Of Democracy. It's Not A Friend To Freedom.” TRUMP: "The United Nations is not a friend of democracy. It's not a friend to freedom. It's not a friend even to the United States of America, where as all know, it has its home. And it surely isn’t a friend to Israel." [AIPAC Conference, Washington DC, 3/21/16]

Headline: “Peter King: “Foreign Countries Are Concerned” About Trump.” [BuzzFeed, 4/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/peter-king-foreign-countries-are-concerned-about-trump?utm_term=.wr7Qj4Qdw8&bftw=pol#.mdl5P850xw>]

Rep. Peter King Said “Foreign Countries Are Concerned” About The Unpredictability Of Trump’s Policies Which “Could End Up Scaring Off Both Enemies And Allies.”  “’Listen, he’s a smart guy,’ King said on Imus in the Morning. ‘I just think that if everything is put on the table for him, if all the options are given to him, he is obviously smart enough to make the right decision. But from what I understand during the campaign, it’s basically a one-man band with maybe 3 or 4 people around him and he just goes with this stuff. So when you’re president, you can’t do that.’ King continued, ‘And I know that foreign countries are concerned. Not even because they’re for him or against him. But you have to have some kind of permanence to American policy or some sort of stability to it, so they know where you’re coming from. And I think that could end up scaring off both enemies and allies. And the last thing you want to do is scare off your allies.’” [BuzzFeed, 4/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/peter-king-foreign-countries-are-concerned-about-trump?utm_term=.wr7Qj4Qdw8&bftw=pol#.mdl5P850xw>]

GOP Nomination

HEADLINE: “New York 2016 Primary Results: Donald Trump Wins Big.” [Vox, 4/19/16<http://www.vox.com/2016/4/19/11462986/new-york-primary-results-donald-trump-wins>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Nearly Sweeps NY Delegates.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276944-trump-nearly-sweeps-ny-delegates>]

Trump Won 89 Of 95 Available Delegates In The New York Primary. “Donald Trump will come away with a huge haul of delegates following a big win in New York's primary on Tuesday night that moves him closer to the GOP presidential nomination. Trump began the night with 756 delegates, according to The Associated Press. He appears poised to take 89 of the 95 delegates that were up for grabs in New York.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276944-trump-nearly-sweeps-ny-delegates>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump's Lone Loss In NY Is Where He Calls Home – Manhattan.” [ABC 7 NY, 4/20/16<http://abc7ny.com/politics/trumps-lone-loss-in-ny-is-where-he-calls-home/1300737/>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Just Made It Impossible For Ted Cruz To Clinch The GOP Nomination.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/19/donald-trump-just-made-it-impossible-for-ted-cruz-to-clinch-the-gop-nomination/>]

Trump: “Ted Cruz Is Mathematically Out Of Winning The Race. Now All He Can Do Is Be A Spoiler.” TRUMP: “Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race. Now all he can do is be a spoiler, never a nice thing to do. I will beat Hillary!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/722767517349978112>]

Trump On The New York Primary Results: “We're Going To End At A Very High Level And Get A Lot More Delegates Than Anybody Projected, Even In Their Wildest Imagination.” TRUMP: “The people of New York when they give us this kind of a vote, and it's just incredible. And I guess we're close to 70 percent and we're going to end at a very high level and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imagination. So, I just want to thank everybody here.” [Election Night Speech, New York NY, 4/19/16]

Trump: “Illegal Immigrants Are Taken Care Of In Many Cases Better Than Our Vets.” TRUMP: “Nobody is going to mess with us. That I can tell you. We're going to take care of our vets. We're going -- our vets are great people, and we have forgotten our vets. Illegal immigrants are taken care of in many cases better than our vets. That's not going to happen anymore. That is not going to happen.” [Election Night Speech, New York NY, 4/19/16]

Trump: “Nobody Should Take Delegates And Claim Victory Unless They Get Those Delegates With Voters And Voting.” TRUMP: “It's really nice to win the delegates with the votes, you know? It's really nice. Nobody should be given delegates which is a ticket to victory, and it's not a fair ticket. And even though we're leading by a lot and we can't be caught, it's impossible to catch us, nobody should take delegates and claim victory unless they get those delegates with voters and voting. And that's what's going to happen. And you watch. Because the people aren't going to stand for it. It's a crooked system. It's a system that's rigged. We're going to go back to the old way. It's called, you vote and you win. So, we'll be going into the convention no matter what happens and I think we're going to go in so strong.” [Election Night Speech, New York NY, 4/19/16]

Trump: “We're Leading By A Lot And We Can't Be Caught, It's Impossible To Catch Us.” TRUMP: “And even though we're leading by a lot and we can't be caught, it's impossible to catch us, nobody should take delegates and claim victory unless they get those delegates with voters and voting. And that's what's going to happen. And you watch. Because the people aren't going to stand for it. It's a crooked system. It's a system that's rigged. We're going to go back to the old way. It's called, you vote and you win.” [Election Night Speech, New York NY, 4/19/16]

Trump: “We Don't Have Much Of A Race Anymore Based On What I'm Seeing On Television. Senator Cruz Is Just About Mathematically Eliminated.” TRUMP: “We are going to be so strong again. We are going -- really. I mean, legitimately so great again. And I just can't wait. We don't have much of a race anymore based on what I'm seeing on television. Senator Cruz is just about mathematically eliminated. And we've won another state, as you know. We have won millions of more votes than Senator Cruz, millions and millions of more votes than Governor Kasich. We've won and now especially after tonight close to 300 delegates more than Senator Cruz. We're really, really rocking. We expect we're going to have an amazing number of weeks because these are places, and they're in trouble. They're in big trouble. When you look at Pennsylvania, when you look at Indiana, when you look at Maryland and Rhode Island and so many places, we have problems everywhere you look.” [Election Night Speech, New York NY, 4/19/16]

HEADLINE: “Whining Donald Trump Failed To Learn The Rules Of The Political Game.” [Baltimore Sun, 4/19/16<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-whining-donald-trump-failed-to-learn-the-rules-of-the-political-game-20160418-story.html>]

Republican Party

HEADLINE: “GOP Donors Not Enthusiastic About Trump In Nov. Election.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276905-gop-donors-not-enthusiastic-about-trump-in-nov-election>]

Former RNC Finance Chairman Mel Sembler: “Trump Has Insulted Most Of The Contributors And Fundraisers In The Country.” “Interviews with leading GOP fundraisers, donors and outside conservative groups reveal that Trump is so deeply disliked by large parts of the Republican Party’s donor community that he will have trouble winning their favor in a general election. Then, he’d need more than $1 billion to defeat the money machine of the Hillary Clinton campaign, the presumptive Democratic nominee. ‘Trump has insulted most of the contributors and fundraisers in the country,’ said Mel Sembler, a former Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman and board member for the super-PAC Right to Rise, which raised and spent more than $100 million in support of Jeb Bush’s unsuccessful primary campaign.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276905-gop-donors-not-enthusiastic-about-trump-in-nov-election>]

RGA Finance Chairman, Fred Malek: “Should [Trump] Become The Nominee, I Don’t Think There’ll Be A Great Deal Of Enthusiasm” Among Major Donors. “The finance chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Fred Malek, said Trump has perilously little time to build the kind of fundraising apparatus required to compete nationwide in a general election. ‘Many major donors are very uncertain about who the nominee’s going to be, so he can’t really gear up much of a fundraising operation until after the convention,’ Malek told The Hill. ‘Should he become the nominee, I don’t think there’ll be a great deal of enthusiasm.’” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276905-gop-donors-not-enthusiastic-about-trump-in-nov-election>]

Romney Campaign Fundraiser, Lisa Spies, On A Potential Trump Nomination: “‘If We Are Running Against Hillary Clinton, She Will Wipe Us Out As Far As Fundraising Goes.” “Lisa Spies, who is raising funds for Senate Republicans and did outreach and fundraising for Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign, went even further, saying Trump has built none of the relationships required for even a basic political fundraising apparatus. ‘One of the reasons Gov. Romney was so good at fundraising was because he knew it wasn’t just about the ask; he knew it was about forming a relationship,’ said Spies, who as director of Women for Romney led the effort to raise more than $23 million. ‘But when you have a candidate who’s vilifying you for giving money, why the heck would you give them money? ‘If we are running against Hillary Clinton, she will wipe us out as far as fundraising goes.’” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276905-gop-donors-not-enthusiastic-about-trump-in-nov-election>]

The Koch Network Was Likely To Sit Out The Presidential Race If Trump Was The Nominee. “The powerful Koch network — a collection of some 700 wealthy donors helmed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch — has a budget of nearly $900 million for political and conservative advocacy spending, but the group dislikes Trump so much that it plans not to spend a penny of that on the presidential race if he becomes the nominee. Mark Holden, a top Koch official, said in a recent statement to the Los Angeles Times that the organization would only participate in the presidential race if a candidate refrained from “personal attacks and mudslinging. ‘That hasn’t happened yet, and there is no indication that this will happen given the current tenor and tone of the various campaigns,’ Holden’s statement said. If Trump wins the GOP nomination, the Koch network will likely dedicate most of its political cash to saving vulnerable Republicans in the Senate.” [The Hill, 4/20/16<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/276905-gop-donors-not-enthusiastic-about-trump-in-nov-election>]

HEADLINE: “GOP Senators Are Extremely Nervous About A Trump Nomination.” [Fortune, 4/20/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/20/republican-senators-donald-trump-ted-cruz/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>]

Bullying

HEADLINE: “‘Little Marco,’ ‘Lying Ted,’ ‘Crooked Hillary:’ Donald Trump’s Winning Strategy? Nouns.” [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/04/20/little-marco-lying-ted-crooked-hillary-donald-trumps-winning-strategy-nouns/>]

Trump Used Nicknames For His Opponents To Appeal To The Human Instinct To Categorize And Label. “By now, everyone knows assigning nicknames to opponents is Donald Trump’s trademark political strategy and this week Hillary Clinton got hers. For as long as Trump is in this presidential race, and maybe beyond, Clinton will be, in the minds of some voters, ‘Crooked Hillary’ in the same way that Marco Rubio became ‘Little Marco’ and Ted Cruz is ‘Lying Ted.’ Trump doesn’t have to back up those designations with deeper content to make them stick. These insults require no additional information beyond knowing what the names are meant to imply. And the implications here aren’t subtle. In doling out these simple nicknames, Trump appeals to that human instinct to categorize and label as a means of stability and certainty.” [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/04/20/little-marco-lying-ted-crooked-hillary-donald-trumps-winning-strategy-nouns/>]

Epistemologist Jeremy Sherman: Trump Has Been Attempting To Create A Permanent Class Of Winners And Losers As Determined By Him.  “In 2011, Jeremy Sherman, an epistemologist, described this Trump tact as a sort of ‘taxonomy, identifying what sub-species of winner and loser people are.’ He said it was a symptom of what he called, ‘nounism,’ a way to describe something or someone in a way that is an absolute. A chair is a chair. It’s not chair-ly, or chair-ish. In the same way, Trump has defined Hillary as crooked – not her actions or her behavior, but her. Since his ascendance to the top of the GOP presidential field, Trump has been attempting to create a permanent class of winners and losers as determined by him, Sherman has concluded.” [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/04/20/little-marco-lying-ted-crooked-hillary-donald-trumps-winning-strategy-nouns/>]

HEADLINE: “Teachers Union Calls On School To Cancel Donald Trump Rally; Protests Planned.” [Baltimore Sun, 4/19/16<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-trump-rally-protest-20160419-story.html>]

Maryland’s Largest Teachers Union Called On The Worcester County School System To Not Allow Trump To Use Their Facilities For A Planned Rally. “The union that represents most teachers in Maryland called on the Worcester County school system to block Donald Trump's campaign from using a high school gym to hold a rally Wednesday evening. ‘Donald Trump and his divisive, fear-mongering rhetoric have no place in the halls of Maryland's public schools,’ Maryland State Education Association president Betty Weller said in a statement. ‘Trump's eagerness to bully minorities would be unacceptable if it came from any of our students.’" [Baltimore Sun, 4/19/16<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-trump-rally-protest-20160419-story.html>]

The Trump Campaign Paid Almost $5,000 For The Use Of The Gym At Stephen Decatur High School In Berlin, Maryland. “Trump's rally is being held at Stephen Decatur high school in Berlin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have already held events in Maryland, as the protracted battle for the Republican nomination continues. Carrie N. Sterrs, a spokeswoman for the school system, said the Trump campaign approached the schools about using the gym and is paying a fee of almost $5,000. The school system is aware of the calls to cancel the event, but Sterrs said the rally is still scheduled to go ahead as planned.” [Baltimore Sun, 4/19/16<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-trump-rally-protest-20160419-story.html>]

4/20/16: Protests Were Planned For Trump’s Berlin, Maryland Rally, Including By Baltimore Activist Group The People’s Power Assembly. “Opponents of Trump plan to hold protests outside the event. Baltimore activist group the People's Power Assembly said its members plan to carpool over to the Eastern Shore. ‘We will be there to make sure there is a strong voice of opposition,’ said Kira-Lynae Pindell, a spokeswoman for the group. Other planned protests have popped up on Facebook. Gabrielle Franks, from Hebron, said her first thought on hearing that Trump was coming to Maryland was that she should organize a demonstration. She invited contacts in the Salisbury music scene and word of the protest spread from there, Franks said.” [Baltimore Sun, 4/19/16<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-trump-rally-protest-20160419-story.html>]

PRESS RELEASE: “Donald Trump And His Bullying Rhetoric Have No Place In Maryland Public Schools.” [Press Release, Maryland State Education Association, 4/19/16<http://marylandeducators.org/press/donald-trump-and-his-bullying-rhetoric-have-no-place-maryland-public-schools>]

Maryland State Education Association: “Allowing Trump To Speak In A Public School Normalizes And Condones Bullying Attitudes And Behavior That Go Against The Tolerance And Acceptance That Educators Strive To Teach Our Students Every Day.” “Today, Maryland State Education Association President Betty Weller released the following statement: ‘Donald Trump and his divisive, fear-mongering rhetoric have no place in the halls of Maryland’s public schools. Trump’s eagerness to bully minorities would be unacceptable if it came from any of our students. School should be a safe place for all students, no matter their background. Allowing Trump to speak in a public school normalizes and condones bullying attitudes and behavior that go against the tolerance and acceptance that educators strive to teach our students every day.’” [Press Release, Maryland State Education Association, 4/19/16<http://marylandeducators.org/press/donald-trump-and-his-bullying-rhetoric-have-no-place-maryland-public-schools>]

Maryland State Education Association: “MSEA Calls On The Worcester County Board Of Education To Reverse The Decision To Allow Trump To Campaign On School Property.” “On behalf of more than 71,000 teachers and education support professionals in Maryland—and the students we teach—MSEA calls on the Worcester County Board of Education to reverse the decision to allow Trump to campaign on school property. ‘The Trump Effect,’ a recent survey of teachers by the Southern Poverty Law Center, found that two-thirds of teachers report that their students ‘have expressed concerns or fears about what might happen to them or their families after the election’ and more than one-third have seen ‘an increase in anti-Muslim or anti-immigrant sentiment.’” [Press Release, Maryland State Education Association, 4/19/16<http://marylandeducators.org/press/donald-trump-and-his-bullying-rhetoric-have-no-place-maryland-public-schools>]

HEADLINE: “Girls’ Soccer Game Suspended Over ‘Traumatizing’ Pro-Trump Chants.” [Breitbart, 4/19/16<http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/04/19/girls-soccer-game-suspended-over-traumatizing-pro-trump-chants/>]

High School Students In Elkhorn, Wisconsin Used Pro-Trump Chants To Taunt Latino Students On A Rival Soccer Team. “A recent girls soccer game in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, was suspended after a group of Elkhorn students directed a series of pro-Trump chants at Latino students on the opposing team. The opposing team, Beloit Memorial High School, asked the game’s referees to suspend the game after the chants rendered Beloit’s student athletes incapable of returning to the field. High school soccer rules allow referees to suspend play due to ‘outside interference.’” [Breitbart, 4/19/16<http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/04/19/girls-soccer-game-suspended-over-traumatizing-pro-trump-chants/>]

HEADLINE: “How Should Muslim Parents And Teachers Talk To Children About Donald Trump?” [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/04/20/how-should-muslim-parents-and-teachers-talk-to-children-about-donald-trump/?tid=sm_tw>]

White Supremacists

HEADLINE: “Trump Retweets Another Apparent White Supremacist.” [The Hill, 4/19/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/276919-trump-retweets-another-apparent-white-supremacist>]

4/19/16: Trump Retweeted A User Who Wrote For An Online Publication Covering “White Nationalism And Genocide.” “Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday retweeted an apparent white supremacist, something he’s done multiple times this election. The user, who goes by the name Jason Bergkamp, writes for an online publication called Vanguard 14. According to its website, the publication covers issues like ‘white nationalism and genocide.’ Bergkamp’s bio on the site says he is a ‘Dutch based journalist writing about European, American and South African events.’” [The Hill, 4/19/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/276919-trump-retweets-another-apparent-white-supremacist>]

Buffalo Bills

Trump Said He Bid $1 Billion In 2014 To Buy The Buffalo Bills Franchise, But Lost Out To Current Owner Terry Pegula. “Back in 2014, Trump made a very public bid to buy the Buffalo Bills, floating a $1 billion figure that was met with a healthy degree of skepticism and outright opposition at the time. Ultimately, Trump was passed over in favor of another billionaire, Terry Pegula (who bought the team for $1.4 billion), which inspired a series of insulting tweets in which the then-reality star mocked his rival’s leadership of the Buffalo Sabres hockey franchise, claimed that he deserved credit for driving up the team’s price and made a now familiar lament that the game of pro football itself had become ‘so boring now’ and ‘too soft!’ Monday in Buffalo, on the eve of what is expected to be big electoral victory for Trump in his home state of New York, the Republican front-runner appeared to still be bitter over his missed opportunity. Although he now referred to Pegula and his wife as ‘two great people,’ he took considerable pains to recount the fact that he allegedly bid $1 billion for the Bills franchise and had ‘sent out a certified letter to the bank’ saying as much.” [MSNBC, 4/19/16<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/why-donald-trump-always-ready-some-football>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Says People Are Requesting He Buy The Buffalo Bills.” [CBS Sports, 4/1/14<http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24510147/donald-trump-says-people-are-requesting-he-buy-the-buffalo-bills>]

In 2014, Trump Said He Was Asked To Invest In The Buffalo Bills And Was Willing To “Take A Look At It.” “But if somehow real estate mogul/reality TV star/Obama birth certificate searcher Donald Trump buys part of the team, he knows exactly where he'd keep it. In Buffalo, of course. ‘People have actually talked to me about the Bills,’ Trump told WBEN radio, via ESPN. ‘I mean, the group of people called me -- would I be interested in investing, and I'll take a look at it. I mean, I look at a lot of things. I'll take a look at it ... I know so many people in Buffalo, and they have asked me about looking at that and I certainly would look at it, but I would ... if it were me, I'd keep the team in Buffalo. I think it's something that is really vital to the area. ... It would be catastrophic, in my opinion, if Buffalo lost the Buffalo Bills.’" [CBS Sports, 4/1/14<http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24510147/donald-trump-says-people-are-requesting-he-buy-the-buffalo-bills>]

2014: Trump Said He Was Glad His Bid To Buy The Buffalo Bills Failed Because The NFL Was Now “Too Soft.” TRUMP: “The @nfl games are so boring now that actually, I’m glad I didn’t get the Bills. Boring games, too many flags, too soft!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 10/13/14<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/521664842063564800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>]

Business

Migrant Workers Constructing The Trump International Golf Club In Dubai Were Subjected To Harsh Living Conditions. “A Trump hotel in Dubai found itself in the spotlight Monday over a video allegedly showing migrant workers living in horrific conditions. The Trump International Golf Club in Dubai is one of many hotels worldwide belonging to the Trump real estate conglomerate. The hotel is currently under construction and workers have reportedly been subjected to extremely harsh living quarters. HBO’s VICE Correspondent Ben Anderson used a hidden camera to uncover the harsh reality the workers must face.” [Daily Caller, 4/19/16<http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/19/this-is-how-trump-hotel-workers-live-in-dubai-video/#ixzz46NmjxaIC>]

HEADLINE: “On The Rocks: The Story Of Trump Vodka.” [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-vodka/>]

Bloomberg: “Trump Vodka Was A Flamboyant Exercise In Failure.” “One week later, on St. Patrick’s Day, J. Patrick Kenny, the creator of Trump Vodka, is sitting in his New York office, sipping a Diet Coke and explaining what had gone wrong. Not even he has a bottle of the stuff left. ‘There used to be one here, but it’s gone,’ Kenny says. ‘The company cratered.’ Trump Vodka had problems, from distillery to bottling to finance. Even so, it would be just another celebrity’s doomed foray into liquor if it weren’t the project of a potential president. With no political résumé to speak of, the only way to evaluate the capabilities of Trump is by once again poking around in his exploits in commerce. Like his bankrupt casinos, closed college, and other dead-end brand journeys, Trump Vodka was a flamboyant exercise in failure. Trump, naturally, insists it was a triumph, though good luck finding a bottle today. Its slogan was ‘Success Distilled.’” [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-vodka/>]

Trump Licensed His Name To Trump Vodka In Exchange For Half The Profits, With Minimum Royalties Of $2 Million By November 2008. “Trump was a perfect candidate for Kenny’s line of branded beverages. The pair’s first meeting took place in Trump’s office, then in its Apprentice heyday. ‘As he was saying, ‘I’m going to negotiate the s--- out of you,’ klieg lights went on and television cameras started filming,’ Kenny says. ‘I was like, ‘Wow, our moment of greatness.’ ’ Trump lent his name in exchange for about half the profits, with minimum royalties of $2 million by November 2008 and more to come later.” [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-vodka/>]

Trump Licensed His Name To Trump Vodka Despite Opposing Drinking: “But It’s A Legal Product, And If I Don’t Sell It, Someone Else Will.” “Meanwhile, back in Trump Tower, where Trump lives and works, there was another complication: The vodka’s namesake wouldn’t drink it. Trump, a teetotaler whose late brother was an alcoholic, told Don Imus on the air in 2005 that it was a contradiction. ‘I know it’s like tobacco companies making cigarettes and then advertising ‘Don’t smoke,’ ’ he said. ‘But it’s a legal product, and if I don’t sell it, someone else will.’ He told Larry King in 2006 that he wasn’t a big fan of imbibers in general. ‘You see them being carried out of an office, they’re totally bombed, and you totally lose respect for them,’ he said. ‘So I’m not a proponent of drinking.’ Trump told King that he’d donate some vodka profits to addiction research.” [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-vodka/>]

Trump Said He Licensed His Name To Trump Vodka Despite Being An Opponent Of Drinking Because If He Didn’t, Somebody Else Would.   TRUMP: “I don't drink and I don't really -- I'm not a big proponent of people that do drink. I've seen people that drink -- I've seen people, highly respected people, people such as yourself, but I've seen highly respected people -- and I'm just saying, they were very successful like you are. And then you see them being carried out of an office, they're totally bombed, and you totally lose respect for them. So I don't -- I'm not a proponent of drinking. But what happens is because of my success and because of the success I've had in real estate and everything else and probably also because of ‘The Apprentice,’ so many people have come to me with different things. We have at Macy's the most successful suits, the most successful new shirt, Philip Van Heusen did shirts and ties. It's the most successful launch that they've ever had. The Donald J. Trump collection at Macy's. And a great company came to me in that world and they wanted to do a vodka. I'm giving the money to charity. Vodka, if it wasn't legal, that's one thing. If nobody drank, that's another thing. If they don't do me they'll probably go to Martha Stewart and then they'll fail.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 10/9/06]

Trump Said He Would Donate The Profits From Trump Vodka To Charity. TRUMP: “And a great company came to me in that world and they wanted to do a vodka. I'm giving the money to charity. Vodka, if it wasn't legal, that's one thing. If nobody drank, that's another thing. If they don't do me they'll probably go to Martha Stewart and then they'll fail.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 10/9/06]

Trump’s Plan To Build A Wall To Protect His Doonbeg Golf Club And Resort In Ireland From Storm Damage Was Stopped By A Local Planning Board. “The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t the only place Donald Trump wants to put up a wall: He also wants to build one to protect a golf course he owns in Ireland from storm damage, TheJournal.ie reports, but a planning board this week ruled against the proposal. Trump bought Doonbeg Golf Club and Resort, in County Clare, for a reported 15 million euros (about $17 million) in 2014. ‘Doonbeg is an already terrific property that we will make even better,’ he said at the time. ‘It will soon be an unparalleled resort destination with the highest standards of luxury.’ Doonbeg sits right on the Atlantic, at Carrowmore Bay, and is threatened by coastal erosion and storm damage. Trump’s holding company, TIGL Ireland Enterprise Limited, proposed to build a 2.8 kilometer (1.73984 mile) berm along a sand dune.” [Gawker, 4/20/16<http://gawker.com/if-donald-trump-cant-build-a-wall-in-ireland-how-is-he-1771995748>]

Melania

Melania Trump’s Father Was A Member Of The Communist Party In Slovenia. “Clearly, Slovenia has Melania fever. Former parliamentarian Igor Omerza has written a biography about the former model, together with the journalist Bojan Pozar. According to their research, the rumors that her father Victor was a member of the Communist Party are true - a controversial issue for US Republicans. ‘Viktor Knavs was not an active communist, he joined the party because it helped him,’ Omerza explains. ‘Melania and her sister had a good upbringing. Their parents took very good care of their daughters.’" [DW, 4/19/16<http://www.dw.com/en/the-rise-of-melania-trump/a-19196539>]

Media

HEADLINE: “Breitbart National Security Editor Paid By Donald Trump Campaign.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/04/breitbart-national-security-editor-paid-by-donald-trump-campaign-222158>]

Gorka’s Role As Breitbart National Security Editor Was Reportedly Only Am Honorary Title. “Two sources told POLITICO that while Gorka may technically hold the position of ‘national security editor,’ (he was introduced as such by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon on his radio show as recently as Monday,) he hasn't actually worked at the site in a traditional editor's role since 2014. Gorka hasn't written for the site since December. According to one of the sources, the position is more of an ‘honorary title’ so Breitbart can say they have a big name on staff.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/04/breitbart-national-security-editor-paid-by-donald-trump-campaign-222158>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Campaign Paid A Breitbart Editor For Consulting Work.” [BuzzFeed, 4/19/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/trump-campaign-paid-a-breitbart-editor-for-consulting-work?utm_term=.usaamAaLP3#.ybDLjXLA9M>]

October 2015: The Trump Campaign Paid Breitbart News National Security Editor, Sebastian Gorka, $8,000 For Policy Consulting. “Donald Trump’s campaign paid Breitbart News national security editor Sebastian Gorka $8,000 for ‘policy consulting’ last year, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The filings show that the payment to Gorka was made in October. Gorka is a professor at Marine Corps University and is the chairman of Threat Knowledge Group, a national security consulting group. He appears frequently as a counterterrorism expert on Fox News. Gorka has been repeatedly identified on Breitbart as Breitbart’s national security editor, with an appearance on Monday on Breitbart’s satellite radio show being the most recent example. Gorka has also written frequently for the site, though not since December.” [BuzzFeed, 4/19/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/trump-campaign-paid-a-breitbart-editor-for-consulting-work?utm_term=.usaamAaLP3#.ybDLjXLA9M>]

HEADLINE: “Breitbart Editor Reached Out To Former Trump Staffer About Speechwriting Job.” [BuzzFeed, 3/13/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/emails-breitbart-editor-reached-out-to-former-trump-staffer#.vp5NJVNvEG>]

Breitbart Senior Editor-At-Large, Joel Pollak, Inquired About A Speechwriting Job With The Trump Campaign. “Breitbart senior editor-at-large Joel Pollak reached out to a former Donald Trump staffer about whether Trump needed a speechwriter, according to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News. Pollak reached out to a former Trump staffer on Jan. 17 of this year and said: ‘I’m wondering if he needs a speechwriter. I know he speaks off the cuff, etc. But maybe someone to review talking points and so on.’ BuzzFeed News obtained the emails on the condition that the former Trump staffer’s name and email be removed. Pollak confirmed to BuzzFeed News that he reached out about a speechwriting job.” [BuzzFeed, 3/13/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/emails-breitbart-editor-reached-out-to-former-trump-staffer#.vp5NJVNvEG>]

HEADLINE: “‘Fox & Friends': Donald Trump’s Very Own Media Bubble.” [Washington Post, 7/22/15<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/07/22/fox-friends-donald-trumps-very-own-media-bubble/>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Owns GOP Media Appearances On Fox.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/04/donald-trump-fox-news-appearances-222153#ixzz46JAbV2rU>]

3/21/16 – 4/15/16: Trump Was Interviewed On Fox News For 178 Total Minutes, Far More Than Cruz Or Kasich. “A team of MRC analysts logged each prime time interview of a presidential candidate or a plainly-identified supporter or surrogate on CNN, MSNBC and the Fox News Channel over the past four weeks (March 21 to April 15, weekdays only), poring over approximately 240 hours of programming. Our study found that FNC spent much more time interviewing Trump and his surrogates than either of his GOP competitors. Over the past four weeks, Trump was interviewed for a total of 178 minutes on Fox, vs. 106 minutes on CNN and 43 minutes on MSNBC. (Interviews includes network-sponsored town halls as well as sit-downs with a network host, but not debates or live coverage of rallies or speeches.)” [Media Research Center, 4/18/16<http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2016/04/18/prime-time-primary-trump-vs-his-rivals-fox-news-cnn-and-msnbc>]

Trump And His Campaign Surrogates Received More Than Twice As Much Airtime On Fox News As The Cruz Campaign. “Donald Trump and his surrogates dwarf his competitors when it comes to air time on Fox News Channel. According to analysis from the right-leaning media watchdog Media Research Center, over the past four weeks, Trump spent a total of 178 minutes being interviewed by Fox. Ted Cruz spent 120 minutes on the network, while John Kasich spent 84 minutes. When candidate surrogates are added into the mix, Trump’s team spent 397 minutes on air for Fox, Cruz’s crew spent 164 minutes in total and Kasich and his allies spent 105 minutes.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/04/donald-trump-fox-news-appearances-222153#ixzz46JAbV2rU>]

Hillary Clinton

The Domain CrookedHillary.com Was Registered On April 4, Before Trump Began Using The Nickname For Hillary Clinton. “A website that echoes Donald Trump's nickname for ‘Crooked Hillary’ Clinton was anonymously registered — before Trump began using the insult. The CrookedHillary.com domain was registered April 4, according to whois information, at least a week before the Republican presidential front-runner used the phrase during a rally in New York on Saturday. The website indicates it's for sale.” [The Hill, 4/19/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/276798-crookedhillarycom-registered>]

HEADLINE: “Trump's Love-Hate Relationship With The Clintons.” [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/donald-trump-love-hate-clintons/>]

Economy

Supply-Side Republican Elites Praised Trump’s Promises Of Massive Income And Corporate Tax Cuts. “An anti-establishment rage has upended the Republican presidential primaries, vaulting two outsider candidates to striking distance of the party nomination and worrying all manner of Republican elites. All that is, except one: the elites most devoted to cutting income and corporate tax rates at the top of the scale. Those so-called supply-side Republicans have spoken fondly of both Ted Cruz, who has rankled many GOP insiders in Washington, and Donald Trump, whose bombast has so alarmed insiders that they have begun to rally reluctantly around Cruz in order to stop him. Some supply-side adherents have downplayed concerns about Trump’s vilification of international trade deals and his promises to deport millions of immigrants here illegally, even though they have long pushed to expand both trade and immigration. They have showered praised on Trump and Cruz’s promises of massive tax cuts, which the supply-side wing believes will unleash rapid economic growth for years to come.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/19/one-part-of-the-republican-establishment-actually-loves-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz/>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Is Mysteriously Quiet On Hedge Funds All Of A Sudden.” [Huffington Post, 4/19/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-hedge-funds-new-york_us_57168f24e4b0060ccda4a9bc?section=politics>]

Trump Toned Down His Anti-Wall Street Rhetoric Ahead Of The New York Primary. “Donald Trump was full of bluster and vitriol when he talked about the financial industry eight months ago. He accused hedge funds of using the tax code to ‘[get] away with murder.’ Trump’s bare-bones tax plan called for eliminating the carried interest loophole, which lowers the taxes of super-rich private equity investors by billions of dollars a year… But as Trump turned to campaigning in the center of the financial world leading up to the New York primary, his anti-Wall Street rhetoric all but ceased.” [Huffington Post, 4/19/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-hedge-funds-new-york_us_57168f24e4b0060ccda4a9bc?section=politics>]

Trump Said A $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage “Is Not A Lot Either” And That He Would Bring So Many Jobs Back “That The Minimum Wage Will Hopefully Be A Figure That People Won’t Want To Think About.” PAGS: “They are losing their jobs because of this minimum wage of $15 per hour… Are you for a minimum wage that would be that high, or is that as crazy as I think it is, corporate wise?” TRUMP: “Let me just tell you we’re going to do. We’re going to bring so many jobs back that the minimum wage, even at the higher number, will be not such a good number-- people are going to make more than that. That’s not a lot either, in all fairness. But we’re going to bring jobs back so much and so many that the minimum wage will hopefully be a figure that people won’t want to think about. I want to bring jobs back.” [Joe Pags Radio Show, 4/18/16]

Monetary Policy

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Likes Low Interest Rates But Says He'd Replace Yellen.” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Said He Would Not Be Inclined To Reappoint Janet Yellen As Federal Reserve Chairwomen. “Donald Trump likes Janet Yellen’s low interest rates, but not the Federal Reserve Chairwoman herself. ‘I think she’s done a serviceable job,’ Trump tells Fortune. ‘I don’t want to comment on reappointment, but I would be more inclined to put other people in.’ As he’s said in the past, Trump tells Fortune that he would ‘absolutely’ support proposals that would take power away from the Fed, and allow Congress to audit the U.S. central bank’s decision making. That said, Trump seems to like what the Fed is doing with monetary policy.” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

In October 2015, Trump Said “Janet Yellen For Political Reasons Is Keeping Interest Rates So Low That The Next Guy Or Person Who Takes Over As President Could Have A Real Problem.” TRUMP: “This is a political thing, keeping these interest rates at this level. Janet Yellen for political reasons is keeping interest rates so low that the next guy or person who takes over as president could have a real problem. Keeping interest rates this low is a political thing. When they get raised, perhaps as the next president, you will see some bad things happen.” [Bloomberg TV, 10/16/15]

Trump Said He Would “Absolutely” Support Proposals To Take Power Away From The Federal Reserve And Allow Congress To Audit The Fed. “As he’s said in the past, Trump tells Fortune that he would ‘absolutely’ support proposals that would take power away from the Fed, and allow Congress to audit the U.S. central bank’s decision making. That said, Trump seems to like what the Fed is doing with monetary policy.” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Supported Congressional Legislation To Audit The Federal Reserve. TRUMP: “It is so important to audit The Federal Reserve, and yet Ted Cruz missed the vote on the bill that would allow this to be done.” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 2/22/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/701868541545295872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>]

Trump: “The Best Thing We Have Going For Us Is That Interest Rates Are So Low.” “That said, Trump seems to like what the Fed is doing with monetary policy. ‘The best thing we have going for us is that interest rates are so low,’ says Trump, comparing the U.S. to a homeowner refinancing their mortgage. ‘There are lots of good things that could be done that aren’t being done, amazingly.’ In fact, if the Fed were to raise interest rates now it could be disastrous, Trump says, because the country would be forced to pay higher interest rates on our debt, and that would be very ‘scary’ for the economy. ‘People think the Fed should be raising interest rates,’ says Trump. ‘If rates are 3% or 4% or whatever, you start adding that kind of number to an already reasonably crippled economy in terms of what we produce, that number is a very scary number.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Said It Could Be Disastrous If The Federal Reserve Raised Interest Rates. “‘The best thing we have going for us is that interest rates are so low,’ says Trump, comparing the U.S. to a homeowner refinancing their mortgage. ‘There are lots of good things that could be done that aren’t being done, amazingly.’ In fact, if the Fed were to raise interest rates now it could be disastrous, Trump says, because the country would be forced to pay higher interest rates on our debt, and that would be very ‘scary’ for the economy. ‘People think the Fed should be raising interest rates,’ says Trump. ‘If rates are 3% or 4% or whatever, you start adding that kind of number to an already reasonably crippled economy in terms of what we produce, that number is a very scary number.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Said The Federal Government Should Take Advantage Of Low Interest Rates To Refinance The Debt And Invest In Rebuilding The Military And Infrastructure. “But Trump doesn’t seem to be focused on that. Instead, Trump says he would like to take advantage of lower interest rates in order to refinance the debt and spend more money to rebuild the military and the country’s infrastructure. Trump did acknowledge that he thought we need to reduce our debt, but it was one of a number of things he thinks we need to do. ‘The problem with low interest rates is that it’s unfair that people who’ve saved every penny, paid off mortgages, and everything they were supposed to do and they were going to retire with their beautiful nest egg and now they’re getting one-eighth of 1%,’ says Trump. ‘I think that’s unfair to those people.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Despite Trump’s Opposition To Raising Interest Rates, He Argued Low Interest Rates Were Unfair To Those Who Had Saved Their Money. “Instead, Trump says he would like to take advantage of lower interest rates in order to refinance the debt and spend more money to rebuild the military and the country’s infrastructure. Trump did acknowledge that he thought we need to reduce our debt, but it was one of a number of things he thinks we need to do. ‘The problem with low interest rates is that it’s unfair that people who’ve saved every penny, paid off mortgages, and everything they were supposed to do and they were going to retire with their beautiful nest egg and now they’re getting one-eighth of 1%,’ says Trump. ‘I think that’s unfair to those people.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump: “The Problem With Low Interest Rates Is That It’s Unfair That People Who’ve Saved Every Penny, Paid Off Mortgages, And Everything They Were Supposed To Do And They Were Going To Retire With Their Beautiful Nest Egg And Now They’re Getting One-Eighth Of 1%.”  “Trump did acknowledge that he thought we need to reduce our debt, but it was one of a number of things he thinks we need to do. ‘The problem with low interest rates is that it’s unfair that people who’ve saved every penny, paid off mortgages, and everything they were supposed to do and they were going to retire with their beautiful nest egg and now they’re getting one-eighth of 1%,’ says Trump. ‘I think that’s unfair to those people.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Walked Back His Suggestion That He Could Pay Off The National Debt In Eight Years: “You Could Pay Off A Percentage Of It, Depending On How Aggressive You Want To Be.” “In an interview with The Washington Post earlier this month, the GOP frontrunner said he’d be able to get rid America’s more than $19 trillion national debt ‘over a period of eight years.’ But Trump softened that stance in an interview Tuesday afternoon at his offices at Trump Tower. ‘You could pay off a percentage of it, depending on how aggressive you want to be,’ he says. ‘I’d rather not be all that aggressive. I’d rather not have debt but we’re stuck with it. If I had a choice of taking over debt free or having $19 trillion – which by the way is going up to $21 trillion very soon because of the omnibus budget, which is a disaster. If I had my choice I’ll take no debt every time.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Trump Said He “Would Rather Not Be All That Aggressive” In Paying Down The National Debt. “In an interview with The Washington Post earlier this month, the GOP frontrunner said he’d be able to get rid America’s more than $19 trillion national debt ‘over a period of eight years.’ But Trump softened that stance in an interview Tuesday afternoon at his offices at Trump Tower. ‘You could pay off a percentage of it, depending on how aggressive you want to be,’ he says. ‘I’d rather not be all that aggressive. I’d rather not have debt but we’re stuck with it. If I had a choice of taking over debt free or having $19 trillion – which by the way is going up to $21 trillion very soon because of the omnibus budget, which is a disaster. If I had my choice I’ll take no debt every time.’” [Fortune, 4/19/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/19/donald-trump-yellen-fed-debt/>]

Campaign Staff

Lewandowski Denied Reports That His Position In The Trump Campaign Had Been Diminished Relative To Paul Manafort. “Manafort’s ascension to the helm of the Trump operation means campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s role has been recast. While Lewandowski on Tuesday told NBC News in an email it’s ‘not true’ his position has been diminished, several sources close to the candidate and to Lewandowski tell NBC News that he is now essentially working as a scheduler and body man for Trump.” [MSNBC, 4/19/16<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-campaign-undergoes-major-reorganization-amid-delegate-fight>]

Paul Manafort Reportedly Advised Trump To Stay Off The Sunday Shows And Instead Allow Surrogates To Speak On His Behalf. “Despite his growing power, Manafort’s vision for the campaign doesn’t necessarily align with others on the campaign. One source said he is pressing for Trump to tone down his rhetoric and sound more moderate and presidential — a decision this source believes is the wrong move for a candidate who has succeeded this far by being anything but traditional. Another campaign insider agreed, saying any additional efforts should be made to improve Trump’s performance, not change him. ‘Donald Trump is going to get better every day,’ the source said. The new push for more policy-minded speeches is coming from Manafort and others, who are also advising Trump to stay off Sunday shows and instead allow top surrogates to speak for him. This past weekend saw Manafort, Wiley and campaign aide Stephen Miller on the shows in lieu of their boss.” [MSNBC, 4/19/16<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-campaign-undergoes-major-reorganization-amid-delegate-fight>]

Donald Trump Jr., When Asked Whether Lewandowski Or Manafort Were Running The Campaign: “My Father. My Father Is Always Running It.” “We have a pretty clear lead, so it'll going to be exciting and that transition is going to be great.’ ‘It's a very tactical change,’ he added. ‘And I think it's going to be very important in the campaign and the evolution of the campaign going forward’… Nonetheless, some things have remained the same. Asked whether Lewandowski or Manafort was running the campaign, Trump Jr. said neither. ‘My father. My father is always running it,’ he said… Since Manafort began to assert his power, Trump's campaign has made a number of subtle, but notable changes. He has been far more cautious on Twitter, has largely avoided controversy, and has spent less time on television, steering clear of the Sunday shows for two weeks running, Nonetheless, some things have remained the same. Asked whether Lewandowski or Manafort was running the campaign, Trump Jr. said neither. ‘My father. My father is always running it,’ he said.” [Associated Press, 4/19/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/58fa5e2ba9074a49814588e2e029f59b/trump-campaign-says-staff-changes-are-natural-evolution>]

HEADLINE: “Trump’s Shift To More-Seasoned Staffers Is A Key Inflection Point For Bid.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-shift-to-more-seasoned-staffers-is-a-key-inflection-point-for-bid/2016/04/19/4e21d900-0646-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

April 2016: Trump Hired More Experienced Campaign Staff, Toned Down His Rhetoric, Tweeted Less, And Began Reading From Notes At His Campaign Rallies. “Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has undergone a series of sudden and dramatic changes in recent days, marking a key inflection point — a moment that either rescues his White House bid or one that came too little and too late… Trump himself has changed. He seems to have heeded advice from his wife and daughters to tone down his rhetoric, although glimmers of his uncontrollable nature still shine through. He is tweeting less, skipping the Sunday news shows where pointed questions have recently tripped him up, reading from notes at rallies and refocusing on the economic issues that first brought him success early in the campaign. There are plans for him to soon give a series of policy speeches, perhaps with the assistance of a teleprompter — a device that to him once symbolized the bloodless establishment.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-shift-to-more-seasoned-staffers-is-a-key-inflection-point-for-bid/2016/04/19/4e21d900-0646-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

Trump’s Son-In-Law, Jared Kushner, Became A Key Policy Adviser, Especially On Israel. “Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has also become a key policy adviser, especially on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump credited Kushner with helping to write a speech he gave at a pro-Israel conference last month, which members of Trump’s campaign team have pointed to as a blueprint for future policy speeches that could help shore up the candidate’s credibility. Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, is owner of the New York Observer, which recently endorsed Trump’s presidential bid.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-shift-to-more-seasoned-staffers-is-a-key-inflection-point-for-bid/2016/04/19/4e21d900-0646-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html>]

HEADLINE: “The New Donald Trump Should Scare The Hell Out Of The GOP Establishment.” [Chris Cillizza, Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/20/the-kinder-more-disciplined-donald-trump-should-scare-the-hell-out-of-the-gop-establishment/?postshare=1891461164157380&tid=ss_tw>]

Washington Post’s Cillizza: Trump’s Improved Discipline, At The Advice Of His New Advisers, Makes Him A More Formidable Candidate For The Republican Nomination.  “Because it's clear, at least for now, that Trump is listening to his new political advisers -- chief among them convention manager Paul Manafort and national field director Rick Wiley. Trump's change in tone on Tuesday night was absolutely unmistakeable to anyone who has paid even passing attention to his campaign to date.  The man who had built his frontrunning campaign on a willingness to always and without fail take the race to its lowest common denominator -- was suddenly full of respect for the men he beat and full of facts about the state of the race…But, Trump has shown -- both on Tuesday night and over the past week or so -- an ability to reign himself in that suggests he understands that this new and improved version of himself is the one that can actually win the Republican presidential nomination.  Be scared, anti-Trump forces. Be very scared.” [Chris Cillizza, Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/20/the-kinder-more-disciplined-donald-trump-should-scare-the-hell-out-of-the-gop-establishment/?postshare=1891461164157380&tid=ss_tw>]

HEADLINE: “How Paul Manafort Took Over The Trump Campaign.” [New York Magazine, 4/19/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/how-paul-manafort-took-over-the-trump-campaign.html?mid=twitter_dailyintelligencer>]

Trump Campaign Staffers Said Paul Manafort Had Taken Charge Of All Major Campaign Operations. “The 67-year-old operative, whom Donald Trump hired last month to oversee the campaign delegate-getting operation, has displaced Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s embattled campaign manager. According to interviews with five sources, Manafort is now firmly in charge of all major aspects of Trump’s campaign (at least as in charge as anyone can be with a candidate like Trump). Over the past week, Manafort has gained control of an expanded $20 million budget, hiring decisions, advertising, and media strategy — domains that had been exclusively Lewandowski’s. ‘It’s pretty clear that Paul has taken over the campaign,’ one senior staffer told me. Most importantly, Manafort reports to Trump.” [New York Magazine, 4/19/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/how-paul-manafort-took-over-the-trump-campaign.html?mid=twitter_dailyintelligencer>]

Trump Campaign Staffers Described The Power Struggle Between Lewandowski And Manafort As A “Civil War.” “Not surprisingly, Lewandowski has not ceded power willingly. And several people described the mood inside Trump's campaign as a ‘civil war.’ ‘It's Manafort vs. Corey,’ one source close to the campaign said. Manafort’s camp includes his longtime deputy Rick Gates; Rick Wiley, Scott Walker’s former campaign manager, who joined Trump earlier this month; and Roger Stone, a former Manafort business partner who continues to advise Trump informally. Lewandowski’s core team includes deputy campaign manager Michael Glassner, press secretary Hope Hicks, and adviser Alan Cobb. In recent days, there have been ‘blowups’ on emails over budget matters between Lewandowski loyalists and Gates. Yesterday, Trump’s national field director, Stuart Jolly, a Lewandowski backer, quit after being told he would report to Wiley.” [New York Magazine, 4/19/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/how-paul-manafort-took-over-the-trump-campaign.html?mid=twitter_dailyintelligencer>]

Trump Reportedly Called Adviser Paul Manafort 20 Times Per Day. “For Trump, Manafort’s ascension has both advantages and drawbacks. Trump has clearly become a more disciplined candidate in the time Manafort’s been on the scene. There’ve been fewer errant comments about abortion or NATO and fewer embarrassing tweets. ‘He’s calling Manafort like 20 times a day,’ one person close to the campaign says. This is important, as Trump can’t afford unnecessary scandals as he attempts to reach the magic number of 1,237 delegates while girding for a contested convention. But a consequence of a newly professionalized Trump is that he could lose the insult-comic style that his fans crave.” [New York Magazine, 4/19/16<http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/how-paul-manafort-took-over-the-trump-campaign.html?mid=twitter_dailyintelligencer>]