Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 4/25/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:15:54 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE - 4/25/16

TED CRUZ

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

HEADLINE: "Cruz Crushes Trump In Weekend Delegate Fight." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-donald-trump-delegate-222354>]

SUBHEADLINE: "As The Texas Senator Romps In The Shadow Primary, His Billionaire Rival Builds Big Leads Among GOP Voters In Key States." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-donald-trump-delegate-222354>]

Ted Cruz Won 19 Of 20 Delegate Seats That Were Available In Maine. "Ted Cruz notched another delegate landslide Saturday, stretching his advantage in a competition that might never occur: the second ballot of a contested Republican National Convention in July. Cruz won at least 65 of the 94 delegates up for grabs Saturday (he may have won more than 65, but Kentucky's 25 delegates haven't revealed their leanings). The Texas senator has so thoroughly dominated the fight to send loyalists to the national convention that if front-runner Donald Trump fails to clinch the nomination on the first ballot, Cruz is well-positioned to surpass him - and perhaps even snag the nomination for himself - when delegates are free in subsequent convention rounds to vote for whomever they want. On Saturday, he nearly won 19 of 20 seats available in Maine, losing just one to a Trump backer: Gov. Paul LePage. He also won all nine delegates on the ballot in three Minnesota congressional districts, picking up support in the lone state won by Marco Rubio. Cruz also grabbed one of three delegates in South Carolina's 6th Congressional District, while the other two went to an uncommitted delegate and a supporter of Ohio Gov. John Kasich." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-donald-trump-delegate-222354>]

Ted Cruz Won 36 Of The 37 Delegates In Utah. "Cruz's biggest windfall, though, came from Utah, where at least 36 of 37 national delegates will be aligned with Cruz, who crushed Trump in the state's caucuses on March 22. Included in the Utah delegation: Sen. Mike Lee, Gov. Gary Herbert and Reps. Mike Bishop and Mia Love. Only Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, the 37th delegate, is a wild card - he hasn't revealed who he supports." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-donald-trump-delegate-222354>]

HEADLINE: "In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

David Panton Defended Cruz When Someone Suggested That He Was A Racist, Noting That He Had A Bust Of Martin Luther King On His Desk, Attended Nelson Mandela's Funeral, Had A Black Guy As A College Roommate And Best Man At His Wedding. "On a break during a business trip to Washington last year, David Panton hailed a cab to take him to the Capitol. He told the driver he was going to see the Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz. 'He's racist,' the cabdriver replied, according to Mr. Panton. Mr. Panton, taken aback, informed his driver that Mr. Cruz had a bust of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the right side of his desk, that he was the only senator to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela and that he had a 'black guy' as a college roommate and best man at his wedding. 'I don't believe that,' the cabby said, as Mr. Panton tells it. 'Well,' Mr. Panton replied, 'you're talking to him.'" [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

David Panton: "The Media Has Caricatured Ted As This One-Dimensional, Hard-Core Guy... Ted Is Principled, But He Is Actually A Good Guy And Was A Great Friend To Me." "Everyone seems to have an opinion of Mr. Cruz, and usually it is not a good one. He has repeatedly come under attack from Donald J. Trump and other rivals as being eminently unlikable, having antagonized even members of his own party. Hillary Clinton joined that chorus this month when she described Mr. Cruz as a 'meanspirited guy.' The New York primary last week, in which he finished a distant third, may have been the low point in his decades-long struggle with popularity. But through it all, he could depend on Mr. Panton - his former roommate, debate teammate, business partner and political booster - as a source of unconditional support, the guy who extends a hand when the whole world seems to offer a stiff-arm. 'The media has caricatured Ted as this one-dimensional, hard-core guy,' Mr. Panton, 44, said with some irritation in an interview during his business trip to Washington last fall. 'Ted is principled, but he is actually a good guy and was a great friend to me.'" [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]
New York Times: "At First, Mr. Cruz's Freshman Roommate At Princeton Was Craig Mazin, A Screenwriter Who Has Provided A Stream Of Often-Quoted Insults About The Candidate's Personality." "At first, Mr. Cruz's freshman roommate at Princeton was Craig Mazin, a screenwriter who has provided a stream of often-quoted insults about the candidate's personality. ('He wrote 'The Hangover III,' Mr. Panton said archly of Mr. Mazin.)" [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

New York Times: "Former Debate Team Members Said Mr. Panton Used To Duck Out Of Pictures If He Determined Them To Be Potentially Damaging To His Chances Of Becoming Prime Minister Of Jamaica." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

New York Times: "Born To A Prominent Businessman Turned Anglican Priest In The Jamaican Town Mandeville, Mr. Panton Had Connections To And A Familiarity With The Island's Political Elite, Including The Former Prime Minister Of The Conservative Jamaica Labour Party." "Born to a prominent businessman turned Anglican priest in the Jamaican town Mandeville, Mr. Panton had connections to and a familiarity with the island's political elite, including the former prime minister of the conservative Jamaica Labour Party. He returned to Jamaica as a businessman after his studies and in 1998 co-founded with Mr. Cruz a fund that was created to draw investments for Caribbean ventures. Mr. Cruz put $6,000 into the firm, and ultimately left with $25,000 in cash and a $75,000 promissory note from Mr. Panton that Mr. Cruz had never cashed in." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

New York Times: "A Year After Mr. Cruz And Mr. Panton Went Into Business, Mr. Panton Married Lisa Hanna, A Former Miss Jamaica And Miss World Who Is Now A Member Of Jamaica's Parliament, In A New York Ceremony During Which Mr. Cruz Gave The Toast." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

David Panton Was Chairman Of The Jamaican Chamber Of Commerce In Atlanta. "By then, Mr. Panton had established himself in the private equity business in Atlanta where he is the chairman of the Jamaican Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

David Panton Helped Cruz Prepare For Debates. "Since disassociating himself from the super PAC, Mr. Panton has aided his old debate partner by critiquing his performance at debate preparations, according to the person who has spoken with him. Mr. Panton also urged Mr. Cruz, with whom he remains in regular contact, to relate more emotional stories about his upbringing and his late half sister's battle with drugs." [New York Times, 4/23/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/ted-cruz-college-roommate.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Campaign Releases Statement On Upcoming Primaries." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/24/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-campaign-releases-statement-upcoming-primaries/>]

Ted Cruz's Campaign Manager Announced A Deal With The Kasich Campaign Where They Agreed To Pull Out Of Oregon And New Mexico, Allowing Kasich To Compete, In Exchange For Going Head-To-Head With Trump In Indiana. "Cruz for President Campaign Manager Jeff Roe today released the following statement: 'Having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November would be a sure disaster for Republicans. Not only would Trump get blown out by Clinton or Sanders, but having him as our nominee would set the party back a generation. To ensure that we nominate a Republican who can unify the Republican Party and win in November, our campaign will focus its time and resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico, and we would hope that allies of both campaigns would follow our lead. In other states holding their elections for the remainder of the primary season, our campaign will continue to compete vigorously to win.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/24/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-campaign-releases-statement-upcoming-primaries/>]

HEADLINE: "First On CNN: Cruz Super PAC Returns To Kasich Attack." [CNN, 4/22/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/22/politics/cruz-super-pac-john-kasich-indiana/>]

Trusted Leadership PAC Released An Ad Attacking John Kasich In Indiana. "It wasn't just a Wisconsin thing. The main super PAC backing Ted Cruz is reprising its attacks on John Kasich in Indiana, which is shaping up to be a major battleground in the Republican race ahead of its May 3 primary. Trusted Leadership PAC on Friday said they would spend $1.6 million to hit Kasich in the Hoosier State. After channeling most of their attention on front-runner Donald Trump, the same group also decided to hit Kasich hard in Wisconsin ahead of its primary earlier this month. The advertisement airing in Indiana once again features President Barack Obama praising the Ohio governor for expanding Medicaid, which is anathema to the GOP's conservative base. A version of the ad also aired before the New York primary. 'John Kasich cannot beat Hillary Clinton because he is too much like her on core issues - like Obamacare. Voters deserve to know this,' Kellyanne Conway, a super PAC adviser, said in a statement. 'Our internal polling shows an appetite among Hoosiers for a conservative that has the temperament, judgment and knowledge of policy and law to be president. Senator Cruz is the only candidate that fits those qualifications.' The $1.3 million in television time began Friday. An accompanying radio campaign is set to begin there Sunday, and the groups said they will finance a field effort in the state as well.
Kasich's campaign did not respond to a request for comment about the advertisement." [CNN, 4/22/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/22/politics/cruz-super-pac-john-kasich-indiana/>]

Politico: Senate Republicans Were "Twisting Themselves Like Pretzels To Avoid Officially Endorsing Their Colleague Ted Cruz." "Senate Republicans are all for stopping Donald Trump. But they are twisting themselves like pretzels to avoid officially endorsing their colleague Ted Cruz. Increasingly, Cruz's colleagues are grudgingly saying nice things about the Texas senator who has given them headaches for years with his strident stands and scorched-earth tactics. But when it comes down to it, they just can't bring themselves to make it official, even as Cruz's campaign could use a shot in the arm after a crushing loss in New York ahead of a string of Northeastern primaries next week that favor Trump." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/nevertrump-maybecruz-222160>]

Politico: "Asked For A List Of Endorsements, The Cruz Campaign Claimed Risch And Sasse, Noting That Sasse Voted For Cruz - Despite Protests From Both Senators That They Haven't Officially Endorsed Cruz." "But earlier this month, it appeared Cruz was finally serious about winning over Senate Republicans as the alternative to Trump, who's viewed as a poor standard-bearer in November that could imperil GOP majorities in both houses and 'ruin the party,' in the words of Risch. Cruz even trotted out former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm and Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to help whip up support on Capitol Hill, to little obvious effect. Asked for a list of endorsements, the Cruz campaign claimed Risch and Sasse, noting that Sasse voted for Cruz - despite protests from both senators that they haven't officially endorsed Cruz." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/nevertrump-maybecruz-222160>]

Politico: "Cruz Hasn't Been In The Capitol Since February [2016], Despite Senators Asking For Him To Appear." "Cruz hasn't been in the Capitol since February, despite senators asking for him to appear. Even as Cruz refuses to apologize for calling McConnell a liar, attending at the GOP caucus weekly lunch would show that he cares enough about the backing of his colleagues to divert his campaign to D.C. and demonstrate in person why they should risk the ire of Trump. 'I still think that's a good idea,' said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), who personally implored Cruz more than a month ago to visit D.C. and the GOP caucus. 'If you're going to be a leader of a unified Republican Party, then I think that would be an important step in that direction.'" [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/nevertrump-maybecruz-222160>]

When Asked Whether He Would Step Up His Outreach To Capitol Hill, Cruz Spokeswoman Alice Stewart Said He Was Focused On The Grassroots. "Asked whether Cruz would consider ramping up his personal outreach on Capitol Hill, Cruz communications director Alice Stewart would only reiterate that the senator is focused on engaging the grass roots. 'That's the key to success,' she said, pointing to recent victories in states like Wisconsin and in delegate contests from Colorado to North Dakota." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/nevertrump-maybecruz-222160>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz, Cornyn Support Major Disaster Declaration For Texas Flooding." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/24/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2634>]

Ted Cruz And John Cornyn Sent A Letter To President Obama Urging Him To Grant Greg Abbott's Request For Disaster Relief. "U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to grant Gov. Greg Abbott's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the recent severe weather and flooding that has affected Southeast Texas. 'We ask that you expedite the processing and approval of Governor Abbott's request so that our affected communities and constituents, many of whom were in the midst of recovering from previously sustained severe weather events when this disaster struck, can rebuild anew and move beyond this tragedy,' the senators wrote." [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/24/16<http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2634>]

Ted Cruz Held A Call With His National Security Team And Allowed Some Reporters To Listen In. "Underway:@tedcruz call w/ national security team. Some journalists allowed to listen in. Cruz is on a bus in...Indiana. Coming next week ½." [@HughHewitt, Twitter, 4/24/16<https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/724344899798065152>]

HEDLINE: "Cruz Campaign Manager Flashes 'Cruz 2016' Sign On ESPN." [Politico, 4/25/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/cruz-campaign-manager-flashes-cruz-2016-sign-on-espn-222381#ixzz46pXd71fr>]

Ted Cruz's Campaign Manager Jeff Roe Attended A Houston Astros Game, Where His Cruz 2016 Sign Was Visible On Camera. "Ted Cruz's campaign manager Jeff Roe took the pursuit of earned media to a new level on Sunday night, sitting right behind home plate for ESPN's nationally broadcast Houston Astros game while holding a 'Cruz 2016' sign. Roe's third-row seats put him right in ESPN's camera shot just as news of the new alliance between Cruz and John Kasich rippled across the political world. Roe is an avid baseball fan and a former aspiring umpire and appeared to be seated next to senior Cruz adviser David Polyansky, who also held the Cruz sign at different moments. The game, between the Astros and the Boston Red Sox, was played in Houston, the home of Cruz's campaign headquarters. Roe's decision to sit behind home plate for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball broadcast came only days after Cruz himself had ripped the cable network for terminating the contract of commentator Curt Schilling over a controversial Facebook post on transgender bathrooms. 'ESPN fired Curt Schilling for making the rather obvious point that we shouldn't allow grown male adult strangers alone in a bathroom with little girls,' Cruz said on the radio show of surrogate Glenn Beck." [Politico, 4/25/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/cruz-campaign-manager-flashes-cruz-2016-sign-on-espn-222381#ixzz46pXd71fr>]

HEADLINE: "Byron York: Cruz Chair Admits Pennsylvania 'Will Likely Go Mostly For Trump'". [Washington Examiner, 4/24/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-cruz-chair-admits-pa.-will-likely-go-mostly-for-trump/article/2589418?platform=hootsuite>]

Ted Cruz Campaign Chairman Chad Sweet Said That They Always Knew The Northeast States Was Going To Be A Low Point Of The Campaign. "Ted Cruz's campaign concedes that next Tuesday's primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Maryland will be difficult for Cruz, and on late Sunday afternoon campaign chairman Chad Sweet admitted that the biggest prize of the day, Pennsylvania, 'will likely go mostly for Trump.' The best hope for Cruz, Sweet told members of Cruz's national security team in an on-the-record conference call, is to win a 'fair share' of the delegates at stake in the Keystone State. 'We knew all along ... that this particular stretch of states in the Northeast was going to be probably the low point of the campaign in terms of our ability to win delegates,' Sweet said, noting Cruz's loss last week in New York. 'We recognize it's going to be a tough stretch for us on Tuesday. We always anticipated that we would have to ride through that period, and fortunately for us, a number of the key states, including Pennsylvania, which will be one of the big states on Tuesday that will likely go mostly for Trump, we'll still win a fair share, Kasich will still win a fair share. If you combine both Kasich and us together, you'll see that the anti-Trump vote exceeds the Trump vote.'" [Washington Examiner, 4/24/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-cruz-chair-admits-pa.-will-likely-go-mostly-for-trump/article/2589418?platform=hootsuite>]

Ted Cruz Campaign Chairman Chad Sweet Would Not Predict Victory In Indiana. "Donald Trump leads Cruz by 19.5 points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls in Pennsylvania. Under the state's complex delegate allocation system, 17 delegates will go to the statewide winner, while 54 more delegates will be unbound to any candidate, even on the first ballot. Many delegate candidates have said they intend to support whoever wins their district or the state. Things will look up for Cruz when the campaign moves to 'very favorable territory' in the Midwest and beyond, Sweet said. But Sweet did not predict victory in Indiana, a state that is shaping up as critical in Cruz's effort to keep Trump from winning the 1,237 delegates required to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot. 'We will likely outperform expectations in Indiana,' Sweet told the group. 'We feel very good about where we are in Nebraska, Montana, and as you look towards the far west, into Washington, Oregon, and California...'" [Washington Examiner, 4/24/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-cruz-chair-admits-pa.-will-likely-go-mostly-for-trump/article/2589418?platform=hootsuite>]

Ted Cruz Campaign Chairman Chad Sweet Said That Cruz Was Beating Trump Soundly In The Work Of Winning The Loyalty Of The Delegates. "Sweet emphasized that Cruz is still beating Trump soundly in the work of winning the loyalty of delegates at local conventions across the country. 'On the ground game, that is where we continue to outperform Trump ... even with the arrival of Paul Manafort,' Sweet said. Still, Sweet added, Cruz cannot assume that advantage will last. 'We should not take that for granted,' Sweet told the group. 'At some point, they will get their act together on the ground game, and we have to be ready for that.'" [Washington Examiner, 4/24/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-cruz-chair-admits-pa.-will-likely-go-mostly-for-trump/article/2589418?platform=hootsuite>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz: This Passover We Give Thanks For The Promise Of Deliverance." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-passover-give-thanks-promise-deliverance/>]

Ted Cruz On Passover: "Our Jewish Brothers And Sisters Around The World Gather Around The Seder Table With Family And Friends To Celebrate Passover." "Presidential candidate Ted Cruz released the following statement in observance of Passover: 'Today, our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world gather around the Seder table with family and friends to celebrate Passover. We remember the miracle of God's deliverance of His people from bondage to freedom; from the wilderness to the Promised Land, and from darkness to 'great light.' We remember also the timeless reflection of Talmudic sage Ben Zomah, who explained that the miracle of Passover should be recounted specifically at night, because it is during our darkest moments when the hope for redemption must sustain and keep us. Today, millions of people continue to face oppression. ISIS is on the march and radical Islamic terrorists seek to destroy the Jewish culture and western way of life. Earlier this week, we witnessed terror strike again on the streets of Jerusalem. But we rest in the confidence that the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses continues to watch over those who seek Him. As we celebrate the gift of Passover, we give thanks for the Lord's promise in Exodus: 'Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-passover-give-thanks-promise-deliverance/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Earns Backing Of Four Former California Republican Party Chairmen." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-earns-backing-four-former-california-republican-party-chairmen/>]

Ted Cruz Announced That Two More Former Chairmen Of The California Republican Party, John S. Herrington And Tirso Del Junco, Endorsed Ted Cruz For President. "Building on surging support among Republican Party activists and leaders in California, today the Cruz for President campaign announced the support of two more former Chairmen of the California Republican Party, John S. Herrington and Tirso del Junco. This brings to four the total number of former state party leaders supporting the Texas Senator. 'As a member of President Reagan's cabinet, I've seen first-hand how a great leader can change the course of our nation. Ted Cruz is the proven conservative leader our country needs to lead us to prosperity once again,' said Herrington. John S. Herrington served as President Reagan's Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1981-83, Deputy Assistant for Presidential Personnel from 1983-85, and Secretary of Energy for Reagan's entire second term. Herrington then served as Chairman of the California Republican Party (CRP) from 1995-97. 'I am 100% behind Ted Cruz for President. As a fellow Cuban American, I believe he will lead the country back to the Reagan revolution,' said Del Junco. Tirso Del Junco is the only Chairman to ever serve two non-consecutive terms as California Republican leader, from 1981-83 and 1993-95. Herrington and Del Junco join former CRP Chairmen Ron Nehring and Michael Schroeder on the Cruz team. All four will be on Senator Cruz's slate of California delegates to the Republican National Convention. Last week Cruz announced the support of 50 current and former California Republican elected officials." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-earns-backing-four-former-california-republican-party-chairmen/>]
HEADLINE: "ICYMI: AP: Trump Team Tells GOP He Has Been 'Projecting An Image'". [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/22/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/icymi-ap-trump-team-tells-gop-projecting-image/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz For President Announces Montana Leadership Team." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/23/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-announces-montana-leadership-team/>]

Ted Cruz Announced His Montana Leadership Team Chaired By Montana State Representative Daniel Zolnikov And Former Montana Republican Party Chairman Will Deschamps. "Today, Ted Cruz continued building a strong, national organization by announcing his Montana Leadership Team, consisting of some of the state's top conservatives. Montana State Representative Daniel Zolnikov and former Montana Republican Party Chairman Will Deschamps will serve as Co-Chairmen for the statewide campaign, while Mary Beveridge will serve as the Cruz Campaign Coordinator. 'I am thrilled to announce such an outstanding group of courageous conservatives leading our campaign in Montana,' said Cruz. 'Our campaign has been widely successful throughout the Mountain West and Big Sky regions, with decisive wins in Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, with a strong team leading our campaign in Montana, I am confident that conservatives will continue to unite behind our campaign.' 'Republicans across America continue to unite behind Ted Cruz and his message of freedom and fiscal stability,' said Representative Daniel Zolnikov. 'Here in Montana, our Constitutional rights and liberties are under assault from an unprecedented overreach by the federal government. Ted has been fighting to protect our Constitution throughout his career. I hope all Republicans in Montana join me in supporting the only principled and consistent conservative running for President - Ted Cruz.' 'There is no stronger leader for our nation and for the State of Montana than Ted Cruz, and we are honored to be part of his team,' said Will Deschamps. 'The voters of Montana need a President who understands our values and our culture, and who will fight to protect our Constitutional freedoms. We look forward to helping Ted Cruz win Montana's primary on June 7th.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/23/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-president-announces-montana-leadership-team/>]

HEADLINE: "Senior Reagan Administration Official Elliott Abrams Urges Pennsylvanians To Support Ted Cruz." [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/24/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/senior-reagan-administration-official-elliott-abrams-urges-pennsylvanians-support-ted-cruz/>]

Ted Cruz Touted An Op-Ed Wrote By A Former Senior Reagan Official, Elliot Abrams, Praising Cruz's Foreign Policy. "Elliott Abrams, a senior official in the Reagan and Bush administrations, penned an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer urging voters who are concerned about America's leadership in the world and our relationship with Israel to support Cruz. Abrams writes that Cruz understands the intricacies of Mideast politics and that 'Unlike Trump, the concept of American 'neutrality' regarding Israel never crossed his mind.'" [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/24/16<https://www.tedcruz.org/news/senior-reagan-administration-official-elliott-abrams-urges-pennsylvanians-support-ted-cruz/>]

HEADLINE: "Ted Cruz: Tax Freedom Day Comes Way Too Late." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz: "Nearly Half Of Small Businesses Spend $5,000 Or More Annually On The Administration And Accountant Fees Of Federal Taxes Alone And 27% Report Spending More Than $10,000." "Sunday was Tax Freedom Day, marking the first point in the year in which Americans have earned enough to pay their 2015 tax bill. Four straight months - that's how long it takes for the hardworking people of this country to fund the bloated government. It shouldn't take us a third of the year simply to pay the government, much less spend billions of hours and dollars of our time to do so. According to one study, tax compliance took Americans 6.1 billion hours; another study estimates tax compliance carries hidden economic costs of between $215 billion and $987 billion annually. Nearly half of small businesses spend $5,000 or more annually on the administration and accountant fees of federal taxes alone and 27% report spending more than $10,000. That's money they spend before they pay their actual taxes." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz Wanted To Abolish The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Additionally, I have laid out a detailed plan for cutting government waste in the Five for Freedom plan, which gets rid of departments and unnecessary agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and returns dollars and decisions back to the states and the people." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz Said He Would "Wipe Away" President Obama's Clean Power Plan. "We will rein in the federal regulators who are stifling growth - starting with repealing Obamacare and replacing it with care that's more personal and accessible. We will halt President Obama's federal agencies from adopting liberal agendas such as the 'Clean Power Plan,' which raises energy prices for all, prevents companies from hiring more workers and gives more power to the government. We're going to wipe away these costly programs and empower the people to once again thrive and prosper." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz: "When It Comes To Manufacturing, The Simple Flat Tax Is Border Adjustable, Which Levels The Playing Field And Makes Exports Tax-Free. That Will Bring Millions Of Manufacturing Jobs Back To America." "Together, we will reduce the burdens on every individual, every small business, and every industry so that they will be free to expand and create new jobs. When it comes to energy, we will expand exploration, and pipeline infrastructure - which will create millions of new jobs. When it comes to manufacturing, the Simple Flat Tax is border adjustable, which levels the playing field and makes exports tax-free. That will bring millions of manufacturing jobs back to America. It also allows for immediate expensing of equipment, which is a powerful catalyst for job creation." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz: "When It Comes To Farming, We Will Get Rid Of The EPA's Overreach And Stop Picking Winners And Losers." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

Ted Cruz: "The Cruz Business Flat Tax Gets Rid Of The Existing Corporate Income Tax With Its Massive Tangle Of Loopholes And Carve-Outs." "The Cruz Business Flat Tax gets rid of the existing corporate income tax with its massive tangle of loopholes and carve-outs. It does not replace it with a so-called European-style Value Added Tax (VAT), as some suggest. The Cruz tax is not a sales tax imposed on consumers. And unlike European VATs, the Cruz Plan is not imposing an additional tax on top of existing taxes, in fact it eliminates several other existing taxes altogether: the payroll tax, the death tax, the Obamacare tax and more. The respected Tax Foundation calculates that there would be some modest revenue loss at first, but for every dollar of revenue lost to the government, there would $23 created in the economy - a fantastic return. Compare that to what the Tax Foundation calculated for the Trump tax plan: over $10 trillion of lost revenue and a meager $1.45 return to the economy for every dollar of its massive loss to the Treasury." [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/25/ted-cruz-tax-reform-tax-cuts-tax-freedom-day/83471948/>]

New York Times: "Ted Cruz And Gov. John R. Kasich Of Ohio Have Agreed To Coordinate In Future Primary Contests In A Last-Ditch Effort To Deny Donald J. Trump The Republican Presidential Nomination." "Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio have agreed to coordinate in future primary contests in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each candidate standing aside in certain states amid growing concerns that Mr. Trump cannot otherwise be stopped. In a statement late Sunday night, Mr. Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said that the campaign would 'focus its time and resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Governor Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico.' Minutes after Mr. Roe's statement, the Kasich campaign put out a similar message. The Ohio governor's chief strategist, John Weaver, said that his campaign would shift its resources to states in the West and 'give the Cruz campaign a clear path in Indiana.' Both campaigns said they expected allies and third-party groups to follow their lead, and a representative from the 'super PAC' supporting Mr. Kasich confirmed late Sunday that it would not advertise in Indiana." [New York Times, 4/25/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/us/politics/ted-cruz-john-kasich-donald-trump.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0>]

HEADLINE: "Exclusive: Donald Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race To Ted Cruz." [TIME, 4/24/16<http://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/>]

TIME: "Ted Cruz Has A Clear Early Lead In The Republican Race For Unbound Delegates Who Can Vote Their Personal Preference On The First Ballot At The Cleveland Convention." "Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a clear early lead in the Republican race for unbound delegates who can vote their personal preference on the first ballot at the Cleveland convention, according to a TIME survey, presenting an obstacle for frontrunner Donald Trump if he falls just short of the 1,237 bound delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Of the 63 unbound delegates who have already been named, 26 have told TIME or other news outlets that they are either committed to support Cruz, lean towards supporting Cruz or refuse to support Trump on the first ballot. By contrast Trump has the public support of only one delegate in North Dakota. Another delegate in American Samoa is Trump's local campaign chair, but he declined to confirm to TIME that he will support Trump on the first ballot. Fifteen others declined to tell TIME their preference, and 15 more could not be reached for comment." [TIME, 4/24/16<http://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/>]

TIME: "Interviews By TIME With 32 Of The 63 Unbound Delegates Revealed That 19 Are Committed To Or Leaning Toward Voting For Cruz On The First Ballot." "Interviews by TIME with 32 of the 63 unbound delegates revealed that 19 are committed to or leaning toward voting for Cruz on the first ballot. Six more, who did not respond to requests for comment from TIME, have indicated publicly their support for Cruz to other news organizations. And one other delegate said that while he was not supporting Cruz, he would never vote for Trump." [TIME, 4/24/16<http://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/>]

HEADLINE: "Student Loan Issues Could Be Thorn In Ted Cruz's Appeal To Young Voters." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]
Associated Press: "Cruz Hasn't Offered A Plan To Cut The Cost Of College And, In The Senate, Opposed Letting Millions Of Americans Reduce Their Student Loan Payments." "When Ted Cruz kicked off his White House bid at Liberty University, he told the crowd 'y'all can probably relate' to the $100,000-plus in student loan debt he ran up in college and paid off only a few years ago. Since then he's appealed for support from college seniors who are piled with student loans and scared about the prospects for getting out of debt. But Cruz hasn't offered a plan to cut the cost of college and, in the Senate, opposed letting millions of Americans reduce their student loan payments." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Associated Press: "While Working Previously As A Private Lawyer In Houston, Cruz Helped Represent A Lender Who Went To The Supreme Court To Keep An Arizona Man From Avoiding Interest Payments On His Student Loans By Filing For Bankruptcy." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Associated Press: "Cruz's Half-Sister, Roxana, Borrowed About $35,000 Before Graduating From Medical School At Boston University In 1991, Then Defied Years Of Court Orders In Two States Before Finally Settling The Case By Paying More Than $64,000." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Associated Press: "Cruz Wrote In His Autobiography That He Relied Heavily On Student Loans In College At Princeton While Working Two Jobs, Making $7.50 Per Hour At The Campus Video Service And Twice That At The Tutoring Company Princeton Review." "Cruz wrote in his autobiography that he relied heavily on student loans in college at Princeton while working two jobs, making $7.50 per hour at the campus video service and twice that at the tutoring company Princeton Review. Things got easier after he graduated from Harvard Law School. Before joining the Senate in 2013, Cruz was a private attorney in Houston where he made $1.7 million in salary and bonuses during his final year." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Ted Cruz Litigated A Woman Who Went Bankrupt And Negotiated Paying Her Student Loan Back Without The Interest. "Cruz wrote in his autobiography that he relied heavily on student loans in college at Princeton while working two jobs, making $7.50 per hour at the campus video service and twice that at the tutoring company Princeton Review. Things got easier after he graduated from Harvard Law School. Before joining the Senate in 2013, Cruz was a private attorney in Houston where he made $1.7 million in salary and bonuses during his final year. There, Cruz opposed Francisco Espinosa, an airline baggage handler who incurred more than $13,000 in debts to attend technical school in Arizona but then filed for bankruptcy - proposing to pay back the principal of his loan over time but not roughly $4,000 in interest. Cruz helped represent Espinosa's lender and objected to bankruptcy protection because the original judge had not included a finding that paying back the loans with interest was an 'undue hardship.' A brief co-signed by Cruz argued that excusing interest payments could 'open the floodgates' and let others duck debts including 'taxes, domestic support obligations, drunk driving personal injury and death liabilities and criminal fines and restitution.' The case reached the Supreme Court, which ruled 9-0 against Cruz's side. Charles Wirken, an Arizona attorney who also represented the lender, said, 'We didn't really care about (Espinosa's) $20,000. It was the millions and millions and millions of dollars at stake in other bankruptcies.' 'If people could go to school, borrow money - tens of, or hundreds of thousands of dollars - and then just turn around and ... dash into a bankruptcy and get it discharged, that would have substantial consequences,' Wirken said. He contended, despite the high court's unanimous decision, that Cruz was 'on the side of the law and rules.'" [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Associated Press: "Court Records Showed That Boston University Sued Roxana L. Cruz In June 1999 For Failing To Pay $34,735 In Student Loans And Attorney's Fees." "Cruz's half-sister spent years on the wrong side of her student loan. Court records showed that Boston University sued Roxana L. Cruz in June 1999 for failing to pay $34,735 in student loans and attorney's fees. That November, the Boston Municipal Court ordered Cruz to pay nearly $38,000, but she didn't comply until Boston University sued her again in 2007, this time in New York, where she was then living. She settled the case the following January for nearly $64,300 including more than $26,000 in interest that had accrued on the original borrowed amount." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

Associated Press: "In The Senate, Cruz Opposed Efforts In 2014 And Last Year To Let Millions Of Borrowers Refinance Student Loans At Lower Interest Rates." "In the Senate, Cruz opposed efforts in 2014 and last year to let millions of borrowers refinance student loans at lower interest rates. He and other Senate Republicans teamed up to defeat Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposals because they would have been paid for by increasing taxes on rich Americans - setting increased minimum rates for people making over $1 million." [Associated Press, 4/24/16<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/04/24/student-loan-issues-could-be-thorn-in-ted-cruz-appeal-to-young-voters/>]

DONALD TRUMP

HEADLINE: "Waterbury Man Arrested After Threatening To Bomb Rally For Donald Trump." [WTNH, 4/23/16<http://wtnh.com/2016/04/23/waterbury-man-arrested-after-threatening-to-bomb-rally-for-donald-trump/>]

Trump Gave Himself The Nickname "Wonderful Donald." TRUMP: "An election between Crooked Hillary and Wonderful Donald, it'll be the biggest, most incredible vote getting election in the history of our country." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump Said He "Would Rather Not" Run For President, And Instead Wished We Had A Great President: "I Don't Care Of It As A Republican Or A Democrat. If We Had A Great President Who Is A Democrat -- We Need A Great President." TRUMP: "My family asked me, why are you doing this? Where are you going tomorrow? I get up at 5:00 and I travel to a state far away and then I go to another one and another one and then I come home. I should be home at 1:00 in the morning and I get up at 6:00 the next day. My daughter Ivanka -- Ivanka said what you do that? I said it is simple. I love this country. This country has been so good to me. I would rather not do it. I wish we had somebody to was so good, I don't care of it as a Republican or a Democrat. If we had a great president who is a Democrat -- we need a great president. We need a great, great president because we are really in trouble. But I wish, and I told my wife, I wish we had a great president." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16] [16:00]

Trump: "I Think I Look Good. I Think I Look Like A President. You Mean Kasich Looks Better Than Trump? I Think A Lot Of People Would Disagree With That." TRUMP: "So they talk about changing personality. I think I look good. I think I look like a president. You mean Kasich looks better than Trump? I think a lot of people would disagree with that. Cruz? Cruz? You think Lyin' Ted is better?" [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Hillary Clinton
Trump Said Hillary Clinton Was "The Worst Possible Representative A Woman Can Have." TRUMP: "I think it's absolutely a third Obama term and that's the worst thing she's got. She's got the woman card which is her best thing, except women don't like her. She's the worst possible representative a woman can have. But, she's also got the Obama card and that's a disaster for her because four more years of Obama-this country's going to be destroyed." [Watters World, Fox News, 4/24/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton: "She's Got The Woman Card Which Is Her Best Thing, Except Women Don't Like Her." TRUMP: "I think it's absolutely a third Obama term and that's the worst thing she's got. She's got the woman card which is her best thing, except women don't like her. She's the worst possible representative a woman can have. But, she's also got the Obama card and that's a disaster for her because four more years of Obama-this country's going to be destroyed." [Watters World, Fox News, 4/24/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton: "Without The Women Card, She's Got Nothing Going-And She's Going To Play It To The Hilt." TRUMP: "The only thing she's got going is the women card. Without the women card, she's got nothing going-And she's going to play it to the hilt. And I'm going to be talking about things and one of the things I talk about is-- we call her crooked Hillary because she's a crooked person. She's always been a crooked person." [Watters World, Fox News, 4/24/16]

Trump: "I Really Want To Fight Hillary." TRUMP: "I really want to fight Hillary. I don't know if she'll be easier or harder, but that's the one I want to beat... It's crooked Hillary Clinton against the communist. This guy's crazy." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump Said He Was The Candidate The Clinton Campaign Least Wanted To Run Against Because He Was Unpredictable. TRUMP: "This person from Obama's campaign, why think is now involved with Hillary Clinton, said the person she least wants to run against Trump because they don't know where he is coming from. This guy. It is true. I tell this all the time, the word unpredictable. We have to be unpredictable. Our military is totally predictable." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Campaign Finance
HEADLINE: "Trump Campaign Disavows Pro-Trump Super PAC." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

The Trump Campaign Sent A Letter To Great America Super PAC Warning The Pro-Trump Super PAC That It Was Not Authorized To Fundraise On Trump's Behalf. "Donald Trump's presidential campaign last month warned a prominent pro-Trump super PAC - which has put at least $1 million into advertising for the billionaire - that it is not authorized to fundraise on the candidate's behalf in a formal letter sent by the campaign's legal counsel. The letter to the Great America PAC, signed by attorney Donald McGahn of Jones Day, stressed that the campaign believes the organization's efforts run counter to the anti-big money message Trump has emphasized on the campaign trail. It said that the PAC is 'using the name, image and slogan of Donald J. Trump in connection with your fundraising activity in a way that is likely to cause confusion.'" [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

The Trump Campaign Said Great America PAC Was "Using The Name, Image And Slogan Of Donald J. Trump In Connection With Your Fundraising Activity In A Way That Is Likely To Cause Confusion." "The letter to the Great America PAC, signed by attorney Donald McGahn of Jones Day, stressed that the campaign believes the organization's efforts run counter to the anti-big money message Trump has emphasized on the campaign trail. It said that the PAC is 'using the name, image and slogan of Donald J. Trump in connection with your fundraising activity in a way that is likely to cause confusion.' In other words, potential supporters could be easily confused that when they make a contribution to your organization, they are supporting Donald J. Trump for President's campaign,' wrote McGahn." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

The Trump Campaign Requested That Pro-Trump Super PAC, Great America PAC, "Refund Any Funds Raised" And Make Clear The Distinction Between The PAC And Campaign. "The PAC, which is chaired by former Tea Party Express chairwoman Amy Kremer, was founded earlier this year as TrumPAC. But the committee was forced to change its name after the official Trump campaign reached out to disavow the misuse of Trump's image and brand. The campaign has now requested that the Great America PAC 'refund any funds raised' and to make the distinction between the PAC and the campaign more explicit." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

Trump Spokeswoman: "Mr. Trump Is Self Funding His Campaign And Has Disavowed All Super Pacs." "Trump has made self-funding a key message in his White House bid, and supporters around the country have flocked to the billionaire candidate because they believe his personal wealth shields him from being influenced by special interests. 'Mr. Trump is self funding his campaign and has disavowed all Super PACs,' campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks said in a statement to The Post on Friday when asked about the group's continued activity. But that message risks being derailed by super PACs that have sprung up to support the real estate mogul's presidential run. The letter from McGahn signaled that Trump remains concerned about complicating his anti-special interest messaging." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

The Trump Campaign Did Not Rule Out Relying On Super PACs For Funding A General Election Campaign. "The letter from McGahn signaled that Trump remains concerned about complicating his anti-special interest messaging... The campaign has not, however, ruled out using super PACs to fund a general election fight, which could be exorbitantly expensive. 'Mr. Trump is personally funding his own campaign in connection with the primaries with his vast personal fortune,' reads the carefully worded letter." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

Great America PAC Dismissed The Trump Campaign's Disavowal: "We Are Continuing To Build A Robust And Effective Finance Organization That Mr. Trump Will Need After He Secures The Nomination." "The PAC, which is chaired by former Tea Party Express chairwoman Amy Kremer, was founded earlier this year as TrumPAC. But the committee was forced to change its name after the official Trump campaign reached out to disavow the misuse of Trump's image and brand. The campaign has now requested that the Great America PAC 'refund any funds raised' and to make the distinction between the PAC and the campaign more explicit. 'Great America PAC is bringing the grassroots and high dollar donor communities together,' said Benton said in an email Friday. 'We are continuing to build a robust and effective finance organization that Mr. Trump will need after he secures the nomination.' 'Nice letterhead,' said Dan Backer, treasurer of Great America PAC, when asked about the letter Friday in an email." [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/22/trump-campaign-disavows-pro-trump-super-pac/>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump's 'Self-Funding' Stalls G.O.P. In Donor-Data Collection." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-donor-data.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/v7HqGRVs8w>]

Trump's Disregard For Fundraising And Building Donor Lists In The Primary Was Potentially Damaging To His General Election Campaign And The Republican Party's Future. "He often brags that he is paying for his campaign, saying, 'I don't need anybody's money.' But Donald J. Trump's disregard for fund-raising by email, building lists of small-dollar donors and assembling a modern campaign digital operation could hamstring him as a general-election candidate and do lasting damage to the Republican Party, strategists say. In 2013 and 2014, one of the most valuable assets for Republican candidates at every level was Mitt Romney's email list, containing the names and contact information for his donors, volunteers and supporters - a trove that had been amassed, culled and refined over 18 months of the 2012 campaign. That required painstaking work, including frequent communications with supporters in hopes of conditioning them to donate repeatedly. And it paved the way for candidates to send emails to a vast, inherited universe of potential contributors who could easily make gifts with one click." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-donor-data.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/v7HqGRVs8w>]

The Trump Campaign Said They Had Collected Millions Of Email Addresses From Potential Supporters To Potentially Use For Fundraising In The General Election. "Mr. Trump's aides insist that his financial wherewithal frees him from having to fund-raise, and that even so, partly by requiring supporters to request tickets to his rallies through an online form, they have collected millions of email addresses they will be able to use should he become the nominee and opt to aid other candidates. 'What happens traditionally in a campaign is they will go out to their list once or twice a week to raise money from their fund-raisers, but when a candidate gets to a general election, you get some donor fatigue because they've already maxed out their campaign to give,' said Corey Lewandowski, the Trump campaign manager. 'Our list is exactly the opposite.' Mr. Lewandowski added that Mr. Trump's social media following reduced the need for a cultivated email list, and that his supporters were so motivated, they would not need much coaxing if he did decide to ask them for money." [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-donor-data.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/v7HqGRVs8w>]

Trump's Campaign Website Had Two "Donate" Buttons, And Had Raised $9.2 Million Through March 2016. "Mr. Trump has not completely ignored fund-raising: His website has two 'donate' buttons, and he has reaped $9.2 million in small-dollar donations. (By comparison, he has lent his campaign a total of $36 million, his latest campaign finance reports show.)" [New York Times, 4/22/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-donor-data.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/v7HqGRVs8w>]

Jack Burkman Began "Lobbyists For Trump" And Planned To Raise $200 Million For Trump Leading Up To The General Election. "A top Washington lobbyist who previously called Donald Trump 'a joke,' now plans to host a fundraiser for the Republican presidential front-runner in early June. Jack Burkman of J.M. Burkman and Associates will host government relations professionals and other lobbyists in the D.C. suburb of Arlington, Va. on June 10 as part of his 'Lobbyists for Trump' effort.  According to an advisory released Monday, Burkman intends to raise $200 million over the next six months for the leading GOP candidate to use should he make it to the general election." [Washington Examiner, 4/25/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/former-critic-plans-lobbyists-for-trump-fundraiser/article/2589461#.Vx5WTIcvozM.twitter>]

Campaign Staff
April 2016: The Trump Campaign Was Assembling Traditional Campaign Elements It Had Previously Lacked: "Communications Specialists, Schedulers, Policy Advisers, Speechwriters, Researchers And Liaisons." "The conversations in Florida come amid a revamping of Trump's campaign. Manafort said Trump is assembling teams of communications specialists, schedulers, policy advisers, speechwriters, researchers and liaisons to Capitol Hill, think tanks and other GOP power centers - all traditional campaign elements that had been lacking in Trump's shoestring structure. 'We couldn't run a general election with eight people,' Manafort said. Manafort suggested that the individuals who have been appearing on cable television shows as Trump representatives will begin playing smaller roles as he asserts control over what he called 'the narrative.'" [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-gop-elites-arent-quite-convinced-by-trump-charm-offensive/2016/04/22/3e0e5160-089e-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html>]

Trump Convention Manager, Manafort, Said Trump's Cable News Surrogates Would Begin Playing Smaller Roles. "Manafort said Trump is assembling teams of communications specialists, schedulers, policy advisers, speechwriters, researchers and liaisons to Capitol Hill, think tanks and other GOP power centers - all traditional campaign elements that had been lacking in Trump's shoestring structure. 'We couldn't run a general election with eight people,' Manafort said. Manafort suggested that the individuals who have been appearing on cable television shows as Trump representatives will begin playing smaller roles as he asserts control over what he called 'the narrative.'" [Washington Post, 4/22/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-gop-elites-arent-quite-convinced-by-trump-charm-offensive/2016/04/22/3e0e5160-089e-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html>]

HEADLINE: "Trump To Hire Another Veteran Operative To Fight For Delegates." [Bloomberg, 4/25/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-25/trump-to-hire-another-veteran-operative-to-fight-for-delegates>]

4/25/16: The Trump Campaign Hired Ken McKay As A Senior Adviser. "Donald Trump is hiring his third campaign manager of a former rival, adding another veteran political operative to help fight for the delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Ken McKay joins as a senior adviser working on the team led by Trump convention manager Paul Manafort, aides told Bloomberg on Monday. A formal announcement was expected later Monday. Their focus is on getting the upper hand on Senator Ted Cruz, who has been diminishing the power of Trump's victories by locking his own supporters into national delegate slots at state conventions." [Bloomberg, 4/25/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-25/trump-to-hire-another-veteran-operative-to-fight-for-delegates>]

·         Ken McKay Managed Chris Christie's Campaign 2016 Presidential Campaign. "Earlier in the presidential race, McKay served as campaign manager to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who dropped out and endorsed Trump in February. A week and a half ago, Trump picked up Rick Wiley, who managed Scott Walker's campaign before the Wisconsin governor left the race in September. And in late March, he snagged Ed Brookover, who was Ben Carson's campaign manager until the neurosurgeon dropped out." [Bloomberg, 4/25/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-25/trump-to-hire-another-veteran-operative-to-fight-for-delegates>]

·         Ken McKay Was Political Director For The Republican Governors Associated In 2014-2015, And Was Chief Of Staff At The Republican National Committee Under Michael Steele In 2009-2010. "McKay, a native of Rhode Island, ran gubernatorial races there for Donald Carcieri in 2002 and 2006, winning both. He was chief of staff at the Republican National Committee under Chairman Michael Steele from March 2009 to April 2010. He helped Florida Republican Rick Scott claim the governor's office in 2010, and served as political director at the Republican Governors Association under Christie's chairmanship in 2014 and 2015, helping usher in a wave of GOP governors nationwide." [Bloomberg, 4/25/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-25/trump-to-hire-another-veteran-operative-to-fight-for-delegates>]

4/25/16: The Trump Campaign Hired Ken McKay As Senior Adviser To Support The Delegate Operations Team. "Today, Donald J. Trump announced that he has hired Ken McKay as Senior Adviser to support the delegate operations team. Ken has formidable grassroots operations experience and is ideally positioned to further bolster the Trump campaign's field efforts. Mr. Trump stated, 'Ken has a proven track record in winning state political races. He will support our delegate operations team and bolster our ground game efforts. He brings tremendous experience to the job, and I know he is up to the task of working with my team.' On his announcement, Mr. McKay commented, 'I am very honored to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Trump and such a resilient campaign. There is no question that he is the presumptive nominee, and will unify our party to take back the White House in November.'" [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/25/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-announces-expansion-of-campaign-delegate-team>]

LGBT
HEADLINE: "Trump's Latest Position On Transgender Bathroom Rights Doesn't Make Sense." [Emma Margolin, MSNBC, 4/22/16<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trumps-latest-position-transgender-bathroom-rights-doesnt-make-sense>]

Veterans

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>]

2007: The Trump Institute Fired Air Force Reservist Richard Wright For His "Absences" When Deployed In Afghanistan. "But that's not what the Trump Institute, a get-rich-quick real estate seminar, did for Richard Wright, a senior master sergeant in the Air Force reserves who worked for the company in 2006 and 2007. Wright was deployed to Afghanistan in the spring of 2007. When he came home to his job, the Trump Institute fired him. 'All of your absences,' Wright's boss at the Trump Institute told him, had forced the company to 'reevaluate your position with the Trump Institute.' It is a violation of federal law to penalize an employee for absences caused by military service. When Wright accepted a job at the Trump Institute in December 2006, he thought he'd be working directly with Trump. 'Having a chance to work with him was a dream come true,' Wright, now 48, said of Trump in an email to The Huffington Post." [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

Richard Wright Accepted The Job At Trump Institute With The Impression That He Would Be Working Directly With Donald Trump. "Dozens of former customers of the Trump Institute and Trump University, a real estate instruction program, have also described being told that Donald Trump was personally overseeing the programs that bore his name, and that instructors were 'hand-picked by Mr. Trump.' Judging from the information on the Trump Institute's (now defunct) website, it's easy to see why: It was only after Wright started the job that he realized Trump had little to do with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Institute. Trump provided his name, along with his image, his reputation, his video endorsements and his promises to help the Trump Institute lure potential customers and employees." [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

One Week After Returning From Afghanistan, Wright Received A Note From His Trump Institute Boss: "With All Of Your Absences And Inability To Adhere To Specific Instructions, You Force Me To Reevaluate Your Position With The Trump Institute." "Wright arrived home to Florida on Monday, April 16, 2007. He asked his boss to approve two personal days for him to get his bearings, do laundry and so on... On Monday, April 23, Wright got this note from Shavin: 'It is apparent that you do not listen to instructions. You are to report to my office tomorrow before you do anything. You have been here less than three months (deducting your time off for the Air Force Reserve). I find it insulting that you would make a request to be paid for time you did not work and/or personal time you did not earn. You are still on probation. With all of your absences and inability to adhere to specific instructions, you force me to reevaluate your position with the Trump Institute.'" [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

Trump's Lawyer Claimed "Mr. Trump Had Nothing Whatsoever To Do With The Employment Of Any Of The Trump Institute's Employees Or Mentors." "Alan Garten, executive vice president and general counsel of the Trump Organization, provided a statement to HuffPost when asked about Wright's experience. 'The Trump Institute was a licensee of Trump University and was not owned or controlled by Mr. Trump or any of his companies,' Garten said. 'As such, Mr. Trump had nothing whatsoever to do with the employment of any of the Trump Institute's employees or mentors, had no involvement in the development or enforcement of any of the Trump Institute's employment policies and has no knowledge of this matter. Mr. Trump has always been a great supporter of the men and women who have served in this country's armed forces and has devoted much of his campaign to improving the lives of veterans.'" [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

Donald Trump Had Little To Do With The Trump Institute's Day-To-Day Operations Despite Marketing Materials' Claims To The Contrary. "Dozens of former customers of the Trump Institute and Trump University, a real estate instruction program, have also described being told that Donald Trump was personally overseeing the programs that bore his name, and that instructors were 'hand-picked by Mr. Trump.' Judging from the information on the Trump Institute's (now defunct) website, it's easy to see why: It was only after Wright started the job that he realized Trump had little to do with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Institute. Trump provided his name, along with his image, his reputation, his video endorsements and his promises to help the Trump Institute lure potential customers and employees. But like many of the hundreds of businesses and real estate projects that have borne Trump's name, the Trump Institute was actually a joint venture between Trump and an outside company - in this case, a Florida-based business called National Grants Conferences. Trump was paid franchise fees, but the details of his profits from the schools are a well-guarded secret." [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

Women
Trump Hit On The Woman Interviewing Him During An Infomercial For Trump Institute. "NGC's free-money seminars provided the framework for the Trump Institute's signature offering, the Donald Trump Way to Wealth Seminar. Trump Institute clients paid as much as $35,000 to learn the 'Donald Trump Way To Wealth,' and to receive coaching from mentors like Wright. In the clip below, from an infomercial that appears to date to 2006, Trump tells potential customers how important it is that they enroll in the Trump Institute. He also hits on the woman interviewing him." [Huffington Post, 4/22/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-institute-fired-veteran_us_5718fda7e4b024dae4f1517e?section=politics>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Thinks Men Who Change Diapers Are Acting "Like The Wife" [BuzzFeed, 4/24/16<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-thinks-men-who-change-diapers-are-acting-like-t?utm_term=.bnXNnVobg#.ecbARg1WQ>]

Trump: "If I Had A Different Type Of Wife. I Probably Wouldn't Have A Baby" Because Changing Diapers Is "Not My Thing." "'Do you actually change diapers?' host Anthony Cumia asked Donald Trump on the Opie and Anthony show in November of 2005. The then-59-year-old businessman, whose wife Melania was pregnant with his fifth child and her first, responded bluntly: 'No, I don't do that.' 'There's a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there's a lot of husbands that listen to that,' Trump added. 'So you know, they go for it.' 'If I had a different type of wife,' Trump said laughing, 'I probably wouldn't have a baby, ya know, cause that's not my thing. I'm really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don't. It's just not for me.'" [BuzzFeed, 4/24/16<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-thinks-men-who-change-diapers-are-acting-like-t?utm_term=.bnXNnVobg#.ecbARg1WQ>]; Opie And Anthony Show, 11/05]

Trump Said He Did Not Change Babies' Diapers Even Though "There's A Lot Of Women Out There That Demand That The Husband Act Like The Wife." "'Do you actually change diapers?' host Anthony Cumia asked Donald Trump on the Opie and Anthony show in November of 2005. The then-59-year-old businessman, whose wife Melania was pregnant with his fifth child and her first, responded bluntly: 'No, I don't do that.' 'There's a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there's a lot of husbands that listen to that,' Trump added. 'So you know, they go for it.' 'If I had a different type of wife,' Trump said laughing, 'I probably wouldn't have a baby, ya know, cause that's not my thing. I'm really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don't. It's just not for me.'" [BuzzFeed, 4/24/16<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-thinks-men-who-change-diapers-are-acting-like-t?utm_term=.bnXNnVobg#.ecbARg1WQ>]; Opie And Anthony Show, 11/05]

Business
Trump Said He "Spent A Fortune In Delaware" Because He Had So Many Business Entities Registered In The State. TRUMP: "Do we love Delaware? Do we love it? Yes. When I left the office I asked for a couple of things. I said, number one, I spent a fortune in Delaware. Nobody does that, right? It is a great place. I said to my people, we do a lot of business in Delaware. That means taxes and everything. How many entities do we have registered in Delaware, like companies? I figured they would say maybe two or three. 378. We have 378 entities registered in the state of Delaware. Meaning I pay you a lot of money. I don't feel at all guilty. I don't know. They might be off by a couple, but that is about it. They had about 12 minutes to get me the answer. It is a lot. Good. That is good. All right? All right. It is a great place." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Told Supporters In Delaware: "We Have 378 Entities Registered In The State Of Delaware. Meaning I Pay You A Lot Of Money." TRUMP: "Do we love Delaware? Do we love it? Yes. When I left the office I asked for a couple of things. I said, number one, I spent a fortune in Delaware. Nobody does that, right? It is a great place. I said to my people, we do a lot of business in Delaware. That means taxes and everything. How many entities do we have registered in Delaware, like companies? I figured they would say maybe two or three. 378. We have 378 entities registered in the state of Delaware. Meaning I pay you a lot of money. I don't feel at all guilty. I don't know. They might be off by a couple, but that is about it. They had about 12 minutes to get me the answer. It is a lot. Good. That is good. All right? All right. It is a great place." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Told A Crowd In Delaware: "You Don't Know Me Well; You Just Take All My Money With All The Taxes." TRUMP: "You know what's nice about New York?. Those people know me well. You don't know me well; you just take all my money with all the taxes. I have known Delaware for a long time and it is a great place." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Claimed He Was "The King" Of Banking: "I Know Almost As Much As All The People In Delaware About Banking." TRUMP: "The problem is ISIS has gotten very rich with the oil and with the dark banking channels, and I know so much about banking. Do I know banking? I am the king. I know almost as much as all the people in Delaware about banking. Do I know. They are making a lot of money off of crooked banking." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

In A Delaware Campaign Rally, Trump Praised The State's Status As A Tax Shelter And Noted He Had 378 Corporate Entities Registered In The State. "Donald Trump tailored his pitch to the citizens of Delaware on Friday, praising the tiny mid-Atlantic state's status as a tax shelter and at one point sharing a story about calling his credit-card company to find out whether it employed people in India. 'I know almost as much as the people in Delaware about banking,' Trump boasted at a rally in Harrington, a small town south of the capital Dover, on Friday afternoon. Trump said he had 378 corporate entities registered in the state, 'meaning I pay you a lot of money, folks. I don't feel guilty.' 'I spend a fortune in Delaware. No one knows it,' he said." [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/donald-trump-indian-impersonation-222337>]

Trump's Lawyers Filed For A Lawsuit Against Trump University, Arguing Trump Relied On Subordinates To Operate The School. "Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump asked a judge in San Diego to throw out a lawsuit claiming his namesake real-estate education program was a racketeering enterprise, arguing he didn't run the school's operations. The billionaire real-estate mogul didn't mislead students by promising to teach them his investing secrets as part of Trump University's seminars and relied on subordinates to operate the school, Trump's lawyers said Friday in a court filing. A judge is scheduled on July 8 to consider Trump's request, 10 days before the start of the Republican convention in Cleveland." [Bloomberg, 4/23/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-23/trump-rejects-racketeering-claims-against-namesake-university>]

HEADLINE: "In Gary, Memories Of Donald Trump's Casino Promises." [Indy Star, 4/24/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2016/04/24/gary-memories-donald-trumps-casino-promises/82886050/>]

Trump Promised To Revitalize The Economy Of Gary, Indiana By Building A World-Class Hotel And Casino. "Donald Trump raised expectations in Gary. The real estate mogul arrived in 1993 to meet with local and state officials who hoped casino gambling would rejuvenate the city's shattered economy. Gary, he told them, could have a world-class casino and hotel - just like he had brought to Atlantic City, N.J. He impressed the right people. He received a casino license. He invested more than $100 million to open Trump Casino, donated money for causes ranging from police cars to fireworks shows and improbably brought the Miss USA Pageant to Gary." [Indy Star, 4/24/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2016/04/24/gary-memories-donald-trumps-casino-promises/82886050/>]

Trump Pledged To Hire At Last 1,200 Workers For A Gary, Indiana Hotel. "Trump's pledges ranged from hiring at least 1,200 workers to developing a luxury hotel and revitalizing the Sheraton site. He also asserted his riverboat casino would be among the finest gaming venues in the world. 'We basically were doing a lot for him, but we weren't convinced by the hype,' Barnes said. Gary's selection process, though, was not binding. The state's casino law gave the Indiana Gaming Commission authority to award licenses, overruling local preferences. The Gaming Commission in August 1994 kicked off a series of hearings that gave Trump a second chance to prove he was the best choice - or, at least, among the two best choices - to operate a casino in Gary." [Indy Star, 4/24/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2016/04/24/gary-memories-donald-trumps-casino-promises/82886050/>]

Trump Did Not Fulfill His Pledge To Redevelop A High-Profile Site In Gary, Indiana Despite That Being The Expectation When He Was Granted A Casino License. "It's impossible to know how the Gaming Commission would have reacted if Trump had said no. But Trump received a casino license with the expectation that he would redevelop the high-profile site. An April 1996 local development agreement between Gary and Trump called for Trump to spend at least $8.5 million on the building." [Indy Star, 4/24/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2016/04/24/gary-memories-donald-trumps-casino-promises/82886050/>]

HEADLINE: "Inside Trump Tower, Home To 2016's Troubling, Unprecedented Campaign." [Huffington Post, 4/25/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inside-donald-trump-tower_us_571d1796e4b0d0042da9903b>]

Economy
Trump: "I Know So Many Short Sellers. They're Among The Worst People You'll Ever Meet." TRUMP: "It's like in Wall Street, they call it short sellers, right? In other words, when you bet against the world. I've never liked people that go short because they're not optimistic people. I know so many short sellers. They're among the worst people you'll ever meet." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Protesters
HEADLINE: "Meet The Vigilantes Who Patrol Trump's Rallies." [Politico, 4/25/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/donald-trump-2016-vigilante-security-213847>]

The 30,000-Member "Bikers For Trump," Acted As A Voluntary Security Force To Identify Protesters For Paid Security. "Cox decided that his 30,000-member group, 'Bikers for Trump,' would no longer be just a support organization focused primarily on holding independent rallies for the Republican front-runner. It would transform into a volunteer security force, patrolling Trump's events to identify protesters for paid security and police, forming barriers to protect Trump supporters, and playing backup to the cops as they removed unwanted attendees from the campaign's rallies." [Politico, 4/25/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/donald-trump-2016-vigilante-security-213847>]

Running Mate
HEADLINE: "Trump: Oklahoma Governor As VP Is 'Great' Advice." [CNN, 4/25/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/mary-fallin-donald-trump-vice-president/>]

Trump Praised South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer's Suggestion Of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin As A Potential Running Mate. "Donald Trump praised Sunday the idea of Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin serving as his running mate. South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, a Trump supporter, said on CNN's 'State of the Union' that Fallin would be a great choice. 'I think you're going to see something different. I think what he will do is he won't go with the norm that you pick a battleground state and you pick somebody from that state or a rival candidate,' he said. 'I think he's going to say, 'Who can help me get the job done?' and I think he needs some balance, and I like Mary Fallin for that reason.' Trump tweeted afterward '.@AndreBauer Great job and advice on @CNN @jaketapper Thank you!'"[CNN, 4/25/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/mary-fallin-donald-trump-vice-president/>]

·         Trump: .@Andrebauer  Great Job And Advice On @CNN  @Jaketapper  Thank You!<mailto:.@AndreBauer%20%20Great%20job%20and%20advice%20on%20@CNN%20%20@jaketapper%20%20Thank%20you!> [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/24/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/724236172181049344>]

Foreign Policy
Trump Said "It's Time To Make A Deal" With Cuba. TRUMP: "Our leadership is incompetent. We don't know what we are doing. There really is no leadership. You have a president, he goes to Cuba and watches a game and a big tragedy happens, watches the end of the game. He lands in Cuba -- no. He lands in Cuba and there's nobody to greet him. Here is the difference. No problem with Cuba, by the way. It is time to make a deal. I would like to see a better deal. You land in Cuba and no one is there." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Said If He Were President And Was Not Greeted At The Airport By The Head Of State, He Would Immediately Cancel His Foreign Trip And Fly Home. TRUMP: "Our leadership is incompetent. We don't know what we are doing. There really is no leadership. You have a president, he goes to Cuba and watches a game and a big tragedy happens, watches the end of the game. He lands in Cuba -- no. He lands in Cuba and there's nobody to greet him. Here is the difference. No problem with Cuba, by the way. It is time to make a deal. I would like to see a better deal. You land in Cuba and no one is there. In the history of air force one, which is pretty long, it is probably the first time the plane landed with no one there. There was not the head of state, Castro, anybody, and then he goes the Saudi Arabia and same thing happens. The big leaders are not there to greet him at the plane. You know what I would do? If I said, how are we doing? Who is here to greet me? I am on the air force one. We don't have anyone to greet you, Mr. President. Here is what I do. Pilot, go back to Washington. Go back to Washington. And I love the Cuban people and I love the Saudi's." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Claimed The 50 Special Operations Troops Deployed To Syria "Didn't Want To Go." TRUMP: "When you say 50 people, it's not enough. It's almost like 50 people? It's not enough. But in terms of scaring somebody, in terms of scaring, but why would he announce this? When you announce it, they now have a target on their back folks, okay? And they're being looked for and I have friends in the military. That was so devastating. Some of the people didn't want to go. They said, 'What are you doing? Why are you announcing?' Because they want to have some kind of political benefit. But we have to be unpredictable, folks." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Complained ISIS Was Getting Rich From Taking Libyan Oil And Through Dark Banking Channels, And The U.S. Did Nothing About It. TRUMP: "Libya has the finest oil. It is of high and it is the finest quality oil. Who has the oil right now? ISIS. We don't even blockade that. They are taking out the oil. We are hitting other oil ports and we are hitting other oil refineries. How long have I been saying take the oil? Four years, right? Obama's people say that is not a plan. It's a great plan. The problem is ISIS has gotten very rich with the oil and with the dark banking channels, and I know so much about banking. Do I know banking? I am the king. I know almost as much as all the people in Delaware about banking. Do I know. They are making a lot of money off of crooked banking. They call it the dark banking circles. They are making a lot of money. They are making fortunes of money with the oil. We don't hit them." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Claimed President Obama Only Announced Sending 50 Special Operations Troops To Syria "Because They Want To Have Some Kinds Of Political Benefit." TRUMP: "When you say 50 people, it's not enough. It's almost like 50 people? It's not enough. But in terms of scaring somebody, in terms of scaring, but why would he announce this? When you announce it, they now have a target on their back folks, okay? And they're being looked for and I have friends in the military. That was so devastating. Some of the people didn't want to go. They said, 'What are you doing? Why are you announcing?' Because they want to have some kind of political benefit. But we have to be unpredictable, folks." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Said Kim Jong Un Was "A Little Off" And His Uncle Found That Out When He "Was Cut Up Into 40 Pieces Because He Raised His Voice." TRUMP: "We defend South Korea. We are right next to the mad men. No dummy. Anyone that can take over from his father with all those till her generals, no dummy. -- Those killer generals, no dummy. I think he is a little off. Didn't his uncle find that out? His uncle was cut up into 40 pieces because he raised his voice -- his uncle was cut up into 40 pieces because he raised his voice." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Said George Patton Was Not Politically Correct: "He Used To Slap His Soldiers. If You Slap A Soldier, They Would Put Him In Prison For 15 Years." TRUMP: "Can you imagine guys like George Patton, that was rough and tough? If he ever heard that stuff -- first, he would never be a general today because he is not politically correct. He used to slap his soldiers. If you slap a soldier, they would put him in prison for 15 years. This guy was tough. Soldiers loved him. They would die for him. They did die for him. He would be right up there with him. Could you imagine if they said we can't really hurt anybody, we can't do anything and we don't want to bomb the oil because we don't want the plume to go up and hurt the atmosphere. Honestly, folks? We don't know what we are doing." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

HEADLINE: "Trump Attacks Spur Mexico To Borrow From Israel Lobby's Playbook." [Bloomberg, 4/21/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-22/mexico-s-new-u-s-ambassador-has-big-plans-for-countering-trump>]

Trade
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Uses Terrible Indian Accent During Stereotype-Filled Rant About Outsourcing." [New York Daily News, 4/22/16<http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-indian-accent-stereotype-filled-rant-article-1.2611751>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Impersonates Indian Call-Center Worker." [Politico, 4/22/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/donald-trump-indian-impersonation-222337>]

Trump Said He Called His Credit Card Company To Find Out Where The Call Center Employees Were Located, But Pretended To Be Checking His Card. TRUMP: "You ever call up on your credit card? You want to find out about your credit card? Guess what? You're talking to a person from India. You say, 'How the hell does that work?' I said to the person, 'Where are you from?' I wasn't really checking on my card. I was actually finding out if this was true. So I call up the other guys checking on my card. Said, 'Where are you from' ' We are from India.' Oh, well, that's great. 'Thank you very much. That's all I needed to know.' And India is a great place. And I'm not upset with other leaders. I'm upset with our leaders for being so stupid. So stupid." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Said He Could Make A Deal On Corporate Inversion In 15 Minutes: "I Would Make A Deal To Have That Money Brought Back Within 15 Minutes. I Would Get The Democrats And The Republicans Into The Oval Office." TRUMP: "Corporate inversion. They don't know what the term means. We have companies that have trillions of dollars cumulatively outside of our country. The Republicans and Democrats agree. They want the money brought in. The government can't make a deal because we don't have a leader in Obama. I would make a deal to have that money brought back within 15 minutes. I would get the Democrats and the Republicans into the oval office. I would have them agreeing because we need that money. You know what is happening? Because they can't get their money back in, and everybody wants it to come back in but they can't make a deal, because they want that money in and they can't do it, companies are leaving to get their money. How stupid are we?" [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Said "Not One" Company Would Leave The U.S. If He Was President Because Of The Tariffs He Would Impose. "He pledged to impose hefty taxes on companies that move work into Mexico and slow their transport of goods at the border. 'Not one' company would leave because of the consequences, he said." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Airplane
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump's Aging Air Fleet Gives His Bid, And His Brand, A Lift." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

The Value Of Trump's Aircraft Fleet Was Largely In Its Marketing Potential. "A close look at Mr. Trump's two airplanes - the 757 and a smaller jet used on the campaign trail - and three helicopters, however, suggests that their value rests chiefly in their marketing potential, with the Trump stamp of status masking the fleet's age. Four of the five aircraft are more than 20 years old, a rarity for most billionaires. The exception is a 19-year-old Cessna 750 Citation X - the only one of the five without the Trump name painted on it in large letters. The smaller plane was grounded last week after The New York Times reported that its registration had expired in January. It is now cleared to fly again, according to the F.A.A." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Trump Agreed His Aircraft Fleet Had "Promotional Value." "In the interview on Saturday, Mr. Trump said he did not own the five aircraft to burnish his brand, but agreed that the fleet had 'promotional value.' He added that he could get by without owning a Boeing 757 but it was a 'great luxury to have.'" [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Four Of Trump's Five Aircraft Were Over 20 Years Old. "A close look at Mr. Trump's two airplanes - the 757 and a smaller jet used on the campaign trail - and three helicopters, however, suggests that their value rests chiefly in their marketing potential, with the Trump stamp of status masking the fleet's age. Four of the five aircraft are more than 20 years old, a rarity for most billionaires. The exception is a 19-year-old Cessna 750 Citation X - the only one of the five without the Trump name painted on it in large letters." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Trump Rarely Used His Boeing 757 For Overseas Travel. "While the 757 might seem like an odd choice for a man who puts his net worth at $11 billion, and, records show, does not use the plane much to travel abroad, Mr. Trump has cited it and his other planes as proof of how he gets good value for his money. In the 1980s, for example, he paid $8 million to buy a 1968 Boeing 727 from a financially troubled Texas company, Diamond Shamrock, according to his book 'The Art of the Deal.' Mr. Trump said a smaller Gulfstream jet would have cost more than twice as much." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Trump Cited His Aircraft Purchases As Proof Of Making Good Deals And Getting Good Value For Money. "While the 757 might seem like an odd choice for a man who puts his net worth at $11 billion, and, records show, does not use the plane much to travel abroad, Mr. Trump has cited it and his other planes as proof of how he gets good value for his money. In the 1980s, for example, he paid $8 million to buy a 1968 Boeing 727 from a financially troubled Texas company, Diamond Shamrock, according to his book 'The Art of the Deal.' Mr. Trump said a smaller Gulfstream jet would have cost more than twice as much. 'It was a little more plane than I needed,' he wrote, 'but I find it hard to resist a good deal when the opportunity presents itself.'" [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Private Jet Services CEO Said Trump's Purchase Of A 757 Was An Unusual Choice For Someone That Wealthy: "Buying A 25-Year-Old 757 Is Like Buying A Bag Of Cheetos. It's A Lot Of Food For A Low Price."  "After Mr. Trump took possession of the 757 in 2011 he made a number of changes but did not fundamentally undo Mr. Allen's initial renovation, records show. For instance, he kept the headboard in the master bedroom, as well as most of the chairs, couches and toilet seats Mr. Allen had left, choosing to reupholster them. Greg Raiff, chief executive officer of Private Jet Services, an aviation consulting firm and private-jet charter broker for corporations and individuals, said the Boeing was an unusual aircraft for a man of Mr. Trump's wealth. 'Buying a 25-year-old 757 is like buying a bag of Cheetos. It's a lot of food for a low price,' he said." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Trump Owned Two 1989 Sikorsky S-76Bs, Each Worth Approximately $875,000. "Mr. Trump's three other aircraft are helicopters. Two of those are 1989 Sikorsky S-76Bs, one of which was used to give rides to children at the Iowa State Fair. Mr. Trump took possession of the other 1989 in August 2014. It has logged only a handful of flights with the F.A.A. since he took possession, records show, though not all chopper flights are logged with the federal regulator. One notable trip that it received clearance to make was on New Year's Eve in 2015, when, records show, it was given authorization to fly to Nassau, in the Bahamas, from West Palm Beach, Fla. Both helicopters are worth approximately $875,000, according to Vref. The third helicopter, a 1990 Sikorsky S-76B, was purchased in March 2012 and is currently worth roughly $940,000. The Trump Organization has used pictures of it to help market its golf courses. It was shipped to Scotland in 2015, for the use of clients of Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

March 2012: Trump Purchased A 1990 Sikorsky S-76B. "The third helicopter, a 1990 Sikorsky S-76B, was purchased in March 2012 and is currently worth roughly $940,000. The Trump Organization has used pictures of it to help market its golf courses. It was shipped to Scotland in 2015, for the use of clients of Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland." [New York Times, 4/24/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/donald-trumps-aging-air-fleet-gives-his-bid-and-his-brand-a-lift.html>]

Free Speech
Trump: "Video Game Violence & Glorification Must Be Stopped-It Is Creating Monsters!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 12/17/12<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/280812064539283457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>]

Donald Trump On The Journalists Who Recorded His Campaign Advisers Comments At The RNC Spring Meeting: "I Wonder If It's Illegal, Maybe They Have To Go To Jail." TRUMP: "So to show you how honorable the people in the room were, they taped these conversations, they didn't tell anybody, probably illegal, I wonder if it's illegal, maybe they have to go to jail, but they taped it, which is fine because what he said is perfect. What he said, is Mr. Trump can be this way, that way, he can be whatever way he wants." [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Delegate Operations
HEADLINE: "Exclusive: Donald Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race To Ted Cruz." [TIME, 4/24/16<http://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/>]

Of The 63 Unbound Delegates That Have Already Been Named, 26 Said They Support Cruz Or Refuse To Support Trump On The First Ballot. "Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a clear early lead in the Republican race for unbound delegates who can vote their personal preference on the first ballot at the Cleveland convention, according to a TIME survey, presenting an obstacle for frontrunner Donald Trump if he falls just short of the 1,237 bound delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Of the 63 unbound delegates who have already been named, 26 have told TIME or other news outlets that they are either committed to support Cruz, lean towards supporting Cruz or refuse to support Trump on the first ballot. By contrast Trump has the public support of only one delegate in North Dakota. Another delegate in American Samoa is Trump's local campaign chair, but he declined to confirm to TIME that he will support Trump on the first ballot. Fifteen others declined to tell TIME their preference, and 15 more could not be reached for comment." [TIME, 4/24/16<http://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/>]

Trump Warned About The Impact Of Taking The Nomination Away From Him On A Second Ballot: "If A Guy That's Losing By All Those Millions Of Votes Wins, We're Going To Have Some People That Are Going To Be Very, Very Angry." TRUMP: "The only thing they can hope is we don't get it on first ballot. I'll tell you what, if a guy that's losing by all those millions of votes wins, we're going to have some people that are going to be very, very angry and I hope, but only in positive way, I hope that all of you and everybody that's listening can go in July to Cleveland because we're going to have something that's going to be so beautiful, but you have to play the game. It's a rigged system" [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "I'm Only Interested In The First Ballot." TRUMP: "I'm only interested in the first ballot. Because I'm really interested in winning it early and that's it." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "I Only Care About The First [Ballot]. We're Not Going For The Second And Third And Fourth And Fifth." TRUMP: "He's bribing people, essentially, to vote. Now, he can't do it on the first ballot, because they're locked in to me. But that's all I care about. That's all I care about. I only care about the first. We're not going for the second and third and fourth and fifth." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

HEADLINE: "To Counter Cruz's Organization, Trump To Personally Court Delegates At California And Virginia GOP Conventions." [Washington Post, 4/25/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/25/to-counter-cruzs-organization-trump-to-personally-court-delegates-at-california-and-virginia-gop-conventions/?postshare=3141461592814686&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Planned To Personally Appear At The Virginia And California State Republican Conventions To Court Delegates. "Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, whose campaign has struggled in the delegate-selection process, will appear at party conventions in California and Virginia later this week to personally court activists and address the gatherings, according to three people familiar with his plans. Trump will stop by the Hyatt Regency hotel near the San Francisco International Airport on Friday for the opening day of the California GOP's state convention. A day later, he will visit James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., for the Republican Party of Virginia's convention, the people said. The people who told of Trump's still-unannounced appearances and their impetus requested anonymity to discuss private conversations between state GOP leaders and the business mogul's top aides. When asked Monday for comment, a Trump adviser confirmed that the billionaire would be traveling to California and Virginia but would not provide details of his schedule." [Washington Post, 4/25/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/25/to-counter-cruzs-organization-trump-to-personally-court-delegates-at-california-and-virginia-gop-conventions/?postshare=3141461592814686&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Did Not Speak Or Hold Meetings At The Maine Republican Convention And Lost Out On 19 Of The 20 Available Delegates To Cruz. "Over the weekend, for example, Cruz won 95 percent of Maine's 20 delegate seats at the state's convention, a percentage far more than the proportion he won in the state's caucuses. But in Maine, Trump did not speak or hold meetings as he plans to later in the week. Instead, a leading supporter, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, spoke there, as did another ally, Gov. Paul LePage (R)." [Washington Post, 4/25/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/25/to-counter-cruzs-organization-trump-to-personally-court-delegates-at-california-and-virginia-gop-conventions/?postshare=3141461592814686&tid=ss_tw>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Aide Accused Of Bullying Delaware GOP For Delegates." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-aide-accused-of-bullying-delaware-gop-for-delegates-222335#ixzz46hTBLch1>]

Delaware Republican Insiders Complained About Threats Made By Trump Aide, Joe Uddo. "When Donald Trump's campaign dispatched Joe Uddo, a former Ben Carson aide, to Delaware last week, he had a mission: twist a few arms to get Trump supporters into the state's delegation to the national convention. Uddo may have twisted a bit too hard: State GOP insiders say Uddo ripped their long-standing process from his very first phone call and hinted he might refer it to Trump's high-powered law firm, Jones Day. Then, he suggested that continued resistance could lead to a nasty Trump campaign tweet about 'backroom deals in Delaware,' according to three sources familiar with Uddo's interactions." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-aide-accused-of-bullying-delaware-gop-for-delegates-222335#ixzz46hTBLch1>]

A Trump Campaign Aide Lied To Delaware Delegates To Try To Get Them To Sign Pledges To Support Trump On The Second Ballot. "Uddo's rocky relationship with Delaware GOP insiders extended to some members of the delegate slate. The three GOP sources told POLITICO that Uddo pursued members of the state's delegate slate and encouraged them to sign pledges to support Trump on second ballot. In one instance, they said, he tried to convince a delegate candidate that a colleague had already signed the pledge when in fact it wasn't true. After a meeting of the state party executive committee last week, tensions with Uddo flared again, when one member asked Uddo whether Trump would be visiting the state. Uddo gestured toward officials who oversee the party's rules and said, 'I don't know if you guys have any business asking for a favor.' Trump visited Delaware Friday evening for a rally." [Politico, 4/23/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-aide-accused-of-bullying-delaware-gop-for-delegates-222335#ixzz46hTBLch1>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Campaign Holds Organizing Call With Pennsylvania Delegate Candidates." [CNN, 4/25/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/donald-trump-pennsylvania-delegate-candidate-call/index.html>]

4/24/16: Trump Senior Adviser, Paul Manafort, Held A Conference Call With All 41 Of Trump's Congressional District Delegate Candidates In Pennsylvania. "A senior adviser to Donald Trump held an organizing call with the campaign's Pennsylvania delegate candidates Sunday night, another sign of the Trump operation's increasingly sophisticated ground game. Paul Manafort, the campaign's convention guru, ran the call and talked to all 41 of Trump's congressional district delegate candidates in Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday's crucial primary. The call was organized so that the delegates 'knew they had the support of the campaign and its senior leadership team,' a source on the call told CNN." [CNN, 4/25/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/donald-trump-pennsylvania-delegate-candidate-call/index.html>]

Trump: "Abraham Lincoln Could Not Break 50 Percent When You Had 16 People." TRUMP: "Abraham Lincoln could not break 50 percent when you had 16 people. You had 16. Then you had 14. Then you had 12. Then you had 9. Then you had 7. Then you had six. Then you had 5. Now you have 3, OK? Let me just tell you, so despite all of that, I'm doing really well." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "They Had Boats And Yachts Waiting To Take Delegates Around And Everybody-Boy Those Delegates. I Think I Want To Become A Delegate." TRUMP: "Over the weekend and last week, my folks were meeting with the Republican National Committee. And, I don't know, I said, 'Do you want to do this? Do you want to actually go down and spend the money for an airplance ticket to go there?' They went to Florida, and by the way, they had boats and yachts waiting to take delegates around and everybody-boy those delegates. I think I want to become a delegate." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "I Only Care About The First Ballot. We're Not Going For The Second And Third And Fourth And Fifth." TRUMP: "That's all I care about. I only care about the first ballot. We're not going for the second and third and fourth and fifth. Now here is what I say is his problem. I think we get that 1,237. I'm pretty sure." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Campaign Temperament
HEADLINE: "Trump Seeks To Quell Scrutiny Over Leaked Comments About 'Playing' A 'Part' On Campaign Trail." [Washington Post, 4/23/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/23/trump-seeks-to-quell-scrutiny-over-leaked-comments-about-playing-a-part-on-the-campaign-trail/?tid=sm_tw>]

Trump: "If I Go Too Presidential, People Are Gonna Be Very Bored." WATTERS: "I want to talk to you about this new Presidential Donald Trump. We hear you're pivoting now. You're gonna be more presidential but a lot of people love the old Donald Trump. The kinda brash, show biz guy that gets ten thousand, twenty thousand people in the stands. How you gonna balance this?" TRUMP: "Well I can tell you that if I go too presidential, people are gonna be very bored." [Watters World, Fox News, 4/24/16]

Trump On Manafort's Comments That He Has A Different Persona In Private: "You Have To Be Different When You Have This Audience." TRUMP: "What I say here, it's always got to be said in a different way. Depends on your audience, you have to be different when you have this audience, you have to be different than if we have 12 people sitting in a conference room. Unless you're Ted Cruz, who always speaks the same way. I always say he's an okay debater, but he's a terrible talker." [Campaign Rally, Bridgeport CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Reassured His Supporters That Despite Manafort Saying He Would Be Changing, "Everything I Said I'm Going To Do." TRUMP: "So what he [Manafort] did is took it and said, he will change and he won't build a wall and he won't do this. Everything I said I'm going to do, folks, I do, OK? Believe me. I do." [Campaign Rally, Bridgeport CT, 4/23/16] [25:00]

HEADLINE: "Trump Adviser Manafort Says 'Changing The Setting, Not The Candidate'" [Fox News, 4/24/16<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/24/trump-adviser-manafort-says-changing-setting-not-candidate.html>]

Trump Claimed Cruz Was Taking Manafort's Comments About Him Having A Different Private Persona Out Of Context. TRUMP: "He took the statement of a campaign guy who just wanted to say, 'We can all be friends, we're going to get along. Donald's not always like this, this isn't always Donald, Donald's very smart, and he's very calm.' Which is true, actually. I actually have low blood pressure, can you believe it?" [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Admitted He Was Different In Private Than In Public: "When I'm Out Here Talking To You People, I've Got To Be Different." TRUMP: "When I'm in a room, talking, you're one way, when I'm out here talking to you people, I've got to be different, alright. I mean I can say basically the same thing. So Paul said, 'No, he's different when he's in a room and then he goes out a speaks, it's different and then if he gives policy that's different. So, Cruz picks it up, Lyin' Ted, he goes 'Donald Trump is kidding everybody. He's different on the trail. He said, and he said that he's gonna do things differently and he's not gonna build the wall.' What the hell does this have to do with the wall? Believe me, I'm building the wall." [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16] [35:00]

Trump Questioned The Advice He Was Given To "Be More Presidential," Citing Others' Advice "Look What Got You Here." TRUMP: "If I acted presidential, I can guarantee you this morning I wouldn't be here. My wife tells me, 'Be more presidential.' My daughter tells me to be more presidential. And Paul Manafort and Corey and a lot of them say, 'Be more presidential,' And now people are starting to say, 'You know, look what got you here.'" [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Contradicted His Adviser's Assertion That He Would 'Tone It Down' And Become A More Traditional Candidate: "I Sort Of Don't Like Toning It Down." "Paul was down in Florida and he said, 'You know, Donald might be changing a little bit over a period of time and he - maybe he'll tone it down, maybe he won't, but who knows what happens?' I sort of don't like toning it down. Isn't it nice that I'm not one of these teleprompter guys?" [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Trump: "Being Presidential Is Easy. Much Easier Than What I Have To Do. Here, I Have To Rant And Rave." TRUMP: "You know, being presidential is easy. Much easier than what I have to do. Here, I have to rant and rave. I have to keep people going. Otherwise you're going to fall asleep on me, right?" [Campaign Rally, Bridgeport CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Said He Had To Be Careful About Becoming Presidential And Then Starting To Lose. TRUMP: "Wouldn't it be interesting if I changed and everyone said, 'This is the most presidential candidate since Abraham Lincoln,' and then we started to lose. Wouldn't that be terrible? So we got to be a little bit careful about changing, folks." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Republican Rivals
Trump Issued A Press Release In Response To Cruz And Kasich Making An Agreement To Divide Up Upcoming Primary States Between Them To Try To Stop Trump. "It is sad that two grown politicians have to collude against one person who has only been a politician for ten months in order to try and stop that person from getting the Republican nomination. Senator Cruz has done very poorly and after his New York performance, which was a total disaster, he is in free fall and as everyone has seen, he does not react well under pressure. Also, approximately 80% of the Republican Party is against him. Governor Kasich, who has only won 1 state out of 41, in other words, he is 1 for 41 and he is not even doing as well as other candidates who could have stubbornly stayed in the race like him but chose not to do so. Marco Rubio, as an example, has more delegates than Kasich and yet suspended his campaign one month ago. Others, likewise, have done much better than Kasich, who would get slaughtered by Hillary Clinton once the negative ads against him begin. 85% of Republican voters are against Kasich." [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/24/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/response-to-cruz-and-kasich>]

Trump: "It Is Sad That Two Grown Politicians Have To Collude Against One Person Who Has Only Been A Politician For Ten Months In Order To Try And Stop That Person From Getting The Republican Nomination." "It is sad that two grown politicians have to collude against one person who has only been a politician for ten months in order to try and stop that person from getting the Republican nomination. Senator Cruz has done very poorly and after his New York performance, which was a total disaster, he is in free fall and as everyone has seen, he does not react well under pressure. Also, approximately 80% of the Republican Party is against him. Governor Kasich, who has only won 1 state out of 41, in other words, he is 1 for 41 and he is not even doing as well as other candidates who could have stubbornly stayed in the race like him but chose not to do so. Marco Rubio, as an example, has more delegates than Kasich and yet suspended his campaign one month ago. Others, likewise, have done much better than Kasich, who would get slaughtered by Hillary Clinton once the negative ads against him begin. 85% of Republican voters are against Kasich." [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/24/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/response-to-cruz-and-kasich>]

Trump: Kasich "Would Get Slaughtered By Hillary Clinton Once The Negative Ads Against Him Begin." "Governor Kasich, who has only won 1 state out of 41, in other words, he is 1 for 41 and he is not even doing as well as other candidates who could have stubbornly stayed in the race like him but chose not to do so. Marco Rubio, as an example, has more delegates than Kasich and yet suspended his campaign one month ago. Others, likewise, have done much better than Kasich, who would get slaughtered by Hillary Clinton once the negative ads against him begin. 85% of Republican voters are against Kasich." [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/24/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/response-to-cruz-and-kasich>]

Trump On The Pact Between The Cruz And Kasich Campaigns: "Collusion Is Often Illegal In Many Other Industries And Yet These Two Washington Insiders Have Had To Revert To Collusion In Order To Stay Alive." "Collusion is often illegal in many other industries and yet these two Washington insiders have had to revert to collusion in order to stay alive. They are mathematically dead and this act only shows, as puppets of donors and special interests, how truly weak they and their campaigns are. I have brought millions of voters into the Republican primary system and have received many millions of votes more than Cruz or Kasich. Additionally, I am far ahead of both candidates with delegates and would be receiving in excess of 60% of the vote except for the fact that there were so many candidates running against me." [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/24/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/response-to-cruz-and-kasich>]

Trump On The Pact Between The Cruz And Kasich Campaigns: "This Horrible Act Of Desperation, From Two Campaigns Who Have Totally Failed, Makes Me Even More Determined, For The Good Of The Republican Party And Our Country, To Prevail!" "Because of me, everyone now sees that the Republican primary system is totally rigged. When two candidates who have no path to victory get together to stop a candidate who is expanding the party by millions of voters, (all of whom will drop out if I am not in the race) it is yet another example of everything that is wrong in Washington and our political system. This horrible act of desperation, from two campaigns who have totally failed, makes me even more determined, for the good of the Republican Party and our country, to prevail!" [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 4/24/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/response-to-cruz-and-kasich>]

Trump: "Wow, Just Announced That Lyin' Ted And Kasich Are Going To Collude In Order To Keep Me From Getting The Republican Nomination. DESPERATION!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/24/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/724442801933565952>]

Trump: "Lyin' Ted And Kasich Are Mathematically Dead And Totally Desperate." TRUMP: "Lyin' Ted and Kasich are mathematically dead and totally desperate. Their donors & special interest groups are not happy with them. Sad!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/24/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/724445148910915584>]

Trump Said The Teaming Up Of The Cruz And Kasich Campaigns "Shows Weakness." TRUMP: "Lyin' Ted Cruz and 1 for 38 Kasich are unable to beat me on their own so they have to team up (collusion) in a two on one. Shows weakness!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/25/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/72456721906205900>]

Trump: "Shows How Weak And Desperate Lyin' Ted Is When He Has To Team Up With A Guy Who Openly Can't Stand Him And Is Only 1 Win And 38 Losses." [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 4/25/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/724568416338759680>]

Trump Referred To Ted Cruz As "Rafael! Straight Out Of The Hills Of Canada." TRUMP: "So Lyin' Ted took a really nice meeting with the RNC, the Republican National Committee. Took a really-Rafael. Rafael! Straight out of the hills of Canada. Four years in Canada-- was a Canadian citizen until 14, 15 months ago. And then he ran for the Senate and they advised him, 'You know you're registered as a Canadian citizen.' He said, 'Oh! I never knew that. Oh, I never--' He never knew he was a Canadian!" [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Said He Would Not Endorse Any Of His Opponents If He Lost: "I Don't Think I'm Going To Lose. But If I Do, I Don't Think You're Ever Going To See Me Again, Folks." TRUMP: "There are a couple of people, I don't want their endorsement. Did you ever see when these politicians-they fight like hell for six months, saying horrible things, the worst things you can imagine, and then one of them loses, one of them wins. They go-and the one  that loses, 'I just want to congratulate my opponent. He's a brilliant man. He will be a great governor or president or whatever.' I'm not sure you're ever going to see me there. I don't think I'm going to lose. But if I do, I don't think you're ever going to see me again, folks. I think I'll go to Turnberry and play golf or something." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump Said Cruz And Kasich "Should Both Get Out. They Can't Win." TRUMP: "Cruz said Kasich could get out. There is no way he could win. There is only one problem. Now there is no path to victory for Cruz, so he should get out. They should both get out. They should. They should both get out. They can't win. And when they get out, when they get out, we will start on Hillary Clinton like nobody's ever seen before." [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16] [Campaign Rally, Harrington DE, 4/22/16]

Trump Asked If He Could Make Kasich Change The Spelling Of His Name Because Trump Did Not Know How To Pronounce It. TRUMP: "I don't know how to pronounce his name - Kasich. It's '-i-c-h.' Every time I see it I say 'Kas-itch.' But it's pronounced 'Kas-ick.' Can we ask him to change the spelling of his name? Are we allowed to do that? It's so ridiculous." [Campaign Rally, Waterbury CT, 4/23/16]

Trump Accused Cruz Of "Bribing People, Essentially, To Vote." TRUMP: "He's bribing people, essentially, to vote. Now, he can't do it on the first ballot, because they're locked in to me. But that's all I care about. That's all I care about. I only care about the first. We're not going for the second and third and fourth and fifth." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "Cruz Is Working Really Hard To -- I Don't Want To Use The Word 'Bribe' -- But, To Bribe The Delegates From All Over The Place." TRUMP: "I just read an article about, Cruz is working really hard to -- I don't want to use the word 'bribe' -- but, to bribe the delegates from all over the place." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]

Trump: "Right Now, I Don't Like Lyin Ted Cruz. But You Know What? In About Four Or Five Weeks From Now, I Think He's Going To Be One Of My Best Friends." TRUMP: "I started off and we had all these people. Then one by one I knocked them out. Knock them out, Knock. And believe me, I knocked them out-nobody else knocked them out. And these are all nice people. You know, once I defeat them, I like every one of them. While I'm fighting them, I don't. Like right now, I don't like Lyin Ted Cruz. But you know what? In about four or five weeks from now, I think he's going to be one of my best friends. That's the way I work." [Campaign Rally, Hagerstown MD, 4/24/16]