Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Cliff Sims interviews Donald Trump on Yellowhammer Radio 8/25/2015
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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Cliff Sims interviews Donald Trump on Yellowhammer Radio 8/25/2015

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FROM: Steph Mulvey

Location: MM

Date: 08/25/15

RE: Cliff Sims interviews Donald Trump on Yellowhammer Radio

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What: Cliff Sims interviews Donald Trump on Yellowhammer Radio

When: 8/25/15

Where:  MM

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Event Details:  https://vault.ab21.org/clients/ambridge/detail?id=868641

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Clip A:

.02 Cliff: 57% of primary voters think he will win nomination. Dominating AL. joins us now. How are you doing today?

.35 Trump: on the line

Cliff: appreciate joining us today. Resonated. Toss out the ruling class, ones that say taken advantage of on trade deals, bring in tough negotiators. Carl Icahn as treasury secretary. Adopted jeff sessions immigration proposals. Ask Sessions to be AG?

1.14 Trump: great guy. A little early in the process i like to get there 1st. AL lucky to have him. When i was getting serious on immigration thing, out of control. I took tremendous abuse when i hit the border hard. Happenings at border disgrace. Crime wave, no one believed it. People that were after me have apologized. Illegal Immigration big factor. Always watched Sessions, good take on it. No means radical. Respected senator. Called him and he gave us help on border and what we did. Anchor babies, woman walks across border have baby in US, and the all of the sudden you and me and all listeners are paying for baby for next 75 years. Doesn’t work that way. Jeff been terrific. Gotten praise. Tough and fair.

2.50 Cliff: conservatives around country love what you are saying. Hearing criticism of you, past positions. Walk us through journey that lead to profound shifts.

Trump: timing. Was business man. Pro-life. Something i never would express, never asked a question till i was in world of politics.

3.37 Cliff: some people said you were pro-abortion

Trump: they actually said, they let that clip run. What i said, i hate concept of abortion. As young business person never asked this question. Changed because 2 friends having a baby, were going to terminate, didn’t, child is incredible, know child, phenomenal person. Seen things like this over the years. Evolved on that. As business person, never asked. Pro life. On insurance stuff, questions of time. Have to repeal obamacare strongly. A lot of people. Evangelicals tremendous support. In IA said #1 choice.

5.03 Cliff: talk about that. A lot of evangelicals in AL, important. Religious liberty stance. Same sex marriage implications.

Trump: coming back strongly with Trump administration. Presbyterian. Believe strongly. Big believer on bible. Liberty. Assault on anything to do with christianity, christmas and lawsuits. Many won by other side. Will assault that, strongly. Take away christmas, i go out of my way to use word christmas, i’ll mention it. Real assault on christianity. Syria and ISIS, christian from Syria can’t get into US, muslim from Syria one of easiest places to get in from.

6.48 Cliff: just came back from Jordan. Unbelievable, believe they have been abandoned by current administration.

Trump: been abandoned by obama and whole group, won’t be abandoned by Trump. Guarantee. Ones that should be taken care of are being beheaded. If you are christian impossible to come to US from Syria, easy for muslims. Absolutely assault on christianity, reverse it big league. Words like christmas.

7.35 Cliff: are you evangelical?

Trump: i consider myself christian. I don't know how you define it, never been asked a question.

Cliff: how would you define it?

Trump: believe in bible. God. also, not sure, numbers of times going to church. I go as often as i can, not normal person schedule, killer. My minister, power of positive thinking, great speaker.

Cliff: let me ask you.

Trump: friendly with franklin and billy graham. Support christian efforts.

8.35 Cliff: 2nd. You wrote in book, favor ban on assault weapons.

Trump: not now. Sons members of NRA, i am too. Times have changed. Need it for protection. I go and play golf and they do other things, recreation. Big, high marks for 2nd.

Cliff: not going to roll back assault weapons.

Trump: not going to. 2 guys that escaped from upstate NY. interview with couple, woman anti-gun, husband pro. She felt safe with guns. Look at chicago, gun violence. Tough gun laws, not the guns, the people. Does nothing. NY too. Strict gun laws. I have permit to carry pistol. Big into the 2nd. Not dissapointed.

10.18 Cliff: immigration. Jeff sessions fans. Tax plan next.

Trump: minimum simplification. Want to put H&R block out of business. Middle class being killed by taxes. Forgot about middle class, people happy when i roll it out, i’m the king of taxes. Can go fair tax, flat, simplify existing code. Will get something people are happy with, make it easier.

11.07 Cliff: damage by EPA not getting attention.

Trump: look what they did to river last week. Who knows how long that will last. Obama is disaster, obamacare- repealed and replaced with much better. Big beneficiary of obamacare is insurance company. Why it has to be repealed and replaced. Lots of other things, will be there later. Talk a lot of great things.

11.54 Cliff: in Mobile AL today.

Trump: will you be there?

Cliff: going to wedding. Or i’d be there. Sounds like it will set records.

Trump: Says we need to take it away from politicians, all talk and no action. Trade, companies leaving AL and going to Mexico. Just terrible. We will turn it around, you will be very happy.

Cliff: thank you

Trump: thank you take care of self.

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