Subject: IDP statement on Trump
From: "Helmstetter, TJ" <[email-masked]>
To: Regional Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 11:15:24 -0700

From: Monica Biddix [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 2:15 PM
To: Helmstetter, TJ
Subject: Re: FW: TODAY AT NOON ET: CALL WITH STATE PARTY COMM DIRECTORS

For Immediate Release:

May 4, 2016

Contact:

Monica Biddix

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DES MOINES- In response to Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee for  President, IDP Chair Andy McGuire issued the following statement:

“Donald Trump is one of the most dangerous people ever to be nominated for President, and we cannot trust him to lead our nation. His foreign policy stances threaten our national security and alienate our allies. Trump’s proposed trade war with China would cause catastrophe, resulting in job losses and an overall economic downturn. As a candidate, Trump has not ruled out waterboarding as a form of torture. He does not have the temperament, judgment or experience to effectively negotiate with foreign leaders.”

“Donald Trump oozes with misogyny and his treatment of women as objects is deplorable. His call for women who have abortions to be punished is a threat to women’s health care. Trump’s promise to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act would jeopardize the health care of 20 million Americans. Donald Trump is not a champion of the working class and is head of an empire built upon the exploitation of working families. His inflammatory comments regarding immigrants, the building of walls and border closings is not in line with our nation's history of welcoming others. His use of ethnic slurs, racial outbursts and divisive rhetoric threaten the rights and liberties of minorities.”

“Trump cannot be trusted to lead our nation. He cannot be trusted to appoint a nominee to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. It is now official that Sen. Chuck Grassley is holding the seat open for a Donald Trump nomination. This is not in our nation’s best interest, and today, the Iowa Democratic Party reiterates its call on Grassley to do his job and hold a hearing. ”