# Donald Trump's 2016 General Election Campaign **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 4, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901 "2016-05-04T02:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 150
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2983 "2016-07-26T19:16:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Did anybody ask about his claims that American soldiers looted the Iraqi treasury and kept it for themselves? I swear to God, if Trump raped their sisters, they’d immediately forget they ever had any siblings. Memory of a goldfish. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2984 "2016-07-26T19:29:21Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > That dad has to be about the worst entertainment agent/manager in history. > [@GIGObuster](#): > > He read all the Trump books and Trump stiffing him and the girls came as a big surprise? > > So it will be for the ones that will vote for him. No no, the best part was this. > [@](#): > > “At this point, my position is that I have no position, really,” Popick said. “What he’s done to my group or what he’s not done for my group doesn’t necessarily make him the best candidate, it doesn’t make him the worst candidate. I still have to mull that over. He might still be the best candidate as president of the United States — or not.” This was AFTER being jerked around multiple times by Trump and the campaign. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2985 "2016-07-26T19:57:31Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No no, the best part was this. > > This was AFTER being jerked around multiple times by Trump and the campaign. I noticed that, as well. IANAL, but is it possible that he was advised by his lawyer not to say anything that could jeopardize the lawsuit? Could saying something anti-Trump to the media could give Trump’s lawyers something to latch onto to repel the lawsuit? ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2986 "2016-07-26T20:03:13Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > He read all the Trump books and Trump stiffing him and the girls came as a big surprise? > > So it will be for the ones that will vote for him. It’s bizarre. He read all of Trump’s books and yet: _Popick is quick to explain that the agreement was not written down…_ He also wrote all the words to the song including this line: - Deal from strength or get crushed every time."\* And now he’s suing? He deserves four facepalms: :smack::smack::smack::smack: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2987 "2016-07-26T20:06:20Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > It’s bizarre. He read all of Trump’s books and yet: > _Popick is quick to explain that the agreement was not written down…_ > He also wrote all the words to the song including this line: > > - Deal from strength or get crushed every time."\* > \*\*And now he’s suing? He deserves four facepalms: \*\*:smack::smack::smack::smack: This is where we need a slapping-across-the-face-hard smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2988 "2016-07-26T20:27:38Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Trump is a dealmaker. If it comes to it, he’ll see who is willing to make the biggest donation to Trump and his companies; Russia or Latvia. This is what “winning” means to him. The rest of us? We’re just suckers. Shareholders to be left holding the bag. Losers. > > I don’t think he’s being deliberately evil or even provocative. I don’t think he even sees what could possibly go wrong with such a scenario. For him, it’s all about making the best deal - for himself. This is exactly why he is ill-suited to lead a nation. He’s used to competition, not collaboration. If the whole nation prospers, how can that make him better than everyone else? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2989 "2016-07-26T20:57:05Z")
[Trump, campaigning in Roanoke, Virginia, complained about the air conditioning and threatened not to pay the hotel for the use of their facilities](http://freakoutnation.com/2016/07/donald-trump-threatens-to-not-pay-his-hotel-bill-the-reason-why-is-so-derp/). Maybe other hotels could take a clue and not let him use them. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2990 "2016-07-26T21:07:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump, campaigning in Roanoke, Virginia, complained about the air conditioning and threatened not to pay the hotel for the use of their facilities](http://freakoutnation.com/2016/07/donald-trump-threatens-to-not-pay-his-hotel-bill-the-reason-why-is-so-derp/). Maybe other hotels could take a clue and not let him use them. I’ve said before, any supplier that works with Trump on his campaign does so at their own peril. They’ll be lucky to get pennies on the dollar and avoid losing their businesses. Terms when dealing with Trump or Trump businesses should be cash up front, on delivery. No credit. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2991 "2016-07-27T02:11:12Z")
Ok, this is too rich. Remember those preteen girls, who sang that horrible song at the Trump rally back in January? They’re suing the Trump campaign for non-payment. > **[The creator of the viral pro-Trump act ‘USA Freedom Kids’ now plans to sue...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/26/the-creator-of-the-viral-pro-trump-act-usa-freedom-kids-now-plans-to-sue-the-campaign/)** > > Jeff Popick says that the campaign failed to live up to promises it made to him. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2992 "2016-07-27T02:23:52Z")
Donald Trump reignites feud with Meghan Kelly. > **[Trump to Megyn Kelly: 'Please get your facts straight'](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-226259#ixzz4FZSvBpHB)** > > "You have no idea what my strategy on ISIS is," Trump tweeted at Megyn Kelly. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2993 "2016-07-27T04:07:53Z")
And Bill O’Reilly, responding to the First Lady’s speech, is now saying the slaves who built the White House had it pretty good. You know, for _slaves_. Well, at least they didn’t have the disappointment of working for Donald Trump and then getting bilked, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2994 "2016-07-27T07:56:12Z")
Tonight, O’Reilly asked Trump about Sanders’ claim that Trump wants to lower the minimum wage. (Politifact, for the record, has scored Sanders’ claim as Mostly True.) Trump’s response; I[’m the only Republican who wants to raise the minimum wage, so I’m going to leave it where it is, but also raise it, and you have to help people even though that’s not what Republicans do, so I’m going to raise it to $10 per hour, but we need to let the states decide.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-oreilly-10-dollar-minimum-wage) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2995 "2016-07-27T09:48:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And Bill O’Reilly, responding to the First Lady’s speech, is now saying the slaves who built the White House had it pretty good. You know, for _slaves_. Just remember: The GOP is the Party of Lincoln, the Southern Strategy never happened, and the Democrats are the real racists, because of the KKK and welfare. Throw in some Lost Cause historiography and whine about how winners write history and you have a genuine Heritage, Not Hate history textbook. What gets me is that they can’t fucking leave it alone. They don’t have to say shit like that. They could ignore slavery entirely and claim we have real problems in the present. (True, but you can’t understand those problems without addressing the deep history of racial injustice in this country, which brings us back to slavery.) But no. They can’t do that. They feel the need to address slavery head-on in the way most pleasing to their base, which means saying shit like that. They shore up their credentials with a group which is only ever going to vote Republican while actively alienating other groups. There’s a reason David Duke is running as a Republican. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2996 "2016-07-27T12:15:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tonight, O’Reilly asked Trump about Sanders’ claim that Trump wants to lower the minimum wage. (Politifact, for the record, has scored Sanders’ claim as Mostly True.) > > Trump’s response; I[’m the only Republican who wants to raise the minimum wage, so I’m going to leave it where it is, but also raise it, and you have to help people even though that’s not what Republicans do, so I’m going to raise it to $10 per hour, but we need to let the states decide.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-oreilly-10-dollar-minimum-wage) So, that would be a definite “Yes, no, maybe!”? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2997 "2016-07-27T13:13:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tonight, O’Reilly asked Trump about Sanders’ claim that Trump wants to lower the minimum wage. (Politifact, for the record, has scored Sanders’ claim as Mostly True.) > > Trump’s response; I[’m the only Republican who wants to raise the minimum wage, so I’m going to leave it where it is, but also raise it, and you have to help people even though that’s not what Republicans do, so I’m going to raise it to $10 per hour, but we need to let the states decide.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-oreilly-10-dollar-minimum-wage) Trump also added that NATO was “obsolete” because it “Doesn’t cover terrorism.” HISTORY LESSON: The only time the NATO collective defense clause has ever been invoked was in response to the 9/11 attacks, which were terrorist acts. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2998 "2016-07-27T17:26:39Z")
Gallup: 51% said the RNC made them _less_ likely to vote Trump. Previous record, dating back to at least 1988: 38%. [https://t.co/Tp42eNXbqA](https://t.co/Tp42eNXbqA) ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/2999 "2016-07-27T17:55:50Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Gallup: 51% said the RNC made them _less_ likely to vote Trump. Previous record, dating back to at least 1988: 38%. > > [https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/758348257764503552/photo/1](https://t.co/Tp42eNXbqA) Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3000 "2016-07-27T18:02:37Z")
[Trump calls for Russia to hack into State Department servers.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3001 "2016-07-27T18:07:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump calls for Russia to hack into State Department servers.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html) Yet again going above and beyond. Do we have any precedent in American politics for calling for a foreign nation to conduct espionage? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3002 "2016-07-27T18:09:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump calls for Russia to hack into State Department servers.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html) I thought for sure that would be _The Onion_ or _The Borowitz Report_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=151)