# 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:** 332
**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:** [September 16, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6623 "2016-09-16T21:48:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Now reporters are asking him where the $5 million he pledged to give to charities if anybody provided him proof that Obama was born in the US, is. Silly question. It’s still in his bank account. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6624 "2016-09-16T21:50:53Z")
Having Birtherism take over today’s news cycle is the best thing that could have happened to the Clinton campaign. I have to wonder if it was an elaborate trap – if so…well played, Hillary. The plot could have formed as: \*If we could get Trump to talk about Obama’s birth certificate…it’s a win-win. Either he stands by birtherism, then he’s a CT loon; or he repudiates it and he’s an ex-loon and a flip-flopper. We just need to get him talking. We need a friendly reporter to ask him the question on the record. The Washington Post hates him; I’m sure they’ll cooperate.\* The only question is: why would Trump agree to an interview with the WaPo? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6625 "2016-09-16T22:19:41Z")
Waitaminit. . . didn’t Trump promise to give 5 million to charity if The Prez’s birth certificate checked out? Do you think he paid his crack Hawaiian investigation team or did he stiff them after they found the “absolutely unbelievable” information but before he realized he shouldn’t have listened to Hilary imaginary voice wispering “Kenyan” in his ear. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6626 "2016-09-16T22:20:06Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Silly question. It’s still in his bank account. You really believe he has $5 million in his bank account? Oh I am sure is worth something sizable, even though a fraction of what he claims, but money he can spend … I highly doubt it is very much. He cannot pay up. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6627 "2016-09-16T22:26:19Z")
Hey look, [I’m not the only one who remembered the five million dollar remark.](http://theweek.com/speedreads/649314/trump-technically-owes-obama-5-million-donation-now) Has Trump made any statements since his collapsing press conference/Hotel commercial? Exactly like Rich Kitchen said, right there before me. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6628 "2016-09-16T22:56:07Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > You really believe he has $5 million in his bank account? Oh I am sure is worth something sizable, even though a fraction of what he claims, but money he can spend … I highly doubt it is very much. > > He cannot pay up. And the Trump Foundation is under increased scrutiny now… where else might he be able to get his hands on other people’s money? What are the odds that he tries to fulfill this “promise” through his campaign? ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6629 "2016-09-17T02:21:19Z")
[Trump, campaigning on a theme of “Les Deplorables”, calls for Clinton’s security people to disarm since she’s opposed to guns.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-les-deplorables-228311?cmpid=sf) Supposedly. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6630 "2016-09-17T02:23:18Z")
[Trump, on Vladimir Putin](http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/16/1570976/-Trump-I-know-nothing-about-Vladimir-Putin-I-don-t-like-him-I-don-t-dislike-him?detail=facebook): > [@](#): > > “Well, look, I don’t know him, and I know nothing about him, really. I just think if we got along with Russia, that’s not a bad thing,” Trump said. “The Democrats try to say I like him somehow. I don’t like him. I don’t dislike him. I don’t have any feelings one way or the other. And it’s not going to matter what he says about me. If he says good things or bad things about me, I’m going to make great deals for our country.” He added, “They make it like he’s my best friend, I don’t know him.” ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6631 "2016-09-17T02:37:52Z")
Trump changes position and turns into Cuba hardliner: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-trump-says-of-criticism-his-kids-can-take-it/2016/09/15/30227f96-7ba7-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-trump-says-of-criticism-his-kids-can-take-it/2016/09/15/30227f96-7ba7-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.html) ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6632 "2016-09-17T03:06:00Z")
> [@](#): > > “I got to know him very well because we were both on ‘60 Minutes,’ we were stablemates, and we did very well that night,” Trump said. OK > [@](#): > > “Well, look, I don’t know him, and I know nothing about him, really.” Trump said. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6633 "2016-09-17T03:26:03Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Trump changes position and turns into Cuba hardliner: > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-trump-says-of-criticism-his-kids-can-take-it/2016/09/15/30227f96-7ba7-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-trump-says-of-criticism-his-kids-can-take-it/2016/09/15/30227f96-7ba7-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.html) Maybe trying to get the edge in Florida but Cubans there actually seem to be somewhat resigned to the post-embargo era. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6634 "2016-09-17T03:27:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump, campaigning on a theme of “Les Deplorables”, calls for Clinton’s security people to disarm since she’s opposed to guns.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-les-deplorables-228311?cmpid=sf) Supposedly. Yep, he’s in full “I gotta say some wild shit in front of the camera to make people forget about what I said this morning” mode…which is how he starts falling behind 5-8 points in the polls. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6635 "2016-09-17T03:38:09Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Yep, he’s in full “I gotta say some wild shit in front of the camera to make people forget about what I said this morning” mode…which is how he starts falling behind 5-8 points in the polls. I really, really doubt that his mind works that faster than his mouth. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6636 "2016-09-17T05:19:28Z")
[QUOTE=El Trompo] I don’t know him [/QUOTE] How many lies of the year he is allowed to make to get the crown? > **[Donald Trump claims he’s never spoken to Vladimir Putin. In this 2014 video,...](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/watch-trump-brag-of-speaking-to-vladimir-putin/)** > > According to Trump, Putin "could not have been nicer." ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6637 "2016-09-17T05:20:37Z")
Well, [Mr. Trump certainly has pissed off the media. > [@Jake Tapper](#): > > We all got Rick-rolled. > [@](#): > > With criticism of his birther movement starting anew, Trump’s campaign signaled that the candidate would address the issue Friday at a Washington event. When Trump stepped to the podium at 11:04 a.m. EDT, he was carried live on CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC. > > Following a short statement that didn’t address the birther issue, Trump stepped aside for a succession of Medal of Honor recipients to approach the microphone and endorse him. > > The networks stuck with the event, essentially a Trump commercial, until Fox News Channel pulled away at 11:25 a.m. for a studio discussion and the other two networks shortly followed suit. By 11:30, Trump stepped back to the podium and all the networks went back to him live. > > After claiming that opponent Hillary Clinton had started the birther discussion, a false claim for which he offered no evidence, Trump took credit for ending it. > > “President Barack Obama was born in the United States,” Trump said. “Period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again.” > > He then stepped away without taking questions. > [@](#): > > “What they did was tease us, play us,” said CNN’s Dana Bash, saying the networks would not have aired the veterans’ statements otherwise. ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_CAMPAIGN\_2016\_MEDIA\_NYOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-09-16-23-58-53](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAMPAIGN_2016_MEDIA_NYOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-09-16-23-58-53))Fox News saw things differently: > [@](#): > > “It was political and media genius,” said Melissa Francis during the Fox News program “Outnumbered.” How much did Mr. Trump play the media? > [@](#): > > What it amounted to was the equivalent of over $1 million worth of free media time for Trump, estimated Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis. > > “You don’t think Hillary wants her events to be covered like this? Of course she does,” Kofinis said. “It’s more than a question of fairness. It really is a question of responsibility. This is not a reality TV show. I’m not sure that everyone has come to terms with that.” Indeed, I’m pretty sure that not everyone understands that reality is not a reality TV show. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6638 "2016-09-17T13:37:08Z")
“Emotional Obama Tearfully Thanks Trump for Granting Him Citizenship” > **[Emotional Obama Tearfully Thanks Trump for Granting Him Citizenship](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/emotional-obama-tearfully-thanks-trump-for-granting-him-citizenship)** > > “It’s great to be an American, at last,” the President said. > [@](#): > > By Andy Borowitz , September 16, 2016 > … > “A weaker man would have said, ‘I don’t need this in my life,’ but Donald Trump was always there for me,” the President said. “Over the past five years, barely a day went by when he didn’t call me and say, ‘Barack, I don’t care what a bunch of crackpots say. You were born here, and I’m going to prove it once and for all.’” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6639 "2016-09-17T14:43:59Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Maybe trying to get the edge in Florida but Cubans there actually seem to be somewhat resigned to the post-embargo era. I was really surprised by this move. As far as I can tell, everybody likes the new Cuba policy except for die-hard emigres in Florida – and they were probably voting Republican anyway. (This presumes that Donald isn’t acting on principle, since he doesn’t have any.) ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6640 "2016-09-17T14:51:23Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I was really surprised by this move. As far as I can tell, everybody likes the new Cuba policy except for die-hard emigres in Florida – and they were probably voting Republican anyway. > > (This presumes that Donald isn’t acting on principle, since he doesn’t have any.) I’m wondering if this was a move coordinated by number crunchers on his team or whether Trump just went off script. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6641 "2016-09-17T15:22:20Z")
Mark Cuban [trolls The Orange King of Bullshit Mountain](http://time.com/4497748/donald-trump-mark-cuban-interview-challenge/): > [@](#): > > In a series of tweets on Friday, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban challenged Donald Trump to an interview, offering to give $10 million to the charity of Trump’s choice if he could grill the Republican nominee on his policies for four hours… > > 1. @realDonaldTrump $10mm to the charity of YOUR choice if you let ME interview you for 4 hrs on YOUR policies and their substance. > > 2. @realDonaldTrump groundrules are that you cant mention the Clintons or discuss anything other than the details and facts of yr plans and > > 3. @realDonaldTrump and no one else is in the room to help. Just me, you and a broadcast crew. > > 4. @realDonaldTrump I’ll add an option. If you need it, I’ll write you the check and you can keep the money rather than give it to charity > > 5. @realDonaldTrump In the inmortal words of YOU. “What do you have to lose?” That #4 in particular is going to leave a mark. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/6642 "2016-09-17T15:53:24Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > So Trump claims to see a 35-year-old when he looks in the mirror. Here is a video of Trump when he was 35: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIGpJwmtBsc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIGpJwmtBsc) > > If he thinks he looks like that now, he is even more delusional than I thought. However, one thing should be acknowledged in all fairness: his comb-over was if anything even more extreme then. Maybe he’s colorblind? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=333)