Donald Trump

"You've got to respect how this guy keeps on saying stuff he surely doesn't actually believe himself and KNOWS are impossible and unconstitutional to actually do," writes a reader of the Jakarta Post, after presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke of a b

How Donald Trump's Muslim Comments Are Playing In Muslim Countries

3:02pm December 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

One of the reactions from people in Muslim-majority countries such as Indonesia and Turkey: "[Donald Trump] claims to 'make America great again' by going racist in a country of immigrants?!"

Donald Trump speaks to the crowd Monday at a Pearl Harbor Day rally at the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Trump On His Plan To Ban Muslims: 'Not Politically Correct, But I Don't Care'

11:02am December 08, 2015

The current leader for the GOP presidential nomination received a standing ovation from a crowd in South Carolina after he read aloud his statement to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.

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Trump Calls For 'Total And Complete Shutdown Of Muslims Entering' U.S.

8:55pm December 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

In his most drastic and controversial statement yet, Trump calls for a stop on any Muslims entering the U.S. "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."

With supporters as fervent as these, Donald Trump has found he doesn't need TV ads to stay afloat in the packed GOP field.

Why Aren't Ads Buying GOP Candidates Better Poll Numbers?

5:12pm December 04, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Trump has spent a tiny fraction of what Jeb Bush has spent on TV ads, but the former reality TV star remains unshakably at the top of national polls.

Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie in Londonderry, NH on Dec. 1, 2015.

Politics & Government

In Wake Of Paris Attacks, Chris Christie Sees An Opportunity

6:59pm December 01, 2015

by Matt Katz

The New Jersey governor is showing off his credentials as a former prosecutor to argue he can fight terrorism.

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Black Pastor Calls Trump Meeting A 'Get-Played Moment'

1:53pm December 01, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Trump had said he'd be endorsed by 100 black religious leaders at a Monday press conference. Instead, there was a 2 1/2-hour meeting, with requests for apologies — and Trump gave none.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala.

Trump Doubles Down On Claim He Saw Thousands Cheer In N.J. On 9/11

3:39pm November 22, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In an interview, Donald Trump said people in New Jersey — "where you have large Arab populations" — were cheering when the Twin Towers came down. Police, however, have said it did not happen.

Trump Escalates Rhetoric Again, Firing At Rubio, Carson And Targeting ISIS

6:27am November 20, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Donald Trump campaign appearances keep getting more combative. On Wednesday night in Worcester, Mass., a big crowd cheered his attacks on ISIS, fellow candidate Marco Rubio, food stamps and the media.

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Trump Amps It Up: Insulting Protesters, Putting Reporters In A 'Pen'

7:42pm November 19, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

In another fiery speech on Wednesday night, Trump claimed his hair was better than Marco Rubio's and suggested that Bowe Bergdahl should be shot.

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Donald Trump's direct message on bombing ISIS seemed to resonate louder than all the others.

Why 'Bomb The S*** Out Of Them' Sounds Pretty Good To A Lot Of Voters Right Now

1:12pm November 19, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Pundits have been wrongly predicting Donald Trump's downfall in the presidential race for months. The latest conventional wisdom says that after Paris, he will fade. But that might be very wrong.