It isn't an issue. There is no there, there.
August 5, 2015
By Robert Costa and Anne Gearan
Former president Bill Clinton (click here) had a private telephone conversation in late spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House, according to associates of both men.
Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trump’s efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape.
Clinton’s
personal office in New York confirmed that the call occurred in late
May, but an aide to Clinton said the 2016 race was never specifically
discussed and that it was only a casual chat.... Will Donald Trump blow himself out like Sarah Palin? That is more likely than talking about Bill Clinton. It is the same group of people. Their loyalty is well known. I am quite sure The Tea Party was equally as encouraging to Donald Trump than any other person. The Tea Party has asked him to run for years now. I guess sniping is in fashion.
August 5, 2015
By Phillip Bump
Donald Trump rightly crows about the extent to which the media and public are obsessed with his campaign. (click here)
There is a fatal flaw with Sarah Palin that doesn't exist with Donald Trump. The former Governor of Alaska was ambitious and liked the new cash cow she found. She wrote books and has her own PAC. She did it for money. She became rather wealthy after her Vice Presidential run. Donald Trump is the opposite. He is running into financial peril but persists. What's his motivation besides the country?
Sniping means people are underestimating his potential. So far all the scheming in the world has made him strong.
