Having once embraced the Tea Party through its signature birther platform, which contends President Obama is not a US citizen, billionaire Donald Trump has suddenly cooled his own rhetoric and now suggests that it’s the Republican party have failed to recognize the increasing diversity of the nation.
'Republicans didn't have anything going for them with respect to Latinos and with respect to Asians,' Trump told Newsmax this week in a dramatic about-face that has stunned fellow conservatives.
In fact, he said in a report quoted on ABC, Republicans appeared hostile toward minorities this election cycle.
'The Democrats didn't have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren't mean-spirited about it,' he said. 'They didn't know what the policy was, but what they were is they were kind.'
In fact the Democrats and Obama fought for the DREAM Act, ensuring that young people whose parents came here illegally are able to become legal residents and, ultimately, citizens. The Democrats also support comprehensive immigration reform.
In contrast Trump told Newsmax that Mitt Romney's 'self-deportation' idea gave Hispanics the impression that Republicans do not care about them.
'He had a crazy policy of self-deportation, which was maniacal,' Trump said. 'It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote. He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country.'
A record number of Latinos voted in this election, accounting for 10 percent of the electorate, and they voted overwhelmingly for Obama. The president received about 71 percent of the Hispanic vote, while Romney garnered only about 27 percent.
Trump called on the Republican Party to 'take care of this incredible immigration problem.'
Trump won praise and disdain during the election season for repeatedly questioning whether President Obama was born in the United States.
Even when presented with incontrovertible evidence that the president is indeed a U.S.-born citizen, Trump persisted.
On election night Trump tweeted a call for a revolution and called the election a 'sham and a travesty.'
At the time Trump's tweets prompted NBC news anchor Brian Williams to claim he had 'driven well past the last exit to relevance and veered into something closer to irresponsible.'
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.seanomelb | Nov 29, 2012, 06:28 PM EST
PiperMac52 is still shell shocked over Obama's thrashing of Romney. Go have a nice cup of tea with a box of tissues loser.
Frosty38 | Nov 29, 2012, 10:26 AM EST
I live close to "THE VILLAGES" but not in it. I saw golf cart with Obama Biden which I was surprised because most of it is REP but it also had NY plates which was again a surprise. he did work for "THE TOOL TRUMP" and he did not get paid. This is just from a man not me. As far as the Video what don't you understand about them be altered
PiperMac52 | Nov 28, 2012, 05:36 PM EST
First off, we need to set the record straight. Whether you Like Trump or not he was not without authority in his suggestion that Obama may not have been a naturalized citizen. Actually you may search youtube and see Obama and Michelle in their own words refer to Obama's Kenyan birthplace. There is also an interview with the Mayor of the Kenyan town where he asserts that Obama was born. The press dropped the ball on vetting or this would not even be an issue.
snakehips | Nov 28, 2012, 04:55 PM EST
Hey, someone adjust this cuckhoo"s meds!
seanomelb | Nov 28, 2012, 04:31 PM EST
Trump deserves a medal!! The American medal for morons.
FilmNoirFan | Nov 28, 2012, 03:37 PM EST
If anyone recognizes crazy and maniacal, it's Donald Trump, the Ambassador of crazy and maniacal.
SCVMalcolm | Nov 28, 2012, 03:00 PM EST
Trump is the King of American White Trash!
Nicomax | Nov 28, 2012, 12:43 PM EST
Recent studies have found that when your brain spins out of control, your hair also goes haywire, and often takes on a reddish tint.
TisEyerish | Nov 28, 2012, 12:08 PM EST
This guy is totally insane. How the hell did he manage to accumulate all his money when he has a brain like that? Talk about being out of touch with reality! Get him a haircut, maybe it will help...but probably not. He's a waste of skin.
Joe Kelsall | Nov 28, 2012, 12:03 PM EST
In the UK a trump is an odious expellationof gas! Same in the USA - right?
Proud Canadian2 | Nov 28, 2012, 10:57 AM EST
Stanchaz you beat me to it. I couldn't have said it better. I don't know why this moron get so much press.
stanchaz | Nov 28, 2012, 10:11 AM EST
HE"S calling something Crazy??? TRUMP?? Never have I seen a worse case of the pot calling the kettle black. These smug billionaires -and the politicians that they have purchased- must think that the voters are really stupid, and have no memory. Dump the Trump and the rest of his Republican buddies! Self-deport THEM.