Trump Slams Gov. Susana Martinez (R) While In New Mexico

[UCmeNdc]

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump harshly criticized New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) during a campaign rally in her state Tuesday night, blaming the Latina governor for her state’s economic woes.

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Trump says, "Why not blame the Latino?" He doesn't like them anyway.

http://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2016/05/trump-slams-gov-susana-martinez-while

[leftofcool]

1. Trump is about 3 beers shy of a six pack.

[HubertHeaver]

2. That's 3 near-beers.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. Here is one reason New Mexicans turned out in large numbers to protest power-drunk Trump on/ 5/24/16

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

Gov. Martinez won’t attend Trump rally in Albuquerque
By Dan Boyd / Capitol Bureau Chief
Monday, May 23rd, 2016 at 4:11pm

Gov. Susana Martinez will not be in the audience when presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump makes a high-profile campaign stop in Albuquerque tomorrow night.

Martinez told reporters after a news conference in Albuquerque today that she will not attend the event.

When asked why, the two-term GOP governor said she was “really busy.”

“I’m the governor of New Mexico and I’m really focused on what’s going on here in New Mexico — just like the announcement we just did with 100 new high-tech and research jobs, improving the education for our kids, another job announcement tomorrow,” Martinez said. “Those are the things that I’m concentrating on and I’m going to keep concentrating on.”

Martinez, who is the chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association, has thus far remained mum on whether she’ll back Trump. Her stance has drawn scrutiny from national Democratic groups, who have called on her to state a position.
http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/donald-trump-rally-set-in-albuquerque/4143508/#.V0RgP-Sm0n7

KOB 4 NBC TV reports
New Mexico's Republican Governor, Susana Martinez, has publicly stated her opposition to Trump's plan to build a large wall separating the U.S. and Mexico and has yet to endorse him. Her spokesman, Chris Sanchez, has not said whether or not she will attend Tuesday's event at this point.

But the head of the Democratic Party in New Mexico did not hold back from criticizing both Trump and Martinez.

"Donald Trump's racist rhetoric and reckless policy ideas are not welcome in New Mexico. Trump's candidacy has brought the worst out in our country, and as Democrats we denounce his harmful attitudes toward our Hispanic communities, his offensive comments about women, and his outlandish policy ideas," Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Debra Haaland said in a statement Thursday. "Governor Martinez's skittish behavior about giving him her support is a clear indication of how divisive his candidacy has been." http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/donald-trump-rally-set-in-albuquerque/4143508/#.V0RhTeSm0n7

The news on a local radio station 99.5 FM also reported Martinez disapproved of several comments by Trump; but the picture is from a similar report at KOAT ABC TV 7:

[TeamPooka]

4. Insults Female, check. Insults Latina, check. Guess she's not going to be his VP pick, huh?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. Yea, I got that one wrong in an Opening Post last month...

A Trump/ Martinez ticket was my deepest fears. Had Martinez aligned with Trump, it would have consolidated his bid for presidency.

[TeamPooka]

8. She was what he needed and thank god he can't see it. :)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

14. Martinez turned Trump down BEFORE he had a chance to offer her a VP position

[TeamPooka]

16. No wonder he's slamming her like a frat boy does to a girl who won'r sleep with him.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

19. Hey, you have a typo. It's more like a poor mother, who won't let Trump goons evict her children

:kick:

[Dont call me Shirley]

6. There was violence after the rally in the streets. Cops threw teargas, the news said they did not

but eyewitnesses said so. Provocateurs were present. Fires were set in trashcans and people were burning shirts and other things. Many peope got kicked out of the Convention Center.

Trump was trashing Martinez, but Kabuki Theater. Susana has to make it look like she won't abandon Latinos but if she were asked to take the VP slot, she would. He needs the conservative Latino vote to win.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. I live in Albuquerque. Hispanics would call Martinez a traitor if she took a VP spot

I was wondering about the smoke/ tear-gas controversy. Did you actually witness tear-gas being used? The confrontation set Hispanics against Trump on an international level.

[Dont call me Shirley]

9. I don't think she would care, if she were offered the VP slot, she would do some kumbaya moment

with conservative Latinos and women.

My kid and friends were downtown at a concert and of course had to be curious about the fracas. They saw smoke and felt stinging eyes, saw people running from it, took pics, looks like a classic teargassing.

They saw provocateurs and people setting things on fire.

[RogueTrooper]

13. She also has to measure her options against his chances of winning

If she is going to burn her bridges (to build that wall!) then she probably would want better general election numbers than she is currently seeing. And that was before his little rich-boy hissy fit he has just directed towards her.

[Justice]

10. He is seriously messed up.

[KamaAina]

11. Another one crossed off the VP shortlist.

How long 'til we're down to Failin' Palin?

[UCmeNdc]

12. Trump’s attacks on the GOP’s most prominent Latina, Susana Martinez, should alarm Republicans

But it won't.

They will agree and toss her overboard.

She is a Latino.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

15. It alarms Trump-trolls, who plan to hide this Opening Post...

I'll just write a similar Opening Post, later

[NobodyHere]

17. Well she should be going to AA meetings.

[Bucky]

18. I don't think he quite grasps the idea of political party

He's still just picking random feuds, but now with politicians instead of celebrities. Trump is truly clueless about how to do leadership.

Every time I feel hopeless about this election Trump goes and opens his mouth. Every time I feel optimistic about this election, Clinton comes on TV

This is gonna be a long year

[Jeffersons Ghost]

20. yep, with a whole new variety of trolls at DU