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Now Trump's Looks Get Insulted on the Trail

Hair looks like a squirrel, says Bobby Jindal

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal sounds like he's spoiling for a fight with Donald Trump: "I think it's pretty outrageous for him to be attacking anybody's appearance when he looks like he's got a squirrel sitting on his head," the Louisiana governor tells CBS in an interview...

Why Trump 'Always Felt That I Was in the Military'

His parents sent him to a 'military-themed boarding school'

(Newser) - Donald Trump may never have actually served in the military, but he attended what the New York Times calls "a military-themed boarding school," and because of that, Trump says in a new book, "[I] always felt that I was in the military." Trump talks about the...

Donald Trump Is Increasing Our Vocabulary

And he's not the only politician who has us Googling words

(Newser) - Donald Trump's status as the GOP frontrunner has apparently been a boon for Merriam-Webster. Politico takes a quirky look at what the online dictionary says have been spikes in word lookups tied to the 2016 candidates, with a Merriam-Webster associate editor telling the site that "Trump has brought...

Jeb Bush Shifts Strategy to Go After Trump

In risky move, Bush decides to fight back directly

(Newser) - This could get interesting: The big political headlines of the day are focusing on how Jeb Bush has decided to shift strategy and return fire on Donald Trump. ("Jeb Bush Takes Gloves Off" is the entry in the Wall Street Journal .) The fight so far is mostly via...

Trump Mocks 'Perv' Husband of Clinton Aide Huma Abedin

That would be Anthony Weiner

(Newser) - Donald Trump got especially personal in a line of attack against Hillary Clinton last night, going after aide Huma Abedin and her "perv" husband Anthony Weiner. While speaking in Boston about Clinton's email scandal, Trump said Abedin had access to classified information, reports the Hill . “And who...

Trump Lets Audience Member Inspect His Hair

Let's get one thing straight: It's not a toupee

(Newser) - If "birthers" are those who doubt President Obama was born in the United States, then Donald Trump apparently has "hairers." The presidential candidate complained at a South Carolina rally today about a New York Times article referencing someone calling him "the man of the toupee,"...

Trump Finally Crossed the Fox News Line

Roger Ailes issues statement, is not pleased

(Newser) - OK, now Donald Trump has gone too far: Though the Republican presidential candidate managed to remain on decent terms with Fox News after he first slammed Megyn Kelly , his latest remarks on the Fox host have apparently, finally, crossed the line as far as the network is concerned. Roger Ailes...

Trump Condemns Assault in His Name After Criticism

'I would never condone violence'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is taking another crack at responding to an assault in Boston reportedly committed in his name, this time with a little more feeling: "Boston incident is terrible," he tweets . "We need energy and passion, but we must treat each other with respect. I would never...

Cops: Brothers Inspired by Trump Beat Homeless Man

Trump is now taking flak for his response

(Newser) - A savage beating in Boston is making headlines because of its connection to Donald Trump. In fact, a headline at the Atlantic calls it a "Trump-Inspired Hate Crime." Police say two brothers set upon a homeless Hispanic man sleeping outside a subway station, leaving him with a broken...

Why Trump's Birthright Citizenship Plan Matters

It's starting one of the most substantive political debates yet

(Newser) - One of the most talked about election topics at the moment is Donald Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship for immigrants—the notion that anyone born in the US automatically becomes a citizen. "I don't think they have American citizenship," he told Bill O'Reilly on...

Polls Like Trump, But Not Bookmakers

Jeb Bush is the easy favorite there

(Newser) - Yet another new poll shows Donald Trump way ahead of the Republican pack—in this case, a CNN survey gives him the support of 24% of GOP voters, with the nearest rival, Jeb Bush, at 13%. But the Hill takes note of a different kind of measure, one that involves...

Donald Trump Talks at a Third-Grade Level

But how does the Republican presidential candidate do it?

(Newser) - Is Donald Trump smarter than a fifth grader? Maybe so, but his vocabulary hovers around a third- or fourth-grade reading level. So says Jack Shafer at Politico : Trump "prefers to link short, blocky words into other short, blocky words to create short, blocky sentences that he then stacks into...

Clinton Loosens Up in Iowa, Even Jokes About Email

Politico thinks she's learned a lesson from past campaign appearances

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton paid the obligatory visit to the Iowa State Fair today, and Politico sounds impressed that she could be seen "embracing the masses that engulfed her." It's a contrast to campaign events in the past, including her team's now-infamous use of a moving rope line...

Trump's Unexpected Chore Next Week: Jury Duty

He's got to show up in Manhattan on Monday

(Newser) - Donald Trump will have to play the role of an everyday citizen for once—he's been summoned for jury duty. Trump will appear in Manhattan on Monday morning. The Daily News reports that Trump got hit with a $250 fine this year for ignoring five previous summonses, but his...

Poll: Trump Still Hasn't Turned Off Women

He's leading among female supporters: Reuters poll

(Newser) - Female voters are apparently ignoring Donald Trump's recent comments about Megyn Kelly or aren't fazed by them, suggests a new Reuters poll, which has Trump leading among women Republican supporters. Many consider his outspokenness to be refreshing. "I like how disgusted he is in how things are...

Trump: &#39;I Will Be Phenomenal to the Women&#39;
 Trump: 'I Will 
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Aug 9, 2015 8:42 AM CDT

Trump: 'I Will Be Phenomenal to the Women'

Fiorina: 'Women understood that comment' about Kelly

(Newser) - Like Mitt Romney's binders tumbling like dominoes, Donald Trump still finds himself scrambling over his Megyn Kelly comments , and today dug in aggressively on his record with women. "Who would say that?" Trump told CNN today. "Do you think I'd make a statement like that? Who...

Trump&#39;s Top Adviser Is Out
 Trump's Top Adviser Is Out 
Aug 8, 2015 2:32 PM CDT

Trump's Top Adviser Is Out

But the circumstances around Roger Stone's exit are very he said, he said

(Newser) - It's been a headline-generating Saturday for Donald Trump, and Megyn Kelly isn't the only reason why. The GOP candidate made what Politico refers to as "the surprising announcement" that his top adviser is no longer with the campaign. But the circumstances around Roger Stone's exit are...

Trump Has Harsh Words for Moderator Megyn Kelly

She 'really bombed,' he says after the debate

(Newser) - The debate is over, but Donald Trump isn't done sparring with moderators, particularly Megyn Kelly. He fired off late-night tweets venting that “Wow, @megynkelly really bombed tonight. People are going wild on twitter! Funny to watch," reports Politico . And: "I really enjoyed the debate tonight even...

Trump's 10 Trumpiest Debate Lines

Including his reference to a 'big, beautiful door'

(Newser) - Everyone has been wondering what Donald Trump would say tonight. They were probably referring to lines like these, culled from Time , Politico , and ABC :
  1. "I will not make the pledge at this time." When all the candidates were asked if they would pledge to support the eventual GOP
...

Republicans Wrap Up Fiery First Debate

Donald Trump was a central figure, as expected

(Newser) - The GOP debate on Fox News tonight proved to be Trump-centric as he and his nine rivals—Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and John Kasich—tried to emerge from the pack. (As Carly Fiorina did in the early debate....

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