Post by pavel on Apr 21, 2016 2:48:01 GMT -6
Gov. Susana Martinez has never had much good to say about Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, but she reportedly doubled-down on her negative assessment of the Manhattan billionaire during a private lunch at a Florida mansion owned by one of the Koch brothers on Sunday.
The Washington Post reported today that Martinez and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley both blasted Trump during a lunch attended by about 60 Republican donors.
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The Washington Post reported today that Martinez and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley both blasted Trump during a lunch attended by about 60 Republican donors.
“New Mexico’s governor, Susana Martinez, chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association, did not mince words: She told the crowd of about 60 wealthy GOP backers that, as a Latina, she was offended by Trump’s language about immigrants. Noting her years working as a prosecutor on the Mexican border and now as a border-state governor, Martinez said Trump’s plan to build a wall and force Mexico to pay for it was unrealistic and irresponsible, according to multiple people in attendance.
The comments were a remarkably strong rebuke of the GOP front-runner by Martinez, who has been publicly circumspect about his candidacy since the GOP contest began.”
The comments were a remarkably strong rebuke of the GOP front-runner by Martinez, who has been publicly circumspect about his candidacy since the GOP contest began.”