Trump Attacks Walker After Guv’s Fundraiser Calls Him ‘DumbDumb’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after a rally and picnic, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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After a fundraiser for Scott Walker called Donald Trump “DumbDumb” in an email, the real estate mogul on Saturday turned his insults toward the Republican Wisconsin governor and fellow presidential candidate.

“I can finally attack,” Trump said at an event in Iowa, calling Walker fundraiser and venture capitalist Gregory Slayton’s comments “horrible,” according to The Hill.

After referring to Trump as “DumbDumb” in a fundraising email, Slayton told the Wall Street Journal that he wouldn’t back down from the remark.

“I didn’t mean that to be public but obviously I stand behind it,” he said. “Look, this is a great country. Guys who are not that smart can get rich, it’s wonderful. But Donald Trump is not going to be president of the United States ever, period, end of story.”

On Saturday, Trump took the opportunity to attack Walker’s record in Wisconsin.

“Wisconsin is doing terribly. It’s in turmoil,” he said during a speech at Oskaloosa High School, according to CNN. “The roads are a disaster because they don’t have money to rebuild them.”

Trump also asked his supporters to help him surpass Walker, who is polling well in Iowa.

“I hear the only person beating me in Iowa is Scott Walker,” he said, according to The Hill. “I can’t believe I’m in second place. Folks, will you please put me in first place so I feel better?”

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  1. Like a wounded Tyrannosaurus with a comb-over. Thrashing around and wreaking havoc. Donald: PLEASE KEEP TALKING ABOUT WISCONSIN! :smiley:

  2. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    The bully gets a taste of his own tactics

    me giggling~~~

  3. Please, please, please keep attacking Walker … someone must deflate his balloon as he is extremely dangerous in ideology, money, corruption and fakery that makes him believable to folks who don’t have or take the time to pay attention.

  4. A new Economist/YouGov poll released on Friday actually showed Trump gaining support in the last week…registered Republican primary voters who responded that Trump is their first choice jumped from 15% at the beginning of July to 28% last week. Another 10% of voters pick him as their second choice.
    That puts the real-estate magnate far ahead of the next Republican candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ®, as well as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ®

  5. I agree. I think Walker would be a much more formidable candidate than Jeb Bush. He worries me.

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