Trump Lands First Congressional Endorsements After Decisive NV Victory

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a caucus night rally Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Real estate magnate Donald Trump earned his first endorsements from two sitting members of Congress on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) told Politico that America “doesn’t need a policy wonk” in his endorsement of Trump.

“We don’t need a policy wonk as President. We need a leader as President,” Hunter said.

Hunter also told Politico he likes that endorsements seem to “mean very little” to Trump.

“I think you have more Trump supporters in Congress. They just have to come out of the closet, so to speak,” he added.

Politico noted Hunter sponsored the so-called “Donald Trump Act,” which would have required police sanctuary cities to notify immigration officials if they apprehended an undocumented immigrant. Hunter also recently made headlines for using a vaporizer while arguing against a ban on e-cigarettes on passenger planes in a congressional hearing.

Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), who previously endorsed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), said Wednesday Trump “has clearly demonstrated that he has both the guts and the fortitude” to be President in a statement to the Buffalo News.

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  1. Jeb!: I too will gladly vote for Sir Don. I now see Iraq was a major mistake.

  2. “We don’t need a policy wonk as President. We need a leader as President,” Hunter said.

    The lemmings were right all along.

  3. “We don’t need a policy wonk as President. We need a leader as President,”

    Yeah, we need someone who will make the tough decisions to institute pogroms against immigrants, to ensure the uneducated stay supportive of less social services, to keep those damn uppity working class people working for as little as possible.

    Go Trump Go! Fight Trump Fight!

  4. Trump says he identifies with and loves the poorly educated> Then we have:

    Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) told Politico that America “doesn’t need a policy wonk” in his endorsement of Trump.

    “We don’t need a policy wonk as President. We need a leader as President,” Hunter said.

    Yah, we don’t need no stinkin’ smart guy to be President, we need us a redneck freakin’ LEADER!!!ONE23!!!
    Fuck the details!!! He don’ need ta know how shit works!!!

  5. It’s nightmarish to see the idea of a President Trump becoming gradually more acceptable to anyone. And by “nightmarish” I don’t mean that it’s bad and I strongly disapprove. I mean it’s horribly unreal, like a nightmare; it’s too horrible to believe or accept.

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