| | The '''Never Trump movement''' was a political group opposed to [[Donald Trump]]'s candidacy for President, even after Trump became the front-runner in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican presidential race]]. The movement included [[neocons]], [[Cruzites]], [[Leftists]], [[feminists]], and pro-[[illegal immigration]] [[Democrat Party|Democrat]]s. There are also some [[liberal]]-leaning [[Republicans]] who declared their opposition to Trump. These Republican opponents included a handful of current and former elected officials, and a few mostly older commentators and academics. By March 2016, over $63 million had been spent on ads attacking Trump.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/63-million-counting-anti-trump-ads-airwaves/story?id=37752543 $63 Million and Counting: Anti-Trump Ads Take Over the Airwaves, ABC, March 19, 2016]</ref> Trump was attacked by 187 organizations directly funded by [[George Soros]].<ref>[http://drrichswier.com/2016/03/20/organizations-funded-directly-by-george-soros-by-discover-the-networks/ Trump under attack by 187 organizations directly funded by George Soros, http://drrichswier.com/, March 20, 2016 ]</ref> | | The '''Never Trump movement''' was a political group opposed to [[Donald Trump]]'s candidacy for President, even after Trump became the front-runner in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican presidential race]]. The movement included [[neocons]], [[Cruzites]], [[Leftists]], [[feminists]], and pro-[[illegal immigration]] [[Democrat Party|Democrat]]s. There are also some [[liberal]]-leaning [[Republicans]] who declared their opposition to Trump. These Republican opponents included a handful of current and former elected officials, and a few mostly older commentators and academics. By March 2016, over $63 million had been spent on ads attacking Trump.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/63-million-counting-anti-trump-ads-airwaves/story?id=37752543 $63 Million and Counting: Anti-Trump Ads Take Over the Airwaves, ABC, March 19, 2016]</ref> Trump was attacked by 187 organizations directly funded by [[George Soros]].<ref>[http://drrichswier.com/2016/03/20/organizations-funded-directly-by-george-soros-by-discover-the-networks/ Trump under attack by 187 organizations directly funded by George Soros, http://drrichswier.com/, March 20, 2016 ]</ref> |
| | + | The term "Never-Trumper" refers particularly to [[Republicans]] who remain stridently, though often secretively, opposed to the Republican president. This includes a cluster of the Utah Establishment, for whom [[Mitt Romney]] is a puppet, and various [[neocon]]s and [[Koch brothers]] types. |
| | The stated reasons and motivations of Republican opponents of Trump varied. Some churches opposed Trump because they supported illegal immigration. A few [[Washington, D.C.]]-based [[pro-life]] organizations and in academia claimed that they opposed Trump based in part on his past comments about women, despite how that is a [[feminist]] objection and the current feminists generally support [[abortion]]. A "Catholic" letter was publicized against Trump, even though Trump's top campaign staff consisted of devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholics]] and he even spoke highly of [[Pope Francis]], despite the Pope's harsh criticism of Trump's support for building a wall against illegal immigration. | | The stated reasons and motivations of Republican opponents of Trump varied. Some churches opposed Trump because they supported illegal immigration. A few [[Washington, D.C.]]-based [[pro-life]] organizations and in academia claimed that they opposed Trump based in part on his past comments about women, despite how that is a [[feminist]] objection and the current feminists generally support [[abortion]]. A "Catholic" letter was publicized against Trump, even though Trump's top campaign staff consisted of devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholics]] and he even spoke highly of [[Pope Francis]], despite the Pope's harsh criticism of Trump's support for building a wall against illegal immigration. |