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On Jan. 21, 2016, the [[neoconservative]]-leading ''National Review'' published a list of 22 individuals who oppose [[Donald Trump]].<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination</ref> Most of these individuals are associated with the media, such as [[Glenn Beck]]. | On Jan. 21, 2016, the [[neoconservative]]-leading ''National Review'' published a list of 22 individuals who oppose [[Donald Trump]].<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination</ref> Most of these individuals are associated with the media, such as [[Glenn Beck]]. | ||
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| + | Many of the Republicans who seek a new constitutional convention, or an Article V convention, are refusing to endorse [[Donald Trump]]. For example, [[Michael Farris]] stated that he is not endorsing Trump. | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, June 5, 2016
The Anti-Trump or "Never Trump" movement includes neocons, Leftists, feminists, and pro-immigration Democrats. There are also some Republicans who have declared that they will oppose Donald Trump. These Republican opponents include a handful of current and former elected officials, and a few mostly older commentators and academics. As of March, over $63 million has been spent on ads attacking Trump. [1] Trump is under attack by 187 organizations directly funded by George Soros. [2]
The stated reasons and motivations of Republican opponents of Trump vary. A few pro-lifers have claimed that they oppose Trump based in part on his past comments about women, despite how that is a feminist objection and feminists generally support abortion. A "Catholic" letter was publicized against Trump, even though Trump is not anti-Catholic and has even spoken highly of Pope Francis despite the Pope's harsh criticism of Trump's support for building a wall against illegal immigration.
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The so-called "pro-life" letter against Trump
A letter signed by merely ten pro-lifers, two of whom were officers of the Susan B. Anthony List, an organization that has been associated with feminism, criticized Trump on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. The letter expressly sided with feminist Megyn Kelly against Trump:[3]
| “ | Moreover, as women, we are disgusted by Mr. Trump’s treatment of individuals, women, in particular. He has impugned the dignity of women, most notably Megyn Kelly, he mocked and bullied Carly Fiorina, and has through the years made disparaging public comments to and about many women. Further, Mr. Trump has profited from the exploitation of women in his Atlantic City casino hotel which boasted of the first strip club casino in the country. | ” |
There is nothing pro-life about the foregoing criticism. Feminists, as a group other than the individuals mentioned above, are generally big supporters of taxpayer-funded abortion.
"An Appeal to Our Fellow Catholics" letter
A so-called Catholic letter dated March 7, 2016 and containing 37 signatories -- more than 20% who were associated with the "Ethics and Public Policy Center" -- attempted to make a Catholic case against voting for Donald Trump.[4] Here is an excerpt from the letter, which was posted online by National Review:
| “ | Donald Trump is manifestly unfit to be president of the United States. His campaign has already driven our politics down to new levels of vulgarity. His appeals to racial and ethnic fears and prejudice are offensive to any genuinely Catholic sensibility. He promised to order U.S. military personnel to torture terrorist suspects and to kill terrorists’ families — actions condemned by the Church and policies that would bring shame upon our country. | ” |
One may question what, if anything, the above issue have to do with Catholicism.
The so-called "Conservatives Against Trump" rant in National Review
On Jan. 21, 2016, the neoconservative-leading National Review published a list of 22 individuals who oppose Donald Trump.[5] Most of these individuals are associated with the media, such as Glenn Beck.
The Con Con movement
Many of the Republicans who seek a new constitutional convention, or an Article V convention, are refusing to endorse Donald Trump. For example, Michael Farris stated that he is not endorsing Trump.
See also
References
- ↑ $63 Million and Counting: Anti-Trump Ads Take Over the Airwaves, ABC, March 19, 2016
- ↑ Trump under attack by 187 organizations directly funded by George Soros, http://drrichswier.com/, March 20, 2016
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/26/antiabortion-activists-to-iowa-voters-support-anyone-but-donald-trump/
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/article/432437/donald-trump-catholic-opposition-statement
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination
