Donald Trump took digs at Jon Huntsman's Mormon faith during 2011 spat

[HonestJohn]

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN
October 12, 2016

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/12/politics/trump-huntsman-mormon-attack/

(CNN)On four separate instances in 2011, Donald Trump took swipes at former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's Mormon faith during a spat between the two, according to a CNN review of Trump's public statements at the time.

Trump has struggled with Mormon voters this year, and a new "Deseret News" poll showed Trump and Hillary Clinton tied in the state at 26% with independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin trailing closely.

In 2011, when Huntsman was a Republican candidate for president, Trump insisted that Huntsman requested a meeting with him but that he declined the request. Huntsman said he never asked to meet Trump, but it was actually Trump who asked him to meet with him at Trump Tower.

Huntsman had declined to participate in a planned presidential debate hosted by Donald Trump that year. The debate was eventually cancelled.

Trump suggested repeatedly Huntsman could be lying, and took a shot at his faith.

"And the other thing is Governor Huntsman called my office asking for a meeting and I didn't call him back, which I could have and should have," Trump said to Fox News in early December 2011. "But he called my office asking for a meeting, and I'm sure, being a Mormon, he will absolutely confirm that. So that's one of those things."

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[TomSea]

' So, you know, I'm sure he'll tell the truth about that, because he's a Mormon."

This seems to be the only quibble Trump said, because he's a Mormon, I'm sure he'll tell the truth. Wow, what libel and slander.

Sometimes folks will say "I know that he being a Christian, he won't lie".

CNN is really digging at the bottom of the barrel on this. Just mentioning he's a Mormon is wrong? I thought we were going to read some sort of inflammatory attack on Mormonism.

[HonestJohn]

' So, you know, I'm sure he'll tell the truth about that, because he's a Mormon."

This seems to be the only quibble Trump said, because he's a Mormon, I'm sure he'll tell the truth. Wow, what libel and slander.

Sometimes folks will say "I know that he being a Christian, he won't lie".

CNN is really digging at the bottom of the barrel on this. Just mentioning he's a Mormon is wrong? I thought we were going to read some sort of inflammatory attack on Mormonism.

You keep telling yourself that.

Now, on the other hand... it looks like Mormons don't share your view.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,229356.0.html

[jmyrlefuller]

Just two days ago, Trump lapdog Ann Coulter was Mormon-bashing a Trump critic who got a DUI arrest.

You bet there's an anti-Mormon vein in Trumpism.

[HonestJohn]

Just two days ago, Trump lapdog Ann Coulter was Mormon-bashing a Trump critic who got a DUI arrest.

You bet there's an anti-Mormon vein in Trumpism.

And anti-Hispanic, anti-Black, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-Chinese, etc, etc, etc.

The only people Trumpists are for... are WASPs.

[Victoria33]

@HonestJohn

The point that is inevitable (happens over and over) is this:

He attacks every person with whom he comes into contact.  This particular attack is from 2011 and you can go back to his many years before this one and find he has been attacking since he was in the fifth grade.   In the fifth grade it was physical - he physically attacked his music teacher.  His father said he was a difficult child and that is why the father says he sent him away to military school - to try to change his behavior. 

He changed his behavior from physically attacking to verbally and financially attacking everyone.  He will attack this country drive it in the ground if he can get himself elected president.  He has not changed since the fifth grade - that was the true Trump and is still the true Trump, only his attack method changed - not him.  Hopefully, he, himself, will be the biggest loser in his life in November.

[HonestJohn]

@HonestJohn

The point that is inevitable (happens over and over) is this:

He attacks every person with whom he comes into contact.  This particular attack is from 2011 and you can go back to his many years before this one and find he has been attacking since he was in the fifth grade.   In the fifth grade it was physical - he physically attacked his music teacher.  His father said he was a difficult child and that is why the father says he sent him away to military school - to try to change his behavior. 

He changed his behavior from physically attacking to verbally and financially attacking everyone.  He will attack this country drive it in the ground if he can get himself elected president.  He has not changed since the fifth grade - that was the true Trump and is still the true Trump, only his attack method changed - not him.  Hopefully, he, himself, will be the biggest loser in his life in November.

In other words, he's been a jihadist since he was a child.

[LMAO]

In other words, he's been a jihadist since he was a child.

 

[kevindavis007]

Just two days ago, Trump lapdog Ann Coulter was Mormon-bashing a Trump critic who got a DUI arrest.

You bet there's an anti-Mormon vein in Trumpism.

Now I know why people at TOS likes him..

[Rivergirl]

We all know very well what is at the bottom of the barrel..........itsy bitsy himself.

[ABX]

What's Trump's freeper name?

[LMAO]

What's Trump's freeper name?

Jim Robinson?

[Wingnut]

And anti-Hispanic, anti-Black, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-Chinese, etc, etc, etc.

The only people Trumpists are for... are WASPs.

" Bless this ship, and all who sail on her. I christen thee The Flying W.A.S.P."

-Donald Trump

[jmyrlefuller]

" Bless this ship, and all who sail on her. I christen thee The Flying W.A.S.P."

-Donald Trump

Do you think Trump actually uses the word Thee?

More like "This is the biggest, yugest and best ship you've ever seen. It's unsinkable and has every luxury you can imagine. Trust me. I call it the Flying WASP"

[geronl]

He's already on the verge of losing Utah