So eloquent and inspiring -- was especially impressed by his comments on the recent SCOTUS abortion case ruling...
Donald Trump, in a Trade Speech in New Hampshire, Veers Off to Jab Mexico
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald J. Trump was seven minutes into an address on Thursday on the loading dock of a shuttered lighting plant here in New Hampshire, reading from prepared remarks, when he turned his attention to Mexico. That country’s leaders are smarter than those in the United States, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said.
Then, as the sound of a plane overhead drowned out his voice, Mr. Trump went off his script.
“In fact,” Mr. Trump said, pointing his finger toward the sky, “that could be a Mexican plane up there. They’re getting ready to attack.”
The comment was reminiscent of the shoot-from-the-lip style that was a hallmark of his insurgent primary campaign, rather than the more scripted and disciplined approach he has sought to take in recent weeks after a series of remarks entangled him in controversy as he began his general election bid.
But as Mr. Trump moves to be more of the conventional candidate that many Republicans hope he will be, there is a concern among many in the party that no matter how much Mr. Trump’s aides try to harness his message, there are limits to how much he will adjust.
The appearance on Thursday was the type Mr. Trump largely avoided during the New Hampshire primary campaign — a small event, about 150 people, focused on a specific issue, with questions from the audience. The setting was the old Osram Sylvania lighting manufacturing plant in Manchester, and the topic was trade, an issue on which Mr. Trump has been consistent over many years, denouncing an imbalance with countries like China and Japan.
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One man, Warren Goddard of Portsmouth, asked two — one pressing Mr. Trump on abortion, which Mr. Goddard called “murder,” and another that diminished Israel.
We are going to protect Israel 100 percent,” Mr. Trump replied, calling that question “nasty.” He declined to use the word “abortion,” saying only, “As to No. 1, we all — we’re with you.”
Mr. Trump, whose aides have tried to prod him toward a clarification of his proposed ban on Muslim immigrants, told a woman who asked about using veterans to replace ethnic Transportation Security Administration workers wearing “heebeejabbies,” an apparent reference to Muslim women’s scarves, that he was “looking at that. We’re looking at a lot of things.”
And as he wrapped up, the candidate offered a reminder of how challenging he can be for his handlers. Shoving aside the notes he had been using, Mr. Trump said: “I don’t really need those notes, because I don’t need notes. Aren’t I lucky?”
“Nice to have that ability, isn’t it?” he said. “It’s a good ability to have.”
