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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:40 PM Aug 2016

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Hispanic coalition asks Trump to stop 'attacks'

Source: MSN/Reuters

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda on Thursday asked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop attacks on Hispanic communities, inviting him in a letter to meet with the group's leadership.

"As we have expressed numerous times, your rhetoric of relentless attacks against our community is an issue of serious concern and has had a significant impact, fueling an alarming trend in our nation," the group, a coalition of 40 Latino nonpartisan advocacy organizations, wrote to Trump.

"We call upon you to consider the consequences of your disparagement of our community and to cease propagating this rhetoric immediately," they added.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hispanic-coalition-asks-trump-to-stop-attacks/ar-BBw3P87

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Hispanic coalition asks Trump to stop 'attacks' (Original Post) TomCADem Aug 2016 OP

They need to focus on beating this bastard badly at the ballot box. roamer65 Aug 2016 #1

Trump responds: Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #2

And they are open to meet with this con man? Iliyah Aug 2016 #3

Nope, giving him a paintbrush to box himself in a corner, Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #5

Yes, they are adults awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #7

That's how politics works. You offer to meet. yardwork Aug 2016 #8

They don't expect to change this bastard, do they? liberal N proud Aug 2016 #4

Good luck with that . He likes the violence his talk produces. Person 2713 Aug 2016 #6

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

1. They need to focus on beating this bastard badly at the ballot box.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:43 PM

Aug 2016

Don't attempt to make a pact with the devil.

He needs to finish a distant 4th behind Clinton, Johnson and Stein.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)

2. Trump responds:

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:44 PM

Aug 2016

"I like taco bowls!"

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

3. And they are open to meet with this con man?

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:45 PM

Aug 2016

Shakes head.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

5. Nope, giving him a paintbrush to box himself in a corner,

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:59 PM

Aug 2016

He can't meet with them without pissing off the base, He cannot go there and have a Presedential discussion without losing net more voters.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

7. Yes, they are adults

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:54 AM

Aug 2016

and know tRump will never show up.

yardwork

(61,599 posts)

8. That's how politics works. You offer to meet.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:01 AM

Aug 2016

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

4. They don't expect to change this bastard, do they?

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:46 PM

Aug 2016

Even if he agrees, could you really trust him?

NOT!

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

6. Good luck with that . He likes the violence his talk produces.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:23 AM

Aug 2016

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