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David Bauder, The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:51PM EDT
NEW YORK -- He doesn't need the money, but if Donald Trump's presidential campaign falters, late-night comics would surely pass the hat to keep it going.
An animated Jon Stewart looked like he was second-guessing his decision to step away from "The Daily Show" in the wake of Trump's declaration Tuesday. Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" hasn't started yet, but he couldn't resist releasing a video. And Larry Wilmore regarded Trump's announcement as a literal gift from the comedy gods.
"I've got a show and Trump's running for president," said Wilmore, of Comedy Central's "Nightly Show." "Good news for me, horrible news for our writers. Because all of the jokes are officially writing themselves."
He ran a clip reel of highlights from Trump's speech, while contentedly munching on a steak dinner.
Stewart acted like a child waiting for dessert as he ran through video of campaign announcements by Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. Finally, he showed a clip of Trump riding an escalator down to where he made his presidential announcement.
"Hey, only losers walk," Stewart said in a mocking New Yawk accent. What followed, he said, "was over a half-hour of the most beautifully ridiculous jibber-jabber ever to pour forth from the mouth" of a billionaire.
"It's amazing!" he said. "America's id is running for president."
Stewart said following Trump promises to make his last six weeks on "The Daily Show" terrific.
"He is putting me in some kind of comedy hospice, where all you're getting is straight morphine," he said.
Jimmy Fallon had Jeb Bush as a "Tonight Show" guest a day after the former Florida governor announced his presidential candidacy, but it was Trump who dominated the comic's monologue. Fallon joked that he was going to have Trump on, "but the last time we checked he was still giving his speech."
He said Trump would be the country's first "Mad Libs" president. "I think Gary Busey wrote that speech," Fallon said.
The other Jimmy, ABC's Kimmel, said Trump would be like a "president and an amusement park all rolled up into one."
Colbert doesn't begin on CBS until September, but he's been posting occasional comic videos online. His latest video showed him at a podium making an announcement of his own, his hair teased into a bad combover to echo Trump's and speaking the same rough, outer-borough accent.
In his announcement -- that he's still coming to CBS -- Colbert nailed the rambling, surrealistic quality of Trump's talk, including the unexpected, and seemingly annoying to the candidate, musical interludes. He touched on Trump's emphasis on the Chinese "eating our lunch" in global competition.
"I don't want to eat their lunch," he said. "I've seen their lunch. Does it come with egg rolls? This administration is doing nothing to find out."
He announced his wife was backstage having a drink and, prompted by an audience member, he performed a card trick.
Conan O'Brien on TBS joked that Trump's announcement "traditionally means six more weeks of comedy."
"Here's the sad news," O'Brien said. "Season 15 of 'Celebrity Apprentice' will not air. But not to worry. With Trump running for president, you'll still get to see an irrelevant B-list celebrity not get a job."
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/donald-trump-for-president-a-gift-from-the-comedy-gods-1.2426877
Published Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:51PM EDT
NEW YORK -- He doesn't need the money, but if Donald Trump's presidential campaign falters, late-night comics would surely pass the hat to keep it going.
An animated Jon Stewart looked like he was second-guessing his decision to step away from "The Daily Show" in the wake of Trump's declaration Tuesday. Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" hasn't started yet, but he couldn't resist releasing a video. And Larry Wilmore regarded Trump's announcement as a literal gift from the comedy gods.
"I've got a show and Trump's running for president," said Wilmore, of Comedy Central's "Nightly Show." "Good news for me, horrible news for our writers. Because all of the jokes are officially writing themselves."
He ran a clip reel of highlights from Trump's speech, while contentedly munching on a steak dinner.
Stewart acted like a child waiting for dessert as he ran through video of campaign announcements by Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. Finally, he showed a clip of Trump riding an escalator down to where he made his presidential announcement.
"Hey, only losers walk," Stewart said in a mocking New Yawk accent. What followed, he said, "was over a half-hour of the most beautifully ridiculous jibber-jabber ever to pour forth from the mouth" of a billionaire.
"It's amazing!" he said. "America's id is running for president."
Stewart said following Trump promises to make his last six weeks on "The Daily Show" terrific.
"He is putting me in some kind of comedy hospice, where all you're getting is straight morphine," he said.
Jimmy Fallon had Jeb Bush as a "Tonight Show" guest a day after the former Florida governor announced his presidential candidacy, but it was Trump who dominated the comic's monologue. Fallon joked that he was going to have Trump on, "but the last time we checked he was still giving his speech."
He said Trump would be the country's first "Mad Libs" president. "I think Gary Busey wrote that speech," Fallon said.
The other Jimmy, ABC's Kimmel, said Trump would be like a "president and an amusement park all rolled up into one."
Colbert doesn't begin on CBS until September, but he's been posting occasional comic videos online. His latest video showed him at a podium making an announcement of his own, his hair teased into a bad combover to echo Trump's and speaking the same rough, outer-borough accent.
In his announcement -- that he's still coming to CBS -- Colbert nailed the rambling, surrealistic quality of Trump's talk, including the unexpected, and seemingly annoying to the candidate, musical interludes. He touched on Trump's emphasis on the Chinese "eating our lunch" in global competition.
"I don't want to eat their lunch," he said. "I've seen their lunch. Does it come with egg rolls? This administration is doing nothing to find out."
He announced his wife was backstage having a drink and, prompted by an audience member, he performed a card trick.
Conan O'Brien on TBS joked that Trump's announcement "traditionally means six more weeks of comedy."
"Here's the sad news," O'Brien said. "Season 15 of 'Celebrity Apprentice' will not air. But not to worry. With Trump running for president, you'll still get to see an irrelevant B-list celebrity not get a job."
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/donald-trump-for-president-a-gift-from-the-comedy-gods-1.2426877
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Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:36PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:18PM EDT
Donald Trump might never be president of the United States -- at least not judging by the mockery from Democrats and mournful tweets from some Republicans following his campaign launch Tuesday.
But he just might have succeeded in carving out a place in American political history, with one of the more unusual announcement speeches of any candidate.
He even achieved the rare distinction of becoming embroiled in a dispute on Day One of his presidential candidacy with Canadian rock legend Neil Young.
The bombastic billionaire arrived onstage by escalator, descending to Young's "Rockin' In The Free World." His choice of theme music, a song about American decline sung by a left-wing foreigner, was hardly the day's lone surprise.
Nor was the late-day statement from Young's management team that said: "Donald Trump was not authorized to use 'Rockin' In The Free World' in his presidential candidacy announcement. Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of (Democrat) Bernie Sanders for president."
Trump's entire speech was a string of outlandish soundbites -- a hit-parade of far-out phrases crammed into a single 45-minute performance.
After toying for years with the idea of a presidential run, the real-estate mogul finally announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination. He did it without speaking notes.
In the process, Trump:
Insulted Mexicans: Trump promised to build a giant wall along the border, and force Mexico to pay for it. "They are not our friend, believe me. They are killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. When Mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best... They are bringing drugs. They are bringing crime, their rapists, and some I assume are good people."
Bragged about his wealth, said he wasn't bragging: Trump pulled out a sheet of paper and said his team of accountants had spent months tabulating his considerable net worth. They finally settled on $8.7375 billion. "I'm really rich. And by the way, I'm not even saying that (to) brag. That's the kind of mindset, the kind of thinking, you need for this country... We have the opposite thinking: We have losers."
Made bold promises: "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created, I tell you that. I'll bring back our jobs from China, Japan, Mexico, so many other places. And I'll bring back our money."
Drew sweeping conclusions from his Republican rivals' campaign launches, which he found lacking: "They didn't know the air conditioner didn't work. They sweated like dogs. They didn't know the room was too big... How are they gonna beat ISIS?"
Plugged his golf courses: He insulted President Barack Obama for playing so much golf, then pivoted into a sales pitch: "I have the best courses in the world. So I'd say, if you want... I have one right next to the White House."
Called many people stupid: America's leaders for paying interest on debt; New York State officials who allowed prisoners to escape; people letting Mexicans slip through the border -- all branded with the same dreaded epithet: "How stupid are our leaders?"
Opposed free trade. In theory, he said, free trade could work. But American negotiators are too dumb. Trump expressed his opposition to existing trade agreements and said: "We have people that are stupid. We have people that aren't smart."
Compared the Chinese to Super Bowl champion Tom Brady: "I just sold an apartment for $15 million to someone from China. Am I supposed to dislike them?... I love China. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders. It's like having Tom Brady and the New England Patriots playing a high-school football team."
Issued tariff threats: One of the things he'd do, he said, is call Ford's president and say: "Congrats on building the new plant in Mexico... Lemme give you the bad news." The bad news? A 35 per cent tax on every part made in Mexico, until Ford moves a plant to the U.S.
Teased Secretary of State John Kerry for breaking his leg while bicycling: Trump said he'd be busy preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon instead of cycling. "I promise: I will never be in a bicycle race. That I can tell you."
His speech carried several dire comparisons of the U.S. to a "Third World country," because of crumbling infrastructure.
But he concluded on a positive note: "Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back -- bigger, and better and stronger."
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/top-...-s-presidential-announcement-speech-1.2425339
Published Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:36PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:18PM EDT
Donald Trump might never be president of the United States -- at least not judging by the mockery from Democrats and mournful tweets from some Republicans following his campaign launch Tuesday.
But he just might have succeeded in carving out a place in American political history, with one of the more unusual announcement speeches of any candidate.
He even achieved the rare distinction of becoming embroiled in a dispute on Day One of his presidential candidacy with Canadian rock legend Neil Young.
The bombastic billionaire arrived onstage by escalator, descending to Young's "Rockin' In The Free World." His choice of theme music, a song about American decline sung by a left-wing foreigner, was hardly the day's lone surprise.
Nor was the late-day statement from Young's management team that said: "Donald Trump was not authorized to use 'Rockin' In The Free World' in his presidential candidacy announcement. Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of (Democrat) Bernie Sanders for president."
Trump's entire speech was a string of outlandish soundbites -- a hit-parade of far-out phrases crammed into a single 45-minute performance.
After toying for years with the idea of a presidential run, the real-estate mogul finally announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination. He did it without speaking notes.
In the process, Trump:
Insulted Mexicans: Trump promised to build a giant wall along the border, and force Mexico to pay for it. "They are not our friend, believe me. They are killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. When Mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best... They are bringing drugs. They are bringing crime, their rapists, and some I assume are good people."
Bragged about his wealth, said he wasn't bragging: Trump pulled out a sheet of paper and said his team of accountants had spent months tabulating his considerable net worth. They finally settled on $8.7375 billion. "I'm really rich. And by the way, I'm not even saying that (to) brag. That's the kind of mindset, the kind of thinking, you need for this country... We have the opposite thinking: We have losers."
Made bold promises: "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created, I tell you that. I'll bring back our jobs from China, Japan, Mexico, so many other places. And I'll bring back our money."
Drew sweeping conclusions from his Republican rivals' campaign launches, which he found lacking: "They didn't know the air conditioner didn't work. They sweated like dogs. They didn't know the room was too big... How are they gonna beat ISIS?"
Plugged his golf courses: He insulted President Barack Obama for playing so much golf, then pivoted into a sales pitch: "I have the best courses in the world. So I'd say, if you want... I have one right next to the White House."
Called many people stupid: America's leaders for paying interest on debt; New York State officials who allowed prisoners to escape; people letting Mexicans slip through the border -- all branded with the same dreaded epithet: "How stupid are our leaders?"
Opposed free trade. In theory, he said, free trade could work. But American negotiators are too dumb. Trump expressed his opposition to existing trade agreements and said: "We have people that are stupid. We have people that aren't smart."
Compared the Chinese to Super Bowl champion Tom Brady: "I just sold an apartment for $15 million to someone from China. Am I supposed to dislike them?... I love China. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders. It's like having Tom Brady and the New England Patriots playing a high-school football team."
Issued tariff threats: One of the things he'd do, he said, is call Ford's president and say: "Congrats on building the new plant in Mexico... Lemme give you the bad news." The bad news? A 35 per cent tax on every part made in Mexico, until Ford moves a plant to the U.S.
Teased Secretary of State John Kerry for breaking his leg while bicycling: Trump said he'd be busy preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon instead of cycling. "I promise: I will never be in a bicycle race. That I can tell you."
His speech carried several dire comparisons of the U.S. to a "Third World country," because of crumbling infrastructure.
But he concluded on a positive note: "Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back -- bigger, and better and stronger."
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/top-...-s-presidential-announcement-speech-1.2425339
Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Published Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:15AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:10PM EDT
NEW YORK -- The Donald is running for president -- for real this time.
Real-estate mogul and reality-television star Donald Trump, who has brazenly flirted with running for office before but never followed through, announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for president. Trump entered the race in a bombastic spectacle befitting a man whose businesses successes are matched by his penchant for self-promotion.
"All of my life, I have heard, a truly successful person, a really successful person, and even a modestly successful person, cannot run for public office -- just can't happen," Trump said. "Yet that's the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again."
Developer Donald Trump gestures as he announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Supporters chant as they wait for developer Donald Trump to announce that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Supporters chant as they wait for developer Donald Trump to announce that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Trump, the 12th high-profile Republican to enter the 2016 race, announced his candidacy in a free-ranging 40-minute speech in which he boasted about his ability to fortify the border with Mexico to prevent "rapists" from entering the U.S. ("Nobody builds walls better than me") and invited President Barack Obama to play golf at one of his courses.
"Sadly, the American dream is dead," Trump said. "But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again."
With his usual bluster, he mixed boasts about his wealth with promises to spark the economy ("I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created"), effortlessly defeat the Islamic State group and negotiate trade deals with China.
He pulled no punches with his fellow Republicans, finishing a riff on Jeb Bush by saying "How the hell can you vote for this guy?"
The speech drew immediate scorn online from Republicans who fear Trump will turn an otherwise serious primary contest into a circus. Trump, well known from his years in the public eye, is polling just well enough at the moment to land a spot in one of the early Republican debates, potentially pushing a more established candidate off the stage.
"I just apologized to my toddler for bringing him up in a country where Donald Trump runs for Prez, gets better than 2% in the polls," veteran Republican strategist Liz Mair tweeted.
GOP operative Brendan Buck, who helped Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, tweeted: "Who do I blame for Trump running for president?"
The Democratic National Committee's response dripped with sarcasm, saying Trump "adds some much-needed seriousness that has previously been lacking from the GOP field."
About 100 supporters, most wearing Trump T-shirts handed out by the campaign, cheered when he and his wife Melania descended to the stage via an escalator, whisking them past The Trump Grille, The Trump Bar and a stand selling T-shirts with his catchphrase "You're Fired." The spectacle was orchestrated in the Manhattan tower bearing his name.
Trump has withdrawn from "The Celebrity Apprentice," the TV show he could not continue once he announced as a presidential candidate. He has hired campaign staff in early states and will have to file the required financial disclosure report required of declared presidential candidates.
But on Tuesday, he held up just a one-page document that showed his net worth to be about $9 billion, money that he intimated proves he's qualified to be president.
"I'm using my own money. I'm not using lobbyists. I'm not using donors," Trump said. "I don't care. I'm really rich."
"It sounds crass," he said. "It's not crass."
Singer Neil Young, a Canadian whose song "Rockin' in the Free World" was part of Trump's announcement, issued a statement saying it was an unauthorized use and that Young supported Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/dona...nto-2016-republic-presidential-race-1.2424413
Published Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:15AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:10PM EDT
NEW YORK -- The Donald is running for president -- for real this time.
Real-estate mogul and reality-television star Donald Trump, who has brazenly flirted with running for office before but never followed through, announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for president. Trump entered the race in a bombastic spectacle befitting a man whose businesses successes are matched by his penchant for self-promotion.
"All of my life, I have heard, a truly successful person, a really successful person, and even a modestly successful person, cannot run for public office -- just can't happen," Trump said. "Yet that's the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again."
Developer Donald Trump gestures as he announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Supporters chant as they wait for developer Donald Trump to announce that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Supporters chant as they wait for developer Donald Trump to announce that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP / Richard Drew)
Trump, the 12th high-profile Republican to enter the 2016 race, announced his candidacy in a free-ranging 40-minute speech in which he boasted about his ability to fortify the border with Mexico to prevent "rapists" from entering the U.S. ("Nobody builds walls better than me") and invited President Barack Obama to play golf at one of his courses.
"Sadly, the American dream is dead," Trump said. "But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again."
With his usual bluster, he mixed boasts about his wealth with promises to spark the economy ("I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created"), effortlessly defeat the Islamic State group and negotiate trade deals with China.
He pulled no punches with his fellow Republicans, finishing a riff on Jeb Bush by saying "How the hell can you vote for this guy?"
The speech drew immediate scorn online from Republicans who fear Trump will turn an otherwise serious primary contest into a circus. Trump, well known from his years in the public eye, is polling just well enough at the moment to land a spot in one of the early Republican debates, potentially pushing a more established candidate off the stage.
"I just apologized to my toddler for bringing him up in a country where Donald Trump runs for Prez, gets better than 2% in the polls," veteran Republican strategist Liz Mair tweeted.
GOP operative Brendan Buck, who helped Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, tweeted: "Who do I blame for Trump running for president?"
The Democratic National Committee's response dripped with sarcasm, saying Trump "adds some much-needed seriousness that has previously been lacking from the GOP field."
About 100 supporters, most wearing Trump T-shirts handed out by the campaign, cheered when he and his wife Melania descended to the stage via an escalator, whisking them past The Trump Grille, The Trump Bar and a stand selling T-shirts with his catchphrase "You're Fired." The spectacle was orchestrated in the Manhattan tower bearing his name.
Trump has withdrawn from "The Celebrity Apprentice," the TV show he could not continue once he announced as a presidential candidate. He has hired campaign staff in early states and will have to file the required financial disclosure report required of declared presidential candidates.
But on Tuesday, he held up just a one-page document that showed his net worth to be about $9 billion, money that he intimated proves he's qualified to be president.
"I'm using my own money. I'm not using lobbyists. I'm not using donors," Trump said. "I don't care. I'm really rich."
"It sounds crass," he said. "It's not crass."
Singer Neil Young, a Canadian whose song "Rockin' in the Free World" was part of Trump's announcement, issued a statement saying it was an unauthorized use and that Young supported Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/dona...nto-2016-republic-presidential-race-1.2424413
The gift that keeps on giving. Trumps greatest tweets re: 2016:
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/donald-trump-best-2016-tweets-119057.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/donald-trump-best-2016-tweets-119057.html
I lost all respect for Trump when an analyst issued a bad rating on his Atlantic City Casino and he he told the Company if they didn't fire the analyst he would never do business with them again and go out of his way to destroy them. And they caved and fired the analyst. Remember, that old broken, run down casino was a really big deal when it first came on the scene, and Trump was behind it.