Trump Meets With Newt Gingrich, Jeff Sessions, Jim DeMint And Other Top Conservatives In DC
darcprynce | March 22, 2016 at 12:45 pm URL: http://wp.me/ph9ZO-rd1
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GOP frontrunner Donald Trump explained why he held a meeting in Washington, D.C. with members of Congress, lobbyists, and political operatives on Monday.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump explained why he held a meeting in Washington, D.C. with members of Congress, lobbyists, and political operatives on Monday.
“Just
to start getting together with some of the people that I’ve known over
the years, politicians in just about all cases,” he said during his
press conference at the Old Post Office, which is being renovated into
Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
“They
were senators or congressmen, [and president of the Heritage
Foundation] Jim DeMint was there, who I have great respect for,” Trump
told the press conference.
Senate
Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker of the House
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) reportedly did not know about the meeting.
Trump
was asked if that was intentional. Trump said he’s “very inclusive,”
and it wasn’t intentional for McConnell and Ryan not to be there.
Politico
reports, “The handful of lawmakers who did attend – including Sen. Jeff
Sessions (R-AL), Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and Rep. Duncan Hunter
(R-CA) – were mainly those who had already endorsed Trump or voted for
him in a primary, although Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), who also attended, is
neutral in the race.”
Former GOP presidential candidate and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was reportedly also in attendance.
Trump said the meeting was a “very good one,” with some of the “most respected people in Washington.”__________________
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