Trump joins Bachmann in a tele-town hall

Posted at 9:56 PM on October 17, 2011 by Tom Scheck (4 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2012, Michele Bachmann

From MPR's Matt Sepic...

Donald Trump dipped his toe back into presidential politics this evening, headlining a telephone town hall forum with GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann.

Supporters of the Minnesota Republican's presidential campaign called in with questions. However Bachmann made it clear at the start that Trump was not endorsing her.

The two stuck to themes popular with conservatives: curbing illegal immigration from Mexico, repealing President Obama's health care overhaul and cutting taxes and regulation.

Trump reiterated his fear about China's growing economic and military might.

"We don't have the right leadership," Trump said. " We're really falling badly. By 2016 or sooner China will overtake us economically. Hard to believe. It would have been impossible to even say that ten years ago."

Trump was referring to an International Monetary Fund report that predicts China's share of the global economy will surpass the United States in five years.

Trump sidestepped a question as to whether he would be willing to be Bachmann's running mate.

Bachmann stuck to many of her key talking points on the call including building a fence along the southern U.S. border, repealing the federal health care law and expanding oil drilling in the U.S.

You can listen to a large part of the conference call here: Listen

Comments (4)

How fitting- Bachmann and Trump--- two washed-up clowns who were never very funny. She is piece of christian nazi trailer trash whose trademark serial lying and spreading rumors have endangered the public health of teenagers. Trump is just a stupid "celebrity" with no brains or talent who has turned everything he has ever touched to ashes.

Why don't you find some real news to report on rather than always being the shill for the corporate kleptocracy.?

Posted by John Crampton | October 18, 2011 9:29 AM

How fitting- Bachmann and Trump--- two washed-up clowns who were never very funny. She is piece of christian nazi trailer trash whose trademark serial lying and spreading rumors have endangered the public health of teenagers. Trump is just a stupid "celebrity" with no brains or talent who has turned everything he has ever touched to ashes.

Why don't you find some real news to report on rather than always being the shill for the corporate kleptocracy.?
this comment is right on

Posted by paulahare2 | October 18, 2011 1:35 PM

Thank you, Minnesota Public Radio, for posting this Audio. Very informative. Good to hear Trump again. He has a great deal of understanding regarding the world financial market. He is on to a lot of things others aren't willing to touch. Michele has backbone, and I like that. I like that she knows what she believes, and you can count on it.

Posted by Joan Aldren | October 18, 2011 3:58 PM

Notice the mean-spirited comments are not fact-filled, but instead are the likeness of an immature teenager's thesaurus. Nothing showing they either read the above, or listened to the audio.

Posted by Joan | October 18, 2011 4:34 PM

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