Trumped up!

The Donald Trump flap: What we know
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...While Trump's staunch defense of his comments about Mexicans are costing him valuable business deals, they are also bringing him political benefits. His national poll numbers surged from 3% to 12% among Republicans on Wednesday, ranking him just behind the GOP leader Jeb Bush. In case you've lost track of the dump-Trump-a-thon, here's a recap: The storm began gathering when he announced his presidential campaign last month. While calling for better immigration controls, he said Mexicans illegally crossing into the U.S. bring crime, drugs and are "rapists." Within days, Univision - the largest Spanish language TV network in the U.S. - canceled plans to broadcast the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because they are partly owned by Trump. Trump sued Univision for $500 million this week. He also banned Univision executives from his Doral golf course adjacent to Univision's headquarters. The two hosts of the Miss USA Pageant, dancer Cheryl Burke and MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, quit the show to protest Trump's comments. NBCUniversal, which co-owns the pageants with Trump, cut all business ties with the presidential candidate and won't broadcast Miss USA. NBC indicated that it is looking for someone else to take over "Celebrity Apprentice," the reality show in which Trump gets to fire people. Trump announced the July 12 Miss USA Pageant will be live-streamed on the internet instead of broadcast. Mexico declared that it will not send a contestant to the Miss Universe pageant. Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim cancels a television project with Trump. Macy's said it will pull from its shelves all ties, suits and other clothing that has a Trump label on it. Farouk Systems, which makes hair care products including BioSilk and CHI, withdrew its sponsorship of Trump projects.

With candidates like this all the opposition can do is cheer them on! It is rather concerning however that his support among my party has quadrupled over the same timeframe.

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