The Trump Problem

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Texas Monthly: The Trump Problem A cautionary tale, courtesy of Texas.

 

 

August 10, 201

5By Erica Grieder201 Comments

I was not surprised to hear, over the weekend, that Donald Trump continued to brood over Megyn Kelly’s “very nasty behavior” during the first Republican presidential debate—or even that, in an appearance on CNN that evening, he offered an Archie-Bunker-esque opinion on its underlying cause. The reaction from conservatives, however, was illuminating.

 

The day before, grassroots conservatives had begun arriving in Atlanta for the annual RedState gathering, and Trump was among the Republican presidential candidates scheduled to appear over the weekend. On Friday evening, however, RedState’s Erick Erickson, announced that he had been compelled to rescind the invitation: “As much as I do personally like Donald Trump, his comment about Megyn Kelly on CNN is a bridge too far for me.”