In what could only be described as the most ridiculous and hypocritical news of the day, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is threatening a "multi-million" dollar lawsuit over attack ads aimed at his liberal economic policies.
The well-known conservative group, Club for Growth, has come out swinging against Trump in two ads attacking Trump for supporting tax hikes on the so-called "super wealthy" and the government's use of eminent domain, which forcibly takes private property from citizens.
According to The Hill, Trump's attorney's sent a cease and desist letter which threatens, "a multi-million dollar lawsuit against you personally and your organization ... as well as pursue all other remedies available to us at law or in equity."
The irony of Trump's threatening letter cannot be lost on anyone who is paying attention. Trump's entire candidacy has been built on insults, epithets, and empty threats. Who can forget that the story coming out of the very first debate was Trump's personal attacks on Fox News' Megyn Kelly? A feud that continues, at least on Trump's end, even two months after the debate? Or the multiple attacks on Kentucky senator and GOP rival Rand Paul? Or most recently Trump's comments about Carly Fiorina's face?
In the second GOP debate, Rand Paul pointed out what any reasonable human being should have been thinking, “Do we want someone with that kind of character? With that kind of careless language?” Paul said about Trump. “I think there’s a sophomoric quality about Mr. Trump … about his visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly.”
Of course Sen. Paul is right. Can you imagine a Trump presidency where the first reaction to opposition would be to attack, generally the physical appearance, of those he disagrees with? I can't imagine any Congress, even a GOP led one, bending over backwards to support such an agenda. Leading foreign policy this way would be disastrous, no matter how good of friends Trump claims he would be with Putin.
Maybe the Club for Growth's own response was the best. "Trump’s own statements prove that our ads are accurate. They will continue to run. We suggest that Donald grow up, stop whining, and try to defend his liberal record.”
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