Conservative activists: Trump was 'tricked' into Calif. endorsement

[DonViejo]

Immigration hardliners are ‘floored’ by the president’s backing of Congressman Paul Cook over the founder of the Minutemen.

By CARLA MARINUCCI 09/07/2018 05:09 AM EDT

CUPERTINO, CA — President Donald Trump’s surprise move to issue an endorsement in California’s only Republican-on-Republican House race has stunned GOP grassroots activists who say he’s been “tricked” into siding with the “the swamp” against his loyal #MAGA base.

Trump took to Twitter this week to endorse incumbent GOP Rep. Paul Cook — who represents one of California’s most conservative congressional districts — over former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Tea Party favorite and co-founder of the California Minutemen, an anti-illegal immigration border watch group.

Donnelly, a 2012 GOP gubernatorial candidate from a suburban district near San Diego, had already earned the backing of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul, and conservative stalwarts like Iowa Rep. Steve King and blogger Charlie Kirk.

A loyal supporter of Trump in a state where the president’s approval ratings hover near 38 percent, Donnelly earlier this year led a crowd of several hundred #MAGA activists to the border to cheer on the president during a trip in which Trump viewed border wall prototypes — an effort to counter widespread demonstrations by immigration advocates and Democratic activists in the solidly blue state.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/donald-trump-california-paul-cook-endorsement-810240

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Cannibals.

This not pretty to watch.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Wait, Hold The Phone

The guy they thought (despite all evidence to the contrary) was the right pick for POTUS got "tricked" into endorsing the wrong republican? And, they think he's doing a good job.

He can't even endorse the right republican, you idiots.

[Historic NY]

3. Minuteman..........

[link:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/minuteman-movement-border-crisis-simcox/2/|]

[link:http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/sd-me-border-muster-20180505-story.html|]