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TomCADem

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 11:59 PM Jul 2016

Donald Trump Again Cancels on Latino Leaders in Miami, Hosts Fundraiser Instead

So, what happened to Rince Priebus's promised Hispanic engagement tour? Well, Trump stands them up. Again.

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/122399/20160728/donald-trump-again-cancels-on-latino-leaders-in-miami-hosts-fundraiser-instead.htm

Instead of hosting a roundtable luncheon with Miami's Latino leaders on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a fundraiser at the nearby golf course bearing his name.

Last Saturday, the Trump campaign announced a July 26 meeting with Latinos at Versailles, the venerable Cuban-American eatery known for such get-togethers. The rescheduled meeting again had to be cancelled, this time because guests could not commit on short notice.

"The participants that were supposed to be part of the original roundtable are not in town," said Trump national political adviser Karen Giorno told the Miami Herald. "We're going to wait until we can get them.

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In lieu of lunch Tuesday afternoon, Trump invited religious and civil leaders to a fundraising dinner at his National Doral Miami golf course co-hosted by state Rep. Carlos Trujillo, billionaire sugar baron José "Pepe" Fanjul Sr., and former Florida International University Emeritus Modesto Maidique.

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Donald Trump Again Cancels on Latino Leaders in Miami, Hosts Fundraiser Instead (Original Post) TomCADem Jul 2016 OP
But , but, he says he loves Hispanics.lol SummerSnow Jul 2016 #1
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