Donald Trump has made it quite clear that he won’t tolerate any negativity in this presidential election. Negativity directed at him, that is.
From USA Today:
New campaign-finance reports show that Marlene Ricketts, the wife of billionaire T.D. Ameritrade founder J. Joe Ricketts, contributed $3 million to Our Principles PAC, a super PAC that blistered Trump with negative ads, voter guides and mailers ahead of the Iowa caucusesand the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. Katie Packer, who helped manageMitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, runs the group.
Virtually all the money the committee raised in January came from Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs.
The Ricketts family backed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s short-lived presidential bid. Marlene Ricketts, however, also spread smaller amounts to other contenders, giving $10,000 each last year to super PACs that backed Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
This morning, Trump had a message for the Ricketts family:
I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2016
Um, OK …
Some of his supporters are digging the tough-guy talk:
https://twitter.com/Barb4TRUMP/status/701835520842797056
@Barb4TRUMP @realDonaldTrump @DennisPrager People with skeletons in their closet should really lock those doors. With you, Mr. Trump!
— Ella ❤ (@Ella_Boo_Bella) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Expose them for what they are! No politician would say this.This is why we support you! @CajunKangaroo
— Sara (@skb_sara) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/ChiefRidiculous/status/701820457796808704
@realDonaldTrump Thank you for exposing these people! Article: Marlene Ricketts, Chicago Cubs VIP, ID'd https://t.co/iUscCp1hHW
— Chris Stevens ⭐⭐⭐ (@Padoozles) February 22, 2016
@patrickmarkryan @realDonaldTrump no its letting us know about the bs he deals with daily… this is why we want him.. he's honest
— Bridget Sanders (@Bridget00685720) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/michaecavallaro/status/701779301000204288
@realDonaldTrump go get 'em Mr. Trump! #Trump2016
— NickTheJedi (@NickV2169) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/The_Qualls/status/701849484817526784
@realDonaldTrump @DanScavino Go get em Mr. Trump. Voters hate dirty politics! #voteTrump2016
— Carolyn Bailey (@Carobailey864) February 22, 2016
But a lot of people are … unimpressed, to say the least:
https://twitter.com/RandomHero30/status/701792791601537025
https://twitter.com/billhobbs/status/701793496076787712
https://twitter.com/stephencarlin/status/701781173635309568
.@realDonaldTrump Blackmail threats. You're running for president, not mob boss. I know how hard it is for you to tell the difference. Try.
— Stainless Steel Raz (@SteelRaz) February 22, 2016
Shorter @realDonaldTrump: "It'd be a shame if anything happened to your nice little baseball team," basically.
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) February 22, 2016
@KLNorvell @liars_never_win @realDonaldTrump He sounds like a mob boss.
— Teal “Deboosted” (@sirenidica) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/CutRealty/status/701796667691896832
@realDonaldTrump Crazy me, but that sounds like a threat.
— It's Only Words (@itsonlywords) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Everything this man does begins with a threat. Toilet politics.
— Elisa Janes (@EJanesSeminole) February 22, 2016
Are you threatening Cubs owner? America doesn't need another petulant potus in the white house @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/PNO9J6Ug22
— deb4liberty (@deb4liberty) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump sounds like a threat! Are you starting to throw another #Trumpertantrum ?
— Beth Wellington (@beth_wellington) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump threats. how presidential
— Jess (@jesie_ann) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/mcbridetd/status/701782162563928064
@realDonaldTrump a Presidential threat https://t.co/Gsd0562R1R @TSTpolitics
— Jeremy Greenfield (@jdgreenfield) February 22, 2016
So basically you will use presidency for revenge? @realDonaldTrump
— Emrod (@igulmo) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump What are you in your own mind, Donnie? An emperor? A king? A mob boss? You're a putz that was born rich & stumbled up.
— Paul #CountryFirst Drake (@PaulWDrake) February 22, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump is an actual fascist: https://t.co/lmnPxw0LHE
— Trey (@Earendil82) February 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump How awesome if you'd become POTUS. You could have vebdetta's against people that disagreed and maybe sic the IRS! Creep.
— Uncle Jimmy, Chosen by God and Rick Perry (@jneutron1969) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/JaredTSwift/status/701780241673359360
.@realDonaldTrump What sane American would give someone w this psychology the levers of power?
— GlockLady (@GlockLady) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/BACCV/status/701784053192773632
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