Trump denies that GOP chief told him to tone it down
Donald Trump flatly denies that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus tried to get him to back down off his comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico being rapists and criminals.
Totally false reporting on my call with @Reince Priebus. He called me, ten minutes, said I hit a “nerve", doing well, end!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2015The Washington Post reported Thursday that Priebus called Trump and spoke for 45 minutes, “urging the presidential candidate to tone down his inflammatory comments about immigration that have infuriated a key election constituency.
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This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Trump denies that GOP chief told him to tone it down."