{"id":2328629,"date":"2024-08-21T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mocks-republicans-who-tell-him-to-stick-to-policy-after-obama-gets-personal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:26:42","slug":"trump-mocks-republicans-who-tell-him-to-stick-to-policy-after-obama-gets-personal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mocks-republicans-who-tell-him-to-stick-to-policy-after-obama-gets-personal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump mocks Republicans who tell him to \u2018stick to policy\u2019 after Obama gets \u2018personal\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-mocks-republicans-who-tell-him-to-stick-to-policy-after-obama-gets-personal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062article discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s response to criticisms from some Republicans who are concerned about his focus on\u200d personal attacks rather than policy during his political rallies. At a recent event in North Carolina, Trump mocked those\u2063 advisers\u200d who \u2064suggested he should &#8220;stick to policy,&#8221; \u2062highlighting that \u2063his Democratic opponents, including Barack \u200band Michelle Obama, engage in personal attacks as \u200bwell. He\u2063 questioned whether he still \u2063needed to adhere to a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnells-unpopularity-a-mystery-to-romney-i-dont-understand-that\/\" title=\"McConnell&#039;s unpopularity a &#039;mystery&#039; to Romney: &#039;I don&#039;t understand that&#039;\">policy-centric approach<\/a> while his opponents do otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Trump referred to Barack \u200cObama&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-limbaughs-death-certificate-says-greatest-radio-host-of-all-time\/\" title=\"Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Death Certificate Says \u2018Greatest Radio Host Of All Time\u2019\">recent speech<\/a>, where Obama criticized him as a \u200b&#8221;78-year-old billionaire&#8221; who has been\u2063 complaining since his presidential campaign \u2064began, deeming it a &#8220;nasty&#8221; jab despite previously labeling Obama a &#8220;nice gentleman.&#8221; Prominent Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham \u200band former Gov. Nikki Haley\u200c urged Trump to concentrate on\u2062 policy issues, especially regarding Vice \u2063President\u2062 Kamala \u2064Harris, as \u2063they believe \u200dthis strategy could be more\u200d effective in winning the\u200b upcoming election. \u200cHowever, Trump appeared to dismiss Graham&#8217;s concerns, continuing to favor his provocative style.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump mocks Republicans who tell him to &lsquo;stick to policy&rsquo; after Obama gets &lsquo;personal&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735428\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans<\/a>&nbsp;have been distressed at former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;focus on personal attacks instead of slamming his opponents on policy. During his North Carolina rally, he mocked those advisers, arguing his Democratic opponents have done the exact same thing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night? He was taking shots at your president, and so was Michelle,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They always say, &lsquo;Sir, please stick to policy. Don&rsquo;t get personal,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said in a mocking voice. &ldquo;Yet they are getting personal all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milwaukee-outlasts-kevin-durant-and-the-brooklyn-nets-in-epic-game-seven\/\" title=\"Milwaukee Outlasts Kevin Durant And The Brooklyn Nets In Epic Game Seven\">night long<\/a>, these people. Do I still have to stick to policy?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night? He was taking shots at your president. And so is Michelle. They always say, please stick to policy, don&#8217;t get personal. Yet they are getting personal all night long, these people. Do I still have to stick to policy? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEJHgUOWtf\">pic.twitter.com\/sEJHgUOWtf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1826327374553845903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama slammed Trump often in his Democratic National Convention speech Tuesday night. He called Trump &ldquo;a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn&rsquo;t stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Obama&rsquo;s address was &ldquo;very nasty,&rdquo; even though he called him a &ldquo;nice gentleman&rdquo; hours before.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent Republicans, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, have called on Trump to attack Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s policies instead of his usual offensives against his opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump can win this election,&rdquo; Graham said on Aug. 18, later adding, &ldquo;Donald Trump, the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election. That&rsquo;s what I would focus on: policy. Policy is the key to the White House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump later dismissed Graham&rsquo;s concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/politics\/donald-trump-lindsey-graham-relationship-2024-election\/article_35059eb0-5f21-11ef-b815-23dc3914c5d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>remarking<\/a> that he &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t care&rdquo; what Graham says.<\/p>\n<p>Trump chose a controversial route to attack Harris during an appearance at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-participate-in-national-association-of-black-journalists-convention-this-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to participate in National Association of Black Journalists convention this week - Washington Examiner\">black journalists&#038;rsquo<\/a>; conference on July 31, questioning whether she was even black. Harris is of mixed racial identity as both an Indian and black American.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s latest remarks aren&rsquo;t likely to play well with his Republican critics who believe his path to victory is targeting Harris&rsquo;s policies. Trump himself said he didn&rsquo;t believe targeting his opponent&rsquo;s intelligence and personal characteristics was <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4836424-donald-trump-kamala-harris-personal-attacks-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>part<\/a> of a winning message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope they&rsquo;re not,&rdquo; Trump told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oLE35fZmtmU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a>&nbsp;when asked Monday if the personal insults were needed. &ldquo;But if I don&rsquo;t think somebody&rsquo;s good at something, if somebody&rsquo;s not good at something, I&rsquo;ve always spoken my mind. I don&rsquo;t think she&rsquo;s very good at this. I think she&rsquo;ll destroy our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735428\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735428\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump ridicules Republicans urging him to focus on policy after Obama makes personal jabs. Some members of the GOP have expressed concern over former President Donald Trump&#8217;s tendency to launch personal attacks rather than critique his opponents&#8217; policies. At a rally in North Carolina, Trump mocked these advisers, claiming that his Democratic rivals engage in similar behavior. &#8220;Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night? He was taking shots at your president, and so was Michelle,&#8221; Trump stated. He imitated their advice to &#8220;stick to policy&#8221; and not get personal, pointing out their own personal attacks throughout the evening. <\/p>\n<p>Obama had criticized Trump during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, labeling him as &#8220;a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn\u2019t stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.&#8221; Although Trump initially referred to Obama as a &#8220;nice gentleman,&#8221; he later described Obama&#8217;s speech as &#8220;very nasty.&#8221; Prominent Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have urged Trump to focus on attacking Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s policies instead of resorting to personal insults against opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Graham remarked that while \u201cPresident Trump can win this election,\u201d he cautioned that \u201cDonald Trump, the provocateur, the showman\u201d might not secure victory if he continues with this approach; emphasizing that policy is crucial for winning the White House.<\/p>\n<p>In response to concerns about targeting Harris personally\u2014especially questioning her racial identity\u2014Trump dismissed Graham&#8217;s worries by stating he doesn&#8217;t care what Graham thinks. When asked if such personal insults were necessary for success, Trump expressed skepticism but maintained that if he believes someone isn&#8217;t competent at their job, he&#8217;s always been honest about it: \u201cI think she\u2019ll destroy our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2328630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-NC-Obama-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5315,5894,3756,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2328629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-republicans","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-NC-Obama-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}