Trump addresses supporters during a rally in Phoenix on Saturday. (Photo: Charlie Leight/Getty Images)
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handful of protesters interrupted Donald Trump during a speech in
Phoenix Saturday night, and the outspoken Republican presidential
candidate responded just as you might expect — with a joke about illegal immigration.
“I wonder if the Mexican government sent them over here,” Trump said. “Don’t worry, we’ll take our country back.”
It
was a familiar theme for Trump, who has come under fire for his
comments about Mexican immigrants since announcing his candidacy.
“These are people that shouldn’t be in our country,“ Trump said Saturday. "They flow in like water.”
Which is why several GOP leaders, including RNC chairman Reince Priebus, have called on Trump to tone down the rhetoric.
"I
think he’s hijacked the debate,” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham
said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. “I think he’s a wrecking ball
for the future of the Republican Party with the Hispanic community, and
we need to push back.”
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