Trump's Florida spokesperson resigns as campaign responds to allegations of Cuba payoffs

[yuiyoshida]

It seems almost impossible that, on a morning where the Republican nominee is urging America to watch a sex tape as part of an effort to shame a woman he hasn’t seen in over a decade, and dealing with an expanding investigation into his slush fund/"charity" where the list of violations seems to grow every day, that there could be another big wave about to break over the Trump campaign.

Readers of the Miami Herald are waking up to more news about Trump's activities in Cuba and it has Florida politics on a high boil.

Revelations that Donald Trump’s hotel and casino company secretly spent money trying to do business in Cuba in violation of the U.S. trade embargo roiled Miami politics Thursday, forcing top Cuban-American Republicans to express concern about Trump’s dealings while maintaining that the allegation isn’t reason enough to disavow the presidential nominee yet.

Some people may not be at the “disavow” stage, but others clearly are, as Trump’s Florida spokesperson Healy Baumgardner, resigned this week.

"It is clear the campaign is now going in a direction I am no longer comfortable with."

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/30/1576258/-Trump-s-Florida-spokesperson-resigns-as-campaign-responds-to-allegations-of-Cuba-payoffs

[C_U_L8R]

1. Trump staffers must be weighing their options.

Having Trump on your resume may not have been such a good career move.
Beside, they likelihood that Donald will stiff you and not pay your final paychecks
seems pretty high. I think we're seeing the trickle turn into a flood for the exits.

[MineralMan]

2. The rats are leaving the Trump Yacht.

They know that they're doomed if they stay aboard.

[GWC58]

4. They might be

screwed either way. Their reputation flushed down the shitter, along with a non existent paycheck!

[Koinos]

5. Trump may have to recruit from a pool of even less qualified rats.

But there are lots of clueless rats waiting for the chance to come on board. Trump can sign up the less illiterate ones at his rallies.

They won't get paid, of course; but that's another thing about which they are completely ignorant.

The farce is strong with these supporters.

[Mc Mike]

9. They can jam Katie McHugh in there, when Christie reports to Lewisburg.

[ailsagirl]

11. I thought rats were highly intelligent

These sure ain't

[Koinos]

15. And I wrongfully used to think that all humans were capable of reasoning.

It appears that we are dealing with something other than homo sapiens, when it comes to the Trump devolutionary line.

I feel I must apologize to rats for comparing them to deplorables, in that event.

[ailsagirl]

16. No apology necessary

Lots of reasoning from the Dems-- zip, none, nada from repukeland

[Stuart G]

3. k and r

[sarae]

6. Interesting...

Healy Baumgardner has just now decided the Trump campaign is "going in a direction I am no longer comfortable with"?

What was the last straw for her?

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. good point, also..

Its not "the Trump campaign is "going in a direction", its new revelations of previous directions that their candidate has gone in the past that is forcing the Trump campaign to answer difficult questions.

[Orsino]

7. Glad the real culprit has been dealt punished.

NOT.

[Nitram]

8. I can't help but be amused at what constitutes an act justifying disavowal.

So far it isn't incessant lies and then lies about lies, or bigoted attacks on entire groups of minorities, or vulgar attacks on women, or bribes to do illegal business in Cuba (although that last one apparently came close for some Florida Hispanic Republicans).

[Dump The Rump]

10. See if he recognizes his real name T RUMP

If we can sink his ship with a single word then we deserve to win. When you have something to say about him use T RUMP and remember the part of a horse that goes over the fence last. T RUMP describes him to a T.

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. Welcome to DU.

[mountain grammy]

12. Take the money and run, ya weasels..

rats on a sinking ship. Wish they'd all drown. They deserve it.

[tclambert]

13. Can you say "Campaign in disarray"? I bet you can.

[Marthe48]

18. Better to die on your feet than live on your knees?

How many Trump employees have left? If they left without a paycheck, as Conservatives, will they sign up for unemployment, etc?

[LeftRant]

19. It is said that everyone has their price...

Some are just slower to get there

[Brother Buzz]

20. I've upped my standards. Now, up yours