GOP forgives Trump after claiming his purge-the-families-of-Republican-Congresspeople idea was just a suggestion
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump received a great deal of backlash for his idea to purge the families of GOP Congresspeople at midnight on Christmas every year. The criticism wasn't just in liberal circles either. Among those who wouldn't endorse his idea were House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. After further discussing the matter with Mr. Trump today, however, it appears as if the two sides are on the verge of coming together. Here's what Trump had to say about the meeting:
"Look, I just said what I meant to say all along, and that's that the killing of their families was just a suggestion. It doesn't mean I won't do it, but it doesn't mean I will do it either. Things aren't set in stone on the matter, you know? After all, it's all about unpredictability, right?"
House Speaker Paul Ryan followed those comments up with some of his own:
"The meeting was incredibly encouraging. I feel very encouraged right now. If I could change my name right now, it'd be to 'Encourage;' that's how encouraged I feel. Who wouldn't feel encouraged by the potential ruler of this country saying, 'You know how I wanted to kill parts of your family once a year? I'd say there's only a 50/50 chance that's going to happen now.' That's encouraging, plain and simple."
A seemingly high or inebriated RNC chairman, Reince Priebus, also made his thoughts known on the matter :
"The meeting was like great and stuff, totally awesome, and, like, yeah, I mean, totally. I think, like, we're for sure going to unify the party soon. It's all about unification. That's a fun word, isn't it? Just sound it out... Un-i-fi-ca-tion. Un-i-fi-ca-tion. Un-i-fi-ca-tion. Crap, where did I put my special Froot Loops?"
Whatever Trump's intent truly was is anyone's guess, but the strategy seemed to work, as a new Fox News poll shows that 99% of Republicans now plan on voting for the talking Cheeto Puff in November.
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