Wall Street Journal
By Heather Haddon
July 16, 2015
Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz had a private meeting with fellow Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump Wednesday to affirm their friendship and discuss
the issue of illegal
immigration to the U.S., both men said.
Mr. Trump said Mr. Cruz didn’t ask him for anything specific during their 45-minute chat in New York City Wednesday.
“There was zero agenda,” Mr. Trump said in an interview Thursday. “It was excellent. He’s a very good person.”
Emerging
from Trump Towers after the meeting Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Cruz
agreed that the meeting with friendly and that he didn’t ask Mr. Trump
for anything in particular—
including an endorsement if the real estate developer failed to go the
full mile in the presidential contest.
Many
political insiders have wondered how far Mr. Trump would take his
presidential bid, though he’s showing signs of being serious about it,
including filing his financial
disclosure on Wednesday.
Mr.
Cruz heaped praise on Mr. Trump for his attacks on illegal immigration
to the U.S., and said he didn’t consider them offensive.
“The
only people I know who are offended by it are either professional
political operatives or folks in the media stirring up trouble,” Mr.
Cruz said.
Mr.
Trump became a lightning rod for criticism after labeling some Mexican
immigrants “rapists” during his campaign kickoff speech last month. A
series of companies and
entitles have cancel contracts with the businessman, and NBC severed
ties with Mr. Trump as host of “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
On
Thursday, Mr. Trump said the firestorm has quieted and he’s experienced
no additional business fallout from the remarks in the last week or
two.
“It stopped. Everyone now says I’m right,” he said.
Mr.
Trump filed his personal financial disclosure form with the Federal
Election Commission Wednesday, a step that showed some Republicans that
he was serious about running
for president this time. His campaign hasn’t released the full form.
Mr.
Trump said his disclosure was 98 pages and took a team of accountants
about two months to complete. He criticized other campaigns for asking
the FEC for extensions
while he submitted his in time.
Some
Republican rivals had asked networks hosting the early Republican
debates to make the form required of candidates chosen to participate in
an effort to exclude Mr.
Trump. The developer said he was aware of that possibly screening
process, but it didn’t motivate him to file it early.
“I
wanted to get it done. I know what a great company I’ve built,” Mr.
Trump said. “I have no reasons to ask for the extensions.”
Asked
if he still doubted that President Barack Obama was born in the U.S.,
Mr. Trump said he’s moved on to more pressing issues, such as trade
agreements and jobs.
“I’m
a great businessman,” Mr. Trump said when asked if he consider himself
aligned with the so-called birther movement that doubted Mr. Obama’s
American origins. “I’m
into jobs, trade agreements, bringing jobs back. I’m into America.”
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