USA doesn't welcome President like Donald Trump

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President Obama on Friday warned that Donald Trump and voters must take the 2016 presidential election seriously when he was asked what he thinks of the presumptive GOP nominee.

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"This is not entertainment, this is not a reality show. This is the contest for the presidency of the United States," Mr. Obama told reporters from The White House briefing room after making a statement on the economy, following Friday's jobs report.

The president said voters and the media should "take seriously the statements he's made in the past." Every nominee's policies, he said, must be scrutinized and examined to ensure that their budgets add up and that their proposed solutions to policy issues are plausible.

"If they take a position on international issues that could threaten war or has the potential of upending our critical relationships with other countries or need to break the financial system, that needs to be reported on," Mr. Obama said.


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Asked if he thinks it's time for Bernie Sanders to step aside in the Democratic race since Hillary Clinton has the lead, the president said, "Let's let the process play itself out."

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Top republican Speaker Paul Ryan; Iam not ready to support Trump




Donald Trump will head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Speaker Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and other GOP leaders.

Ryan's office said in a statement Friday that he has invited the presumptive GOP presidential nominee to Washington next Thursday to meet at the RNC.

"Having both said we need to unify the party, Speaker Ryan has invited Donald Trump to meet with members of the House Republican leadership in Washington on Thursday morning to begin a discussion about the kind of Republican principles and ideas that can win the support of the American people this November. The Speaker and Mr. Trump will also meet separately, along with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus."

Trump acknowledged on Fox News Friday morning that he would be meeting with Ryan but said "I have absolutely no idea" what they would discuss.

This comes just a day after Ryan said he's "not ready" to support Trump for the presidency because he needs to first unify the GOP and convince skeptical Republicans that he shares their conservative principles and values.

"To be perfectly candid with you, Jake, I'm not ready to do that at this point," Ryan said in an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" when asked if he is ready to back the presumptive GOP presidential nominee on Thursday.

In response, Trump said, "I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda" and also issued several tweets Friday morning.

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Jeb Bush said Friday that he won't vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the general election this fall.

"In November, I will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but I will support principled conservatives at the state and federal levels, just as I have done my entire life," the former GOP presidential candidate and former Florida governor wrote in a Facebook post.

Bush congratulated Trump on securing his place as the GOP's presumptive nominee, saying that he had tapped into the anger and frustration of the U.S. electorate. Then, he went on to explain why the billionaire wouldn't be getting his vote: Trump, he wrote, has not demonstrated a strong character, respect for the Constitution and hasn't been "a consistent conservative."

"These are all reasons why I cannot support his candidacy," he said, adding, "Hillary Clinton has proven to be an untrustworthy liberal politician who, if elected, would present a third term of the disastrous foreign and economic policy agenda of Barack Obama."

This comes after his brother and father, former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, said this week that they would not endorse Trump for president. Mitt Romney said Thursday he wouldn't be attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July and Speaker Paul Ryan said that he's "not ready" to back Trump.

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Former Bush chief of staff: A Donald Trump presidency scares me
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Andy Card, who served as chief of staff to President George W. Bush, said on "CBS This Morning" Friday that the idea of Donald Trump as president worries him, citing the billionaire's "emotional" reactions as cause for concern.

"Yes, he scared me," Card said. "I will admit, when Donald Trump entered the race, I didn't think he had a chance."

"I want him to succeed, but he's gotta make the move to show me that he's worthy of my support, worthy of my vote," he added. "I will vote for a candidate -- right now I will probably write in a name, but I will vote. But I want him to really pay attention to the responsibility of being a president. Presidents do not have the luxury of making easy decisions. They make brutal, tough decisions."


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Card, now the president of Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, was also an adviser to President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush. Card was the White House chief of staff on Sept. 11, 2001, and headed the younger Mr. Bush's White House Iraq Group.

Joining other prominent Republicans who have said they could not back Trump, both Bush presidents said earlier this week that they would not endorse the Manhattan business mogul in his bid for the Oval Office.

The former White House adviser told the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts that Trump would have to change his behavior toward the Republican Party if he wants to win in a general election.

"He's gotta demonstrate that he cares about everybody in the party," Card said. "He has to change how he will be perceived to do the job. It's not all about Donald Trump now."

Of some Trump policies, Card dismissed them, saying "he's just giving a quick response."

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Sen. Graham Won't Support Trump as Nominee
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WASHINGTON — May 6, 2016, 4:59 PM ET
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The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern):

4:48 p.m.

Donald Trump is unloading on Lindsey Graham, calling the South Carolina senator "beyond rehabilitation" and "an embarrassment" to his state.

A former campaign rival of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Graham said in a CNN interview Friday that he can't support Trump's candidacy.

Trump responded with a scathing statement that mocked Graham's campaign loss.

He says: "I fully understand why Lindsey Graham cannot support me. If I got beaten as badly as I beat him, and all the other candidates he endorsed, I would not be able to give my support either. He was a poor representative and an embarrassment to the great people of South Carolina."

Trump says he intends to unify the party, but Graham "has shown himself to be beyond rehabilitation."

He adds, "And like the voters who rejected him, so will I!"

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4:40 p.m.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is holding a fundraiser to help Chris Christie pay off his own presidential campaign's debt and to raise money for the New Jersey Republican Party.

The pair will appear at what is being billed as a "New Jersey rally" in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, on May 19.

An email invitation to the event lists the price of attendance as $200 per person. It says all proceeds will benefit Chris Christie for President Inc.

Christie confidant and Republican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci says Trump will also be appearing at a separate event in the same venue benefiting the state party. He says those tickets will cost $25,000.

The New Jersey governor was one of Trump's earliest and most prominent backers and has appeared frequently with him on the campaign trail.

Christie ended his campaign following a disappointing showing in the New Hampshire primary. His campaign account was $250,000 in the red at the end of March.

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4:37 p.m.

Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he won't vote for Donald Trump this November — and won't cast his ballot for Hillary Clinton, either.

Bush says on Facebook that Trump has not demonstrated the temperament or strength of character needed to serve as president. Of Clinton, he says the former secretary of state is untrustworthy.

He adds that he's not optimistic either candidate will put the country on a better course. He says he plans to "support principled conservatives at the state and federal levels" this fall.

The former two-term governor of Florida was an early front-runner for the Republican nomination, raising staggering sums of money to support his bid.

But he never caught on with voters in the same way as Trump, who often mocked the brother and son of former presidents as "low energy."

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3:15 p.m.

With only one candidate left in the race, delegates to the Republican national convention are starting to rally around billionaire businessman Donald Trump — a few at a time.

All nine delegates from the U.S. territory of American Samoa have voted to back Trump. Trump has also picked up seven delegates in Louisiana. Five had been pledged to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and two were uncommitted.

In a statement, the Rubio delegates from Louisiana say Trump may not have been their first choice, but he is the choice of millions of voters.

After Trump won the Indiana primary Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich suspended their campaigns.

With 1,086 delegates, Trump has 86 percent of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

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