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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: TRUMP'S DAUGHTER IS 'PRO-AMNESTY - Donald Trump's campaign has reportedly erupted into 'civil war' Real-estate magnate Donald Trump's presidential campaign is filled with internal conflict, New York magazine reported Thursday. "It turns out that, inside a campaign that's been built on attacking seemingly anyone and everyone, the staff has now turned to attacking each other," Gabriel Sherman wrote. Sherman added that the campaign's "civil war" broke out into the public view after Business Insider revealed a Trump adviser's history of racially provocative Facebook posts last week. The adviser, Sam Nunberg, was fired from the campaign as a result on Sunday. The New York magazine article documented the various disputes between Nunberg, campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, and other campaign staff members. They reportedly fought over numerous details, including strategy and media outreach. "All presidential campaigns experience growing pains, of course — especially insurgent ones," Sherman wrote. "But for Trump the trouble is that his campaign has barely grown. 'Considering they have a staff of, like, three people at headquarters, there's a lot of infighting,' one conservative who has been briefed on the situation told me." But perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the report is the claim that Ivanka Trump, the candidate's daughter, pushed back against her father's heated rhetoric against illegal immigration. Since beginning his campaign, Donald Trump has frequently accused the Mexican government of sending rapists and other criminals across the US-Mexico border. Those comments have resulted in intense blowback: several businesses, including NBC and Macy's, cut ties with Trump and said his accusations were offensive to immigrants. According to Sherman's sources, Ivanka Trump even "submitted several drafts of a statement for Donald to release to walk back the quotes, but he refused to have them published." A representative for Ivanka Trump declined to comment to New York magazine. A spokeswoman for Donald Trump declined to comment to Business Insider for this story. Regardless, Trump appears to be doing something right as he enters Thursday night's debate, the first of the Republican primary. The businessman, fueled by his populist appeal and near monopoly of presidential media coverage, has surged to the top of almost every poll testing the Republican field. He is No. 1 in national and most state-based surveys, though Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin holds a narrow lead in Iowa. "He's not going away," Steve Duprey, a Republican National Committee member, told Reuters at the end of July when the wire service published yet another poll showing Trump ahead. "There are people who think his candidacy is a flash in the pan or a flash in the moment, but I think that underestimates his appeal." The presidential race, for now, has become all about Trump: Democratic and Republican candidates alike have been forced to frequently respond to Trump's various controversies and claims, including: his illegal-immigration remarks, his initial panning of Sen. John McCain's (R-Arizona) war record, his decision to publicly reveal the personal cellphone number of rival Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, and on down the list. NOW WATCH: Donald Trump’s net worth — according to someone who isn’t Donald Trump Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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