Trump Touts Mike Tyson Endorsement…

Via Journal Gazette:
A decades-old rape conviction didn’t stop Donald Trump from boasting about an endorsement from Mike Tyson this week.
Standing in the city where the boxer in 1991 raped an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant in his hotel room, Trump reveled in Tyson’s Twitter endorsement Wednesday at an Indianapolis rally.
Those comments have drawn scorn online and in various media reports, and drew a rebuke from Carly Fiorina.
Campaigning beside Ted Cruz on Friday in Indianapolis, she said, “Sorry, I don’t consider a convicted rapist a tough guy.”
But Fort Wayne GOP Rep. Bob Morris defended Trump’s views on CNN Friday morning.
“If Mr. Trump believes Mr. Tyson did his time and he’s a good person today we’ve got to recognize that,” Morris said when asked about Fiorina’s comment. “We need to stop beating up on people and look at the good qualities of people.”
At the rally, Trump was talking about a prizefighter and segued into telling the crowd Tyson endorsed him months ago. “I love it. He sent out a tweet. Mike. Iron Mike. You know, all the tough guys endorse me. I like that, OK?” he said.
“But Mike said, ‘I love Trump. I endorse Trump.’ And that’s the end. I’m sure he doesn’t know about your economic situation in Indiana and that’s OK. But when I get endorsed by the tough ones, I like it, because you know what? We need toughness now. We need toughness.”


















