18 Campaign Controversies That Didn’t Trip Up Trump

18 Campaign Controversies That Didn’t Trip Up Trump

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

In June of 2015, billionaire real estate developer, eponymous brand ambassador and reality TV star Donald Trump declared his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. From then on, it has been the wildest ride ever seen in American politics.

Missteps, outrageous claims and insults, feuds and fury — even a court case — have not slowed the march of his campaign.

Here are some, but not all, of the eye-popping moments from his scream-machine campaign.

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