Donald Trump Not Buying Explanation for Bill Clinton-Loretta Lynch Meeting
He says it doesn't take that long to talk about your grandchildren and golf.
— -- The explanation that former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Loretta Lynch spent about 30 minutes this week making only small talk about his grandchildren and golf seems impossible, Donald Trump said today.
"When I first heard this story, I said, 'Oh, no, you're kidding,'" Trump said at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver today.
The story in question involves Bill Clinton’s meeting with Lynch at an airport in Phoenix earlier this week. The meeting has raised questions about Lynch’s objectivity because the Justice Department is heading up the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
Lynch has denied discussing the email controversy with Bill Clinton but, attempting to quell the concerns, stressed today that she will follow the recommendations of the FBI and her lawyers on whether to charge Hillary Clinton.
As for Trump, "I love my grandchildren, but if I talk about them for more than nine or 10 seconds, after that, what are you going to say?" he said of his eight grandkids.
"I love golf but after speaking about golf for a couple minutes, it's tough," Trump added.
Trump's speech touched on a variety of issues, from foreign policy and trade deals to health care and the Supreme Court. He said that in addition to the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, there was a chance that four other seats could come open during the next presidential administration.
"You could even have three, you could even have four more [seats]. ... Including Justice Scalia, you could have as many as five," he said.
Trump also evaluated the state of the general election race, saying he believes he will be competitive in states that are not traditionally big victories for Republicans, including Connecticut.
"We may even give a shot to New York and California," he said.
"We're going to play in a lot of states that normally [vote for Democrats].”
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who campaigned for Trump during the primaries, spoke before Trump took the stage today.
"Trump is winning because he will put you first," Palin said.
She praised Trump's rallies, saying, "they're rowdy and they're fun and they're energizing."
She described Democratic Party rallies as "cranky, demanding, shrill."
Trump acknowledged that he was facing what could be a tough crowd, having bashed the state earlier this year after being shut out of its delegates.
"Colorado sort of taught me a lot about politics. I learned a lot,” he said. “And polls came out I would win Colorado … and I was looking forward to it. And then all of the sudden, I didn't get the delegates ... I am a quick learner and that was an amazing week," he said.
For her part, Palin took shots at the "Never Trump" movement.
"You know who is threatened? Those GOPers who insist that they’ll never vote for their parties choice this time," she said.
Rather than refer to "that gang" by their self-appointed moniker, Palin said, "I just called them ‘Republicans against Trump,’ or RAT for short."