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Donald Trump Blasts Michele Bachmann For Bailing On Debate: ‘It’s Called Loyalty’

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Donald Trump phoned in to Don Imus‘ Fox Business Network show on Friday morning, and he lit into Michele Bachmann for her decision to skip his Dec. 27 debate.

“You know who I’m very disappointed in? Michele Bachmann. She’s come up to see me four times. Four times. She’d call me, she’d ask me for advice, she said I should be her Vice Presidential… you know… if she wins, she’d like to think about me for the Vice Presidency, all of these things,” Trump said. “And then after all of that, she announced she’s not going to do the debate. It’s unbelievable. You know, it’s called loyalty. It’s actually called loyalty. How do you do that? You know, it’s amazing to me.”

RELATED: Donald Trump: ‘Very Surprised’ That Mitt Romney Turned Down Debate Invitation

Some other fun nuggets from the interview:

-Trump has been friends with New Jersey governor Chris Christie “for a long time” and thinks he’s doing a great job.
-Trump is “looking into” still doing the debate with just Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
-Imus thinks Gingrich is “creepy.”
-Trump on Romney: “I like him. He likes me.”
-A couple of the GOP candidates skipping the debate called Trump and told him they were, “just too nervous to do it.”

Watch a clip of the interview below, courtesy of Fox Business Network:

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  • Anonymous

    Thanks to the Teabaggers and Birthers, the Republican Party is now a full-on clown parade.

  • Jane

    Can the media please stop reporting on every little thing that Trump says or does?      Try using some sound judgement and the media may again, be held in some positive regard.      

  • Anonymous

    It’s called respect Trump. It’s actually called respect. No one respects you. That’s why they say no.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    It’s just too bad that Santorum decided to participate. Otherwise you would have Trump and Newt all alone.  This is one debate I won’t be watching. Trump and Newt are a good fit, but, Newt is the intellectual and Trump is an idiot. Both have an ego bigger than the size of Jupiter. Both are arrogant as hell, and both have a god complex. Trump is freakin clown and an idiot. I’m glad the other candidates gave him the finger.

  • Anonymous

    Trump totally miscalculated and now he is thrashing out like a wounded animal.

  • Anonymous

    So this debate is only on a little visited website? And its getting this much attention. WOW

  • Anonymous

    A sharp and jolting reality check. 

    Why Donald Trump appearing to be shocked that nobody wants his meaningless fools ‘gold plated’ endorsement! 

    Trump as Vice President…

    Really?

    Will his self-aggrandising delusion and tomfoolery ever get fully punctuated?

  • Anonymous

    “chris christie is my friend” trump has friends?

  • Anonymous

    Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is a strong, independent, intelligent, attractive, articulate, powerful and accomplished conservative woman.  She has been selected by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in America.  She is ranked number 22 behind Oprah (14), Michelle Obama (8) and Hillary (2).  She has also been slected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Americans, male or female.  This terrifies the liberals who want their women wither to be “left wing kooks” or remain quiet, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen.  Michele is living the life which Gloria Steinham and the “Womens Libbers” envisioned for women four decades ago.  She has an outstanding education, a husband, a family and a phenominally successful career.  She has it all!  She is a great role model for American women!

  • Anonymous

    What does this have to do with John Stewart? Come on MediaLite, every clip has to be kissin John’s behind.

  • http://twitter.com/TommyBennett Tom Bennett

    You’re nuts.

  • Anonymous

    Only if telling the truth doesn’t count.

  • Hugo Daun

    “You know, it’s amazing to me.

    It is amazing to me that Trump’s “people” with all their super-secret info on the President  have apparently gotten lost somewhere in Hawaii. Where is his loyalty to these unfortunate folks?

  • Anonymous

    DUH. None of these candidates wanted to be caught having to answer some dumb BIRTHER question that would be used in ads all the way until November.

    It’s that simple

  • Anonymous

    Can you blame them?

  • Anonymous

    I’m curious about this line: “liberals…want their women to…remain quiet, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen.”

    Can you please give us a window into the thought process with which you landed on this conclusion?

  • Anonymous

    I wondered how Trump would spin this when no one showed… And now we have the answer.. By acting like a child…  Oddly I think Newt might have come out best in this whole debacle..  Sure it was not Presidential to take part in like other candidates have stated.. But the debate won’t happen so Newt doesn’t have to show either and egomaniac Trump will spend the next month publicly trashing every candidate, besides Newt,  for making him look like a fool.. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PKEQSTA4WOBYU5Z7QNSBUR2LXI MASSMURDERMEDIA

    this wasn’t trump’s idea, newsmax invited him, it’s their debate, not his…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Socrates-Gadfly/100002839062857 Socrates Gadfly

    Ron Paul was the FIRST to decline Trumps “debate.”  The rest of the pack followed!

    Paul will lead our country back to its roots of liberty, prosperity, and safety!

  • Anonymous

    Donald, you are starting to sound like Ed Schultz on Obama:

    “I took my radio show on the road, I did town halls, talked to people… and President Obama, you don’t come to Ed– he goes to Bret Baier on Fox News, in my time slot. Now, my show’s going to be ok, but if you were in my position, would you say, ‘what’s that all about?’ Loyalty.”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PKEQSTA4WOBYU5Z7QNSBUR2LXI MASSMURDERMEDIA

    the veep spot was not his idea, plus bachmann has stated as much publicly…  she’s the one who is delusional to suggest trump would drop everything to sit on his ass doing nothing until the senate needed him to break a tie in legislative voting, or to attend the funeral of some low-level euro-leader……

  • Anonymous

    Whether he’s serious or not, Trump will probably ride his vice presidential bid straight through the election.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t see any problem if nobody but newt shows. He can just debate the most intelligent person he’s ever met, himself. Should work out pretty good. He take both sides of the many issues he has in the past and defend them with his geometric logic.

  • Anonymous

    He should than expect to be ridiculed and lambasted all the way there as well. Certainly, if he expects to have all of his self aggrandizing cake and eat it.

    He is a man the word charlatan was invented for. He plans to run as a Third Party Independent if he’s dissatisfied with the Republican Draft Pick…

    …Well, he should hop to it!

  • Anonymous

    Well played, michelle. . .at least she knew a con job when she saw one. . . and the lesson is. . if you cross that loud-mouth, pretend hair, egotistical donnie. . .he will insult you like hot acid. . . yeah, you and newt have your love fest. . .

  • Anonymous

    Donald the Duck Said v Michele’s Intense Eyes Said. 

    …A Circular Firing Squad of Stupidity.

    Donald Trump is more concerned with publicity and ratings. He’s sure to get some, but not necessarily in the manner he would like.

    Regardless, there’s nothing in it for Bachmann. She has more to lose than gain and she doesn’t have a lot of poll standing left to lose…

  • Anonymous

    Liberals are afraid of strong, intelligent and accomplished women, especially if they are conservative women.  Thare is nothing wrong with being “barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen.”  Both Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have been there as evidenced by the fact that they each have five (5) beautiful children.  The problem is that when these women obtain an education and speak out on issues and express a conservative point of view, liberals long for the day when their women sang folk songs on the streets of San Francisco, went barefoot, smoked dope, wore shabby clothing, burned their bras, practiced free love and campaigned for liberal male candidates. 

  • Anonymous

    How is the pay being a Bachmann shill?

  • News Of The World

    Watching these moronic Republicbaggers is nothing short of insanely entertaining.  Welcome to a second term, Mr. Obama!  

  • Anonymous

    Anyone of the GOP chumps simply have to say:  He voted for Obama.  End of story.  Why don’t they?  He represents the birther vote.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, in the same way that “the blacks” are his friends.

  • Anonymous

    “The Donald” can still salvage the debate by having the entire cast of Saturday Night Live show up and portray the candidates they usually impersonate.  Kristin Wiig would do her Michele Bachmann.  Even though Sarah Palin is not running, “The Donald” could have her co-host the debate as Sarah is  portrayed by Tina Fey!  I cannot speak for the quality of the debate, but the ratings would be great!

  • Anonymous

    Yes. They shouldn’t have flirted with him to begin with.

  • Anonymous

    Newt comes off like a spineless suck up. Paul and Huntsman come off looking good. The rest were too cowardly to make a move before seeing how it effected the others who did it first.

  • Anonymous

    I give credit to Paul and Huntsman. Gingrich made a decision, but the wrong one. If the Republicans want to know who the real leaders are, look to the men who turned down King Trump before it was the “in” thing to do.

  • Anonymous

    Terrible!  With a child and 13 wives to feed, I can only hope that when she is elected President, Michele will appoint me as the ambassador to a deserted island in the South Pacific where I can lie on the beach all day sipping Pina Colladas!

  • Anonymous

    I heard that he sent them to Kenya to follow up on their investigation.  They have all been captured by tribal warriors and are being held until the lection is over.

  • Anonymous

    sorry, that should read “. . .are being held until the election is over.”

  • Anonymous

    Cast of Clowns

    The Circus continues

    Cain, Trump, Newt … adulterers and narcissists…. party of 3….  this way please…..

  • Anonymous

    Even a broken haired racist birther clock is right twice a day. He’s a despicable human being, but he’s right on Bachmann. She even floated the notion of making him her VP. Surely these Repubs didn’t think they would just use Trump with no payback in return? She made her bed with the birther, now she should lie in it. No one, in their right mind, views her bailing on Trump as a sign of leadership. They see it as the crazy lady bailing on her, not too popular lately, crazy friend.

    As for Trump, he should see the excuse the Romney’s and Perry’s are giving for what it is. They’re not bailing on him because he might decide to run as an independent. You couldn’t get Orly Taitz to fall for another “Trump might run” con. It’s just a convenient excuse; a nice way of saying Trump went way too far in putting the obvious racism of the birther movement on full display and now he’s too radioactive for any candidate planning on being around for the general election. 

  • Anonymous

    Bachmann is a strong, independent, intelligent, attractive, articulate, powerful and accomplished conservative woman.

    ah, wow, the “dumb hilllbilly” quote trumps here 

  • souvien

    donald + newt = a whole lotta santorum…

  • Anonymous

    well now i’m thinking your original post was simply being facetious..  god i hope so ..

  • Anonymous

    his name is Jon,, learn it, memorize, it  and bow to it.. he is god

  • Anonymous

    Are you afraid of”strong, independent, intelligent, attractive, articulate, powerful and accomplished conservative women?”  “Dumb Hillbillies” are all liberal Democrats!

  • Anonymous

    Not necessarily true..  Most intended to go and had NO PROBLEM with it.  It was Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman who bowed out early.  Huntsman gracefully and Paul not so much, but still, after they backed out the media (right and left) started stirring about what a baboon Trump is and what a farce this debate would be.  it was after all this that the rest started falling out.

    Even that creepy shill  Reese’s peanut butter cup Preibus originally defended the debate non stop on tv, then suddenly he did a turn around..   

    whole group is a farce

  • Anonymous

    But you have to remember Baghdad bob, that since you a liberal and a moron, your been programmed to reject the truth and trained to lie.

  • Anonymous

     But you have to remember Baghdad bob, that since you a liberal and a moron, your been programmed to reject the truth and trained to lie.

  • Anonymous

    I have a sense of humor, but my comment was not meant to be facetious.  I admire Michele Bachmann very much, and I do get tired of all of the nasty left-wing comments about her that I read on Mediaite.  I am her internet knight in shining armor who rides in on a white horse, slays the dragon of liberalism and then rides off into the sunset with Michele! 

  • Anonymous

    I totally agree with you but you’re looking at it rationally.. I was looking at it from from a Republican point of view…   Call him a suck up, which he is, but now he doesn’t have to take part in the side show either.. What Newt just gained however is a disgruntled goon to do some dirty work for him..  This failed debate combined with Trumps massive ego equals fireworks.  I for one can’t wait..

  • Anonymous

    Seek help please.

  • Anonymous

    I get tired of all the nasty comments she makes and offensive pledges she signs.

  • Anonymous

    Whole group except Paul and Huntsman. The next time the Repubs want to rebrand themselves, they should do it around people like that.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah but you must have noticed Trump’s ego. He’s trashed everyone who has said no. It’s so childish

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LXT3XUHYC4UCPM5ATGGIXB2ZMA larry w

    I did not think any one told Trump what to do! I feel Trump may of contacted newsmax on this one.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LXT3XUHYC4UCPM5ATGGIXB2ZMA larry w

    time to giveuo on this post.

  • BooBoo Bear

    sorry dude…you lost me at intelligent, well you lost me at strong too..
    Unless you mean her BO. Sorry your post had me laughing so hard I almost pissed my pants.

  • BooBoo Bear

    Just so you know…As Daily Kos is a Liberal Bastion of Hope. Mediaite is basically Fox News on the internet.

  • Anonymous

    “Yes Michele, loyalty.  Like when I donate more to Democrats than to Republicans, and then try to drum up support for my imaginary Republican presidential run.”

    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/27/politics/washingtonpost/main20057806.shtml

  • Anonymous

    “that since you a liberal and a moron, your been programmed to reject the truth”

    unintentional comical gold. 

  • Anonymous

    I think Trump is having a rolling nervous breakdown at this point.Requires treatment. He has really jumped the shark, no one— not even right wing goobers like Bachmann — want to touch him with a 10 foot barge pole.

  • Anonymous

    I do not know a thing about her BO, but I would love to get close enough to her to expresss an opinion!  I would certainly worry about your BO if you urinate in your pants and do not change them immediately!

  • Grimmy

    Simple, it took Michele Bachmann four visits to realize that “the Donald” is totally irrelevant.

  • Anonymous

    Did you not see the edit button????

  • Anonymous

    you dont have to slay the dragon…she will pray it out of you

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Tyler/1451906071 James Tyler

    Please, that the two are even used in the same sentence is indefensible. Palin has been running for office from the 90s onward in between holding highly influential executive positions before being elected Governor of one of the largest states in the US. Bachmann has been coasting since the early 2000s and has yet to pass one major reform in Congress.  I don’t know about the debate itself, but Bachmann is indeed disloyal and dishonest, she has crossed Tim Pawlenty and Palin, both of whom endorsed her for reelection, and now she has crossed Trump. I don’t think that highly of Trump, but Bachmann is such a dishonest backstapping shark, and she won’t get my vote. I don’t fear her because she’s a “strong conservative woman” I fear her because she’s nuts and two-faced – a dangerous combination.

    And what’s the problem with only Santorum and Gingrich at the debate? Didn’t anyone watch last month’s debate with Gingrich and Cain? It’s not so unusual.

  • Tucsonense

    32  likes to 1. Suck that

  • Anonymous

    I do want Michele at the debate.  I love to watch her whenever she is on television.  On special occasions, I even turn up the sound! (P.S. Joke stolen from Bill Maher on his HBO show “Real Time.”

  • Anonymous

    Presidential candidates need to be loyal to Trump?! What a dumb *ss.

    What does he think the whole country is a big episode of his The Apprentice where everyone answers to him?

  • Centrist79

    I will give you attractive.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Michelle has too many right wing extremeist tea bagger gatherings to attend.  No time for Donald.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Oooh – Wingnutty pampered daddy’s boy Steve the Alien Forbes thinks highly of her. That should impress everyone.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    The GOP is full of religulous forced birthers – who want women to remain pregnant by order of the state, even in cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Republican men think physical appearance qualifies you to be president. Palin and Bachmann are pin-up girls for the sad, aging Boomer males who make up the GOP base.

  • Larry Linn

    Tennessee, that is the best solution for Trump’s so called “debate” which I am aware of. He should hold the debate on Saturday night!

  • Anonymous

    You’re a mean one Newt Gingrich
    You’re as mean as mean can be
    All the policies you favor
    Only benefit the rich
    You’re a mean one Newt Gingrich

  • Larry Linn

    When Trump’s over inflated ego leaks, the area will reek of flatulence.

  • Anonymous

    Like she would be elected…..

  • Anonymous

    Freedom, democracy and a liberal education.  These three things go together.

  • Anonymous

    There must be a “Trump-All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet” in New Jersey!

  • Anonymous

    Hey tRump, you “Circus peanut with a badger on your head,” the Republicans have already pledged their loyalty to Grover Norquist, and can’t possible have two masters. And besides, Michelle’s true loyalty is to Mrs. Bachmann, Marcus.

  • Anonymous

    Oh…Bachmann is outstanding….in her field…that she gets government subsidy for…if only we could interview those 23 foster kids…….

  • Anonymous

    OOOhhh…there’s something I would like to see….a Palin-Bachmann cookbook…..ooops,,,they don’t know how to cook…they are never home…..

  • Anonymous

    Crossed Trump…..maybe she could bake him some brownies……and James, Alaska is only a large state in size…..population is what counts…..

  • Anonymous

    Bachmann and Palin are not mistreated in the press because they have boobs….it is because they ARE BOOBS!  (Also stolen from Bill Maher!)

  • Anonymous

    …sorry, there is nothing to admire….she is a nutter!

  • Anonymous

    Maybe Ginger White will have a political career now???? hmmmmm

  • Anonymous

    They’re just a bunch of “Hoo-oars!”

  • http://www.dregstudios.com Brandt Hardin

    Who would want to be exploited by this clown?  The race is already a circus as it is!  Trump is a windbag and full of hot air… all
    that fuss and guffaw will drop like his blood pressure after a double-tap
    shotgun blast to the head.  Watch him get
    his and see if that hair is even real when the guns come out on the Zombie Walk
    of Fame at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/10/07-countdown-to-halloween-donald-trump.html

  • Anonymous

    Donald should not have dropped out of the race.  America needs Donald.  Run Donald Run.  BTW, anyone interested in buying a bridge?

  • Anonymous

    Rick Santorum: a dick that’ll bore ‘em.

  • Anonymous

    It’s called .The Golden Trough.  They serve leftovers, and as you guessed, eating there is a gamble.  Kids dine free, after they reheat their own food.  There is no tipping, or staff.  Trump refuses to pay them.  Restaurant Weakly gives them 3 out of a possible 5 “snouts”.  Rreeeet, rrreeet, rrreeeet!

  • Anonymous

    Well, it’s an honest—er never mind.

  • Anonymous

    Bachmann’s older children must get calls from book publishers.  She has 5 children of her own and the foster children were all girls.   The Bachmann home was legally recognised as a “treatment home” where girls with eating disorders could stay.  One of the wiser things Bachmann has done is to refuse discussing her children.

  • Anonymous

    Here are Newsmax’ reportings

    http://tinyurl.com/NewsmaxBachmann
    http://tinyurl.com/NewsmaxSantorum

    I like the Editor’s Note at the page’s end

  • Anonymous

    The neural correlates of maternal and romantic love, (NeuroImage, V21, I3, March 2004, 1155-1166, Andreas Bartels and Semir Zeki)

    “We conclude that human attachment employs a push–pull mechanism that overcomes social distance by deactivating networks used for critical social assessment and negative emotions, while it bonds individuals through the involvement of the reward circuitry, explaining the power of love to motivate and exhilarate.”
    http://tinyurl.com/7yrov9d

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=511258390 Nathaniel Patterson

    Typical Tea Bagger, cant spell, dont know anything Fox News has not lied to them about and accuse everyone else of their own ignorance lol you people

  • Anonymous

    When I need a morning lift I read the liberal posts here. You pinheads are supporting this President.

    Facts: Obama is a pathological liar and a corrupt Chicago style politician. He can not even admit to who he really is….half white, more than 40% Arab, and less than 10% black. He plays the race card like a banjo. He lies about being a moderate….voted the most liberal senator in the senate…claims to be Christian but attended a radical ant-Semitic church for 20 years and pals with Ayers, Fresco, and other radical extremists. He appointed Holder as Attorney General….the same Eric Holder that “knows nothing” about Fast and Furious, the same Eric Holder that spearheaded the pardon for 16 FALN terroists so Hillary could get more votes. With the help of his corrupt congressional friends has given us Obamacare which is a socialist program and an economic disaster. He promised us the moon if he got his trillion dollar stimilus package. We see how that worked out. He directed NLRB  to force Boeing to give the union a big fat union contract so they would drop their charge that building a plant in a right to work state was illegal….suddenly now with the new union contract, it is legal. This is just a tip of the iceberg…..A whole full length novel could be written on this educated idiot and his lying and corruption.

    If ignorance was a disability, most liberal posters here would qualify for a full pension….some of them double. It would be interesting to know how many of them depend on the government for their livelihood either through entitlement or employment. Of course, those that do want more and bigger government along with public service unions that are bankrupting our country.

  • Anonymous

    They both know how to cook.  Sarah was on Gretta’s show and showed her how to prepre “moose stew” and “carabou” hot dogs.  Also if you had seen “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” on The Learning Channel, you would know that Sarah prepares big meals when she is home.  Michele was on Jimmy Fallon right before Thanksgiving and revealed that she was cooking the entire Thanksgiving meal.  Therefore, your suggestion that they both team up and prepare a cook book is a great idea.  It could specialize in foods to watch Republican debates by!  How about the two of them preparing a sex manuel entitled “How To Please Your Man Without Government Assistance”?

  • Anonymous

    The question is ——–Will Herman vote for her?

  • Anonymous

    Do you think that “The Donald” tried to hit on Michele during the four (4) visits?  I wonder if Marcus was there!

  • Anonymous

    Your user name says it all!

  • Anonymous

    “somebody” has been tasting the Rush Limpballs kool-aid a little too much lolololol

  • David Scott

    Donald Trump doesn’t even seem to understand what the problem is with him being moderator of the debate. He admits that he had prior contact with Michelle Bachmann and her people, saying that they were pushing for Trump to become their vice-presidential candidate. He said that her choice to skip the debate shows a lack of loyalty.
    First of all, Mr. Trump, the debate is not about you. Debats should NEVER be about the moderator. Your attempt to make it personal is embarrassing.
    That leads to the second problem with your moderating of a political debate. Moderators are expected to be unbiased, professional and, above all, NEUTRAL.. Favoritism must be avoided at all costs, or the debate would be nothing but a bad joke.

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