Apparently this one was even too much for
Newt Gingrich to stomach...
And
he's got a pretty strong stomach:
Newt Gingrich’s Criticism on Judge Remarks Surprises Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump expressed surprise on Monday that one of his supporters from the Republican Party, Newt Gingrich, had criticized him for his remarks about the heritage of the federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against the defunct Trump University.
Mr. Trump spoke in an interview with “Fox and Friends,” a day after Mr. Gingrich, the former House speaker, and Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, denounced the presumptive presidential nominee for calling Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel a “Mexican.” The judge was born in Indiana to Mexican parents.
Mr. Gingrich called the remarks “inexcusable” and the biggest mistake Mr. Trump has made.
“I saw Newt, I was surprised at Newt, I thought it was inappropriate what he said,” 
Mr. Trump said on the program.
Mr. Trump insisted he was only defending himself from questions from the news media. But Mr. Trump raised the topic of Judge Curiel’s heritage himself in a rally in San Diego, where the case is being heard.
Mr. Gingrich has been mentioned as a possible vice-presidential choice on the Republican ticket with Mr. Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/ne ... .html?_r=0
ETA:
I guess Trumpty thought it had been too long since he had expressed his bigotry towards American Muslims, and he didn't want them to feel left out:
Could a Muslim Judge Be Neutral to Donald Trump? He Doesn’t Think So
Donald J. Trump, who said last week that a judge’s Mexican heritage should disqualify him from a lawsuit against Mr. Trump, expressed doubt on Sunday that a Muslim judge could remain neutral in the case, comments that are unlikely to ease concerns among his fellow Republicans who fear his controversial remarks could hurt the party in November.
Mr. Trump’s comments, made in an interview with John Dickerson, the host of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” followed his criticism of Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel, a federal judge in California overseeing a suit against the defunct Trump University. Mr. Trump said Judge Curiel had a “conflict of interest” in the case because of Mr. Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico.
Republicans, concerned about how his contentious statements could harm their ability to retain control of the Senate and have a detrimental effect in down-ballot races, have struggled with how to distance themselves from Mr. Trump’s language without alienating his die-hard voters.
In a series of interviews on Sunday television news shows, Republicans repudiated Mr. Trump’s comments about Judge Curiel. But instead of softening his stance, Mr. Trump intensified it.
Mr. Dickerson asked Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, if a Muslim judge would be similarly biased because of Mr. Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigrants. “It’s possible, yes,” Mr. Trump said. “Yeah. That would be possible. Absolutely.”
When Mr. Dickerson said there was a tradition in the United States, a nation of immigrants, against judging people based on heritage, Mr. Trump replied, “I’m not talking about tradition, I’m talking about common sense, O.K.?”
In his interview with Mr. Dickerson, and in a separate discussion with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mr. Trump refused to retreat from his comments on Judge Curiel’s background.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us/po ... s-not.html
It's certainly a relief to see the way Trump has modified his positions and toned down his rhetoric as he now focuses on expanding his appeal for the general election...
