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Donald Trump.
Trump tweeted Sunday night that two of his top rivals in the presidential race would not be ready to handle the escape of Joaquin Guzman, the powerful drug cartel leader also known as "El Chapo."
He asked supporters if they could imagine his opponents "negotiating" with Guzman. In contrast, he said, Trump "would kick his ass!":
Can you envision Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton negotiating with 'El Chapo', the Mexican drug lord who escaped from prison? ....
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015...Trump, however, would kick his ass!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015Mexico's biggest drug lord escapes from jail. Unbelievable corruption and USA is paying the price. I told you so!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2015Now that the Mexican drug lord escaped from prison, everyone is saying that most of the cocaine etc. coming into the U.S. comes over border!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015.....but that's what I've been saying. Very unfair treatment by the media!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015The U.S. will invite El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord who just escaped prison, to become a U.S. citizen because our "leaders" can't say no!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015El Chapo and the Mexican drug cartels use the border unimpeded like it was a vacuum cleaner, sucking drugs and death right into the U.S.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015....likewise, billions of dollars gets brought into Mexico through the border. We get the killers, drugs & crime, they get the money!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015When will people, and the media, start to apologize to me for my statement, "Mexico is sending....", which turned out to be true? El Chapo
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2015