The White House has said that one should not take the candidacy of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump lightly, and Democrats need to mount a serious campaign to ensure that the real est
The White House has said that one should not take the candidacy of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump lightly, and Democrats need to mount a serious campaign to ensure that the real estate magnate is not elected the next US President.
“We should not take Mr Trump lightly, and that even if he is the Republican nominee, that Democrats are going to need to mount a serious campaign to ensure that he is not elected the next President of the US,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference on Monday.
“That is certainly why I think you can expect that both the President and the vice-president will be active on the campaign trail, making a forceful case for the Democratic nominee, whether that, frankly, is secretary (Hillary) Clinton or Senator (Bernie) Sanders,” he said.
Meanwhile, the state department said world leaders have been expressing their concern over the rhetoric coming from presidential candidates.
While state department spokesman John Kirby did not name any presidential candidate, officials said the concerns were particularly against Mr Trump, 69.
“I am not going to give you a list, but I can tell you, virtually every foreign leader that the secretary (of State) meets with expresses concerns about the campaign rhetoric here in the US and expresses a fair bit of angst about where things are going,” Mr Kirby said.
The comment comes as Republican front-runner Trump faces a rough reception as the primary race turns toward Wisconsin where his two remaining rivals hope to put a roadblock on the billionaire’s drive to secure the party’s presidential nomination. The Wisconsin primary on April 5 is shaping up to be a key moment in the Republican nomination contest.
A solid win by Texas Senator Ted Cruz would narrow Mr Trump’s path to the nomination and increase the likelihood of a contested convention this summer.
