“Absolutely Over The Top.” “‘I would have handled things differently. First of all, I would have made sure there was no discrimination or any of that — and I don’t think there was. But I happened to look at the list of demands, those demands were crazy,’ Trump said. ‘Many of those demands were absolutely — not all — but many of those were absolutely over the top.’” [Yahoo Politics, 11/19/15] ON ASIAN AMERICANS Donald Trump Interrupted A Young Asian Man Who Voiced Concern About Trump’s Position On Defense Spending In South Korea To Ask, “Are You From South Korea?” To Which The Man Answered, “I Was Born In Texas.” “Finally, a young Asian man attempted to correct Trump on his incorrect claim that South Korea takes advantage of the United States in defense spending. ‘Are you from South Korea?’ Trump asked. ‘I’m not. I was born in Texas, raised in Colorado,’ the man responded as Trump literally shrugged. ‘I just want to say that no matter where I’m from, I like to get my facts straight and I want to tell you that that’s not true. South Korea paid $861 million—’ Then, Trump interrupts him permanently and says the phrase, ‘It’s peanuts’ around ten times.” [The Slot Blog, Jezebel, 10/12/15] ON NATIVE AMERICANS Donald Trump Did Not Find The Washington Redskins’ Team Name Offensive, And Said He Knew “Indians That Are Extremely Proud Of That Name.” “After months of name-calling, Jeb Bush and Donald J. Trump have finally found a name that they can agree on: the Washington Redskins. … But in this case, Mr. Trump says he thinks that Mr. Bush is right. ‘Honestly, I don’t think they should change the name, unless the owner wanted to,’ Mr. Trump said in an interview. Mr. Trump. who has made bluntness a hallmark of his presidential bid, said that the Redskins moniker was yet another issue of unnecessary political correctness. The name has been that way for years, he said, and not everyone considers it to be a slur. ‘I know Indians that are extremely proud of that name,’ he said. ‘They think it’s a positive.’” [New York Times, 10/5/15] • The Oneida Indian Nation Criticized Donald Trump For His Opposition To Changing The Name Of The Washington Redskins. “The Oneida Indian Nation on Monday blasted Donald Trump after the GOP presidential candidate said he knows Indians who are proud of the Washington Redskins football team name, and he sees no reason to change it….’It is hardly surprising that a candidate who labeled Mexican immigrants rapists and calls women 'pigs' now says he wants the NFL to continue slurring Native Americans,’ the statement said. ‘Donald Trump joins some of the NFL's ignoble fraternity of billionaires who sit in their office suites and owner's boxes happily spending their fortunes denigrating people of color.’” [Syracuse Post-Standard, 10/5/15] Trump On Indian Casinos: “You Have To Check And See Whether Or Not They're The Real Indians.” KING: “Because they have gambling casinos in which they don't have to pay tax, right? Indian's property?” TRUMP: “They have gambling casinos where they're paying no tax and every politician knows it's not appropriate or not right, but they haven't done anything about it yet.” KING: “But don't you think we owe them something?” TRUMP: “I think we do. I think to a certain extent, we do, if they're real Indians. I mean, you have to check and Confidential Page 163