- June 18, 2015 -
‘You’re Fired’: Trump Claims David McIntosh Tried Shakedown
The Trump campaign outlined the accusations in an afternoon email blast, saying David McIntosh, the group's president, had a 30-minute meeting with Mr. Trump in late May and followed up the visit with a written request asking the New York real estate mogul to consider contributing $1 million to the influential anti-spending group.
Mr. Trump did not give money, and Mr. McIntosh showered him with criticism this week after he entered the Republican nomination race. He said Mr. Trump "should not be taken seriously" and "many of his propositions make him better suited to take on Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary."
The Trump camp countered Thursday that Mr. McIntosh should resign.
"I am appalled by Mr. McIntosh's shameless pandering and blatant shakedown attempt, exposing him and the Club for Growth as a fraud," Mr. Trump said in a press release.
Corey Lewandowki of the Trump campaign called the Club for Growth "the worst of the two-faced hypocrisy of Washington."
