--- title: Donald Trump's Judge Comments Stoke Republican Ire description: More Republicans have come out against Donald Trump's incendiary statements about the federal judge in a lawsuit against Trump University canonical: https://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-06T14:36:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T08:43:07.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republicans Condemn Donald Trump's Attack on Trump U Judge og:description: John Kasich says Trump needs to apologize og:url: https://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46e5eef615734a9a/698896b6428a9e86e5cd2f01/donald-trump-004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republicans Condemn Donald Trump's Attack on Trump U Judge twitter:description: John Kasich says Trump needs to apologize twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46e5eef615734a9a/698896b6428a9e86e5cd2f01/donald-trump-004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republicans Condemn Donald Trump's Attack on Trump U Judge > Sponsored content. 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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds during a rally in San Jose, Calif., on June 2, 2016. Jae C. Hong—AP by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:43 AM UTCPublished: Jun 6, 2016 2:36 PM UTC More Republicans have come out against Donald Trump’s [incendiary statements ](http://time.com/4358082/newt-gingrich-blasts-trumps-attack-on-judge-as-inexcusable/)about the federal judge presiding over a lawsuit against the defunct real estate education company Trump University. In a series of [tweets](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) on Monday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former Trump rival, called the presumptive Republican nominee’s attack against Judge Gonzalo Curiel “flat out wrong.” “Attacking judges based on their race &/or religion is another tactic that divides our country,” Kasich said on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/739815105899044864) Trump has suggested that Curiel cannot be impartial in the case because of his Mexican heritage and the businessman’s proposal to build a wall along the southern border of the U.S. Curiel is an American citizen. He was born in Indiana to Mexican immigrants Kasich is one of many Republicans who have pushed back against Trump in recent days. In an interview with _NBC_‘s [Meet the Press](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/mcconnell-trump-judge-comments-i-couldn-t-disagree-more-n586056) on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say whether Trump’s comments were racist, but said he [disagreed with the comments](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/mcconnell-trump-judge-comments-i-couldn-t-disagree-more-n586056). “I couldn’t disagree more with what he had to say,” McConnell said. “I don’t agree with what he had to say. This is a man who was born in Indiana. All of us came here from somewhere else.” Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was also asked about the remarks on [_ABC’_s This Week ](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-bob-corker-trump-change/story?id=39611502)on Sunday. Corker said he does not condone the comments. Corker called on Trump to adjust his rhetoric going into the general election. “I think that he’s going to have to change. I’m not talking about him necessarily changing his views, but I think that he’s moving into a different phase, he’s talking to the right people,” Corker said. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, usually a vocal Trump booster, called his latest comments “[inexcusable.](http://time.com/4358082/newt-gingrich-blasts-trumps-attack-on-judge-as-inexcusable/)” And later on Monday, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Trump’s statement runs contrary to American values. “Mr. Trump’s comments demonstrate both a lack of respect for the judicial system and the principle of separation of powers,” Collins said, according to [_Bloomberg_](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-06-06/gop-sen-collins-says-trump-judge-attacks-unacceptable). Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who has said she will [support the Republican nominee, ](http://www.wmur.com/politics/ayotte-blasts-trump-on-remarks-about-muslim-judges-and-judges-of-mexican-heritage/39913412)but won’t endorse any particular candidate, also weighed in on the comments. “His comments are offensive and wrong, and he should retract them,” Ayotte told NBC News. > [](https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/739861292526239745) In an interview that aired on Sunday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Trump repeatedly if saying someone could not do a particular job because of his or her race was racist—the businessman denied that it was. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska responded via Twitter on Monday, suggesting the businessman’s statements were the definition of racism. The statements continued to pour in throughout Monday afternoon. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest [weighed in](http://time.com/4358663/donald-trump-judge-gonzalo-curiel-white-house-supreme-court/), as well as former presidential contender Sen. Marco Rubio who said Trump’s line of attack is “[wrong” and should end](http://www.wftv.com/news/local/rubio-on-trump-its-wrong-and-i-hope-he-stops/326422652). Rubio said when he ran for the Republican nomination he warned something like this would happen. “That man \[Curiel\] is an American, born in the U.S., a judge who has earned that position. I don’t think it reflects well in the Republican Party. I don’t think it reflects wells on us as a nation,” Rubio said in an interview with Orlando’s [_WFTV_](http://www.wftv.com/news/local/rubio-on-trump-its-wrong-and-i-hope-he-stops/326422652). Trump responded to the backlash Monday in an interview with Fox News, saying he has a right to defend himself against the judge. “You have to respond,” Trump said. “All I’m trying to do is figure out why I’m being treated so unfairly by a judge.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/"},"headline":"Republicans Condemn Donald Trump's Attack on Trump U Judge","datePublished":"2016-06-06T14:36:36.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T08:43:07.000Z","description":"More Republicans have come out against Donald Trump's incendiary statements about the federal judge in a lawsuit against Trump University","url":"https://time.com/4358239/donald-trump-republicans-judge/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election","Donald Trump","Know Right Now","2016 Republicans"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46e5eef615734a9a/698896b6428a9e86e5cd2f01/donald-trump-004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46e5eef615734a9a/698896b6428a9e86e5cd2f01/donald-trump-004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds during a rally, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. 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