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| Donald Trump gives out Republican rival's private number | |
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| US presidential candidate Donald Trump has given out the mobile phone number of Senator Lindsey Graham - one of his Republican rivals for the White House. | US presidential candidate Donald Trump has given out the mobile phone number of Senator Lindsey Graham - one of his Republican rivals for the White House. |
| At a campaign rally, he called the South Carolina senator an "idiot" and then told the crowd to try the number. | At a campaign rally, he called the South Carolina senator an "idiot" and then told the crowd to try the number. |
| A Politico reporter called the number on Tuesday, and Mr Graham answered. | A Politico reporter called the number on Tuesday, and Mr Graham answered. |
| Mr Graham recently called Mr Trump "a jackass" and condemned the real estate mogul's comments about Senator John McCain. | Mr Graham recently called Mr Trump "a jackass" and condemned the real estate mogul's comments about Senator John McCain. |
| Mr Trump has come under increasing criticism from fellow Republicans and veterans groups after he appeared to disparage Mr McCain's war record. | Mr Trump has come under increasing criticism from fellow Republicans and veterans groups after he appeared to disparage Mr McCain's war record. |
| "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured," he said, referring to Mr McCain's time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. | "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured," he said, referring to Mr McCain's time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. |
| Recent national polls show Mr Trump with a double-digit lead over his closest Republican rival. | Recent national polls show Mr Trump with a double-digit lead over his closest Republican rival. |
| However the polling was mostly conducted before the controversial comments about Mr McCain. | However the polling was mostly conducted before the controversial comments about Mr McCain. |
| His rivals are becoming increasingly frustrated as Mr Trump continues to dominate the media coverage of the crowded Republican race. | His rivals are becoming increasingly frustrated as Mr Trump continues to dominate the media coverage of the crowded Republican race. |
| Mr Trump has drawn headlines since he called undocumented Mexican immigrants "rapists" and "criminals" when he launched his campaign in June. | Mr Trump has drawn headlines since he called undocumented Mexican immigrants "rapists" and "criminals" when he launched his campaign in June. |
| "The world is literally falling apart… and all we're talking about is Donald Trump," Mr Graham told CNN on Monday. | "The world is literally falling apart… and all we're talking about is Donald Trump," Mr Graham told CNN on Monday. |
| Analysis - Nick Bryant, BBC News, New York | |
| To question the military record of Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war tortured so brutally that he is unable still to raise his arms above his shoulders, would ordinarily have been suicidal. | |
| But Trump is operating under rules of his own making that are perfectly suited to the voracious metabolism of the modern media, and the hyperventilated style of modern campaigning. | |
| The more outrageous his remarks, the more coverage and social media comment he generates. And the more coverage he receives, the better his polling numbers seemingly become. | |
| Increasingly, notoriety equals popularity amongst a large cohort of Republican voters. | |
| Trump: Master of the demolition derby |