Congressman Davis says Trump should apologize for recent comments

Posted on August 12, 2015

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. (WJBC file photo)

By Joe Ragusa

BLOOMINGTON – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, is keeping an eye on the race for president next year.

Davis told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin that current front-runner for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump, should be taken seriously.

“I think Trump may have reached his max but you can’t count him out,” Davis said. “The guy’s continuing to garner support even after some pretty controversial comments that I would say he needs to apologize for.”

Davis didn’t elaborate on which comments specifically Trump should apologize for.

Davis said he thinks there’s four serious contenders for president on the Republican side: Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio. He didn’t say who he would endorse.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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