cnn still loves the don: 'Is Donald Trump softening his tone?' [View all]
really cnn? where did this occur? oh, second paragraph explains: 'He hasn't done that yet. But there are growing signs...'
(CNN)Donald Trump may be finally gearing up to do what many Republican leaders have hoped: soften his rhetoric and pivot to the center.
He hasn't done that yet. But there are growing signs that the presumptive Republican nominee is aiming to make his campaign more palatable to a general election audience.
His campaign is putting the finishing touches on a policy memo that would change his proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the United States. Instead of focusing the ban on Muslims, Trump would ban immigrants coming from countries with known terrorism links, training and equipment.
Meanwhile, he's eased off his hardline language calling for deporting all undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
The new tone follows several tough weeks for the Trump campaign as it has confronted a series of negative headlines that raised questions about his treatment of women and minorities and his temperament to be president. The big question is whether the softer tone is a blip that will soon be replaced by the familiar tough talk -- or a longer-term strategy that could help him take on Hillary Clinton.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/27/politics/donald-trump-campaign-rhetoric/index.html