Donald Trump's embrace of government power to take private property, backed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Connecticut's Kelo v. New London case, drew barbs Wednesday from at least one rival and mischaracterized the outcome for one of the families involved in Kelo.
"I think eminent domain is wonderful," the Republican presidential contender said when asked about government land taking in an interview broadcast on Fox News Tuesday evening. He went on to explain: "For massive projects – for instance, you're going to create thousands of jobs, and you have somebody that's in the way … without this little house, you can't build the factory. I think eminent domain is fine."
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. The attack left about 20 people dead and 42 others wounded.
Authorities were investigating it as an act of terrorism.
