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Trump lays claim to Republican presidential nomination

Trump shot back, calling Obama “incompetent” and suggesting keeping world leaders guessing about Washington was just fine.

“We’ll have great relationships with these countries. But if they’re rattled in a friendly way, that’s a good thing, John. Not a bad thing,” he told a reporter.

Trump will likely face Hillary Clinton in November, and the Democrat weighed in on Trump securing the Republican nomination.

“This man, who is an unqualified loose cannon, is within reach of the most important job in the world,” she told MSNBC.

“Of course they’re rattled,” she said of foreign leaders.

“He’s talking about breaking up our alliances, letting more countries get nuclear weapons, banning all Muslims from coming to America. That is a recipe for fewer friends and more enemies that will make us all less safe.”

The provocative Republican has struggled to win the support of key establishment figures, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, who have voiced concern about Trump’s tone and his lack of policy specifics.

“What I’m most concerned about is making sure that we actually have real party unity, not pretend party unity,” Ryan told reporters Thursday in Washington.

The former reality TV star has dominated headlines since launching his presidential campaign with a mix of incendiary comments and policy stances seen as insulting Mexicans, Muslims and women among others.

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He has proposed building a giant wall along the US border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants, and called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Trump has also raised eyebrows by continuing to attack members of his own party. On Tuesday, he assailed popular New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez – someone who could help him win over both Hispanics and women – saying she was not doing a good job as governor.

And the business mogul has shown his national political director the door just six weeks after hiring him.

Rick Wiley, who ran Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s ill-fated presidential campaign, “was hired on a short-term basis as a consultant until the campaign was running full steam,” Trump’s campaign said Wednesday.

Clinton meanwhile is set to clinch her party’s nomination following California’s June 7 primaries, but she remains locked in a battle with challenger Bernie Sanders.

And while Trump has pivoted toward his likely matchup against Clinton, knocking her “bad judgment” in violating rules against using a private email account while secretary of state, he mocked her struggle to put Sanders away.

“Here I am watching Hillary fight and can’t close the deal. And that should be such an easy deal to close,” he said.

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