ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland is criticizing Donald Trump's comments about a Latino judge who is overseeing a lawsuit involving Trump University.
Del. Kathy (shuh-LEG-uh) wrote on her Facebook page Monday that Trump's comment about U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is insulting to all Americans."
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has said Curiel's Mexican heritage means he cannot ensure a fair trial, because Trump wants to build a border wall to keep people from illegally entering the United States. Trump University is accused in two lawsuits of fleecing students with unfulfilled promises to teach them secrets of success in real estate. Trump denies the allegations.
Szeliga writes that saying anyone's ethnic background should disqualify them from public service "is, by definition, a racist statement."
