Trump Says Judge in University Case Biased Because He's Hispanic

Presidential candidate says Mexico comments caused hostility
Trump says school had high ratings from its students

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Feb. 19, 2016.
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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By Michael Hytha and Ben Brody

February 27, 2016 at 11:48 PM UTC

Updated on

February 28, 2016 at 4:07 PM UTC

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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump accused the judge overseeing a case filed by former students of his namesake university of being biased against him because of his comments about illegal immigrants and Mexico.

"I think it has to do with perhaps the fact that I’m very, very strong on the border," Trump said on Fox News Sunday. “Now he is Hispanic, I believe. He is a very hostile judge to me.”
Trump has pledged to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico and has called undocumented Mexican immigrants "rapists." U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San Diego is presiding over a lawsuit filed against Trump University by former students who allege it didn’t deliver on advertised promises such as professors chosen by Trump.