Trump believes Judge Gonzalo Curiel has a conflict of interest for presiding over the Trump University case due to his Mexican heritage. Even though Trump thinks this conflict comes from his promise to build a wall between Mexico and the United States, Judge Curiel was born in Indiana and has in the past prosecuted Mexican drug smugglers. If judges can't work on cases based on their heritage, then African American judges can preside over cases involving police shootings where African Americans were the victim. What makes a judge professional is being able to set aside their own political ideology and personal experiences to make a decision on a court case that properly reflects the fairness of our legal system. As you can see, Judge Curiel is able to set aside his heritage to properly deal with Mexican drug smugglers.
Even with all this, Trump is able to get endorsements from a big portion of the Republican Party. Most recently, he got the endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan despite previous objections to give Trump his support. The Republican Party is so concerned about keeping the party united that they will desperately support a candidate who has, in the past, been open to starting a third party bid (if he didn't get the nomination) and been harsh with other Republican candidates who had run for president. In a column, Speaker Ryan had mentioned that he and Trump had "more common ground than disagreement" on the main issues that make up their political agenda. Speaker Ryan does not mention that he fully supports Trump. It seems that Speaker Ryan is just attempting to unify the party in order to beat Secretary Clinton. Our political parties are more concerned about beating one another than working together to make America a better nation.
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