Donald Trump on top in Republican race

Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 US Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released yesterday, edging rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements.

Trump was backed by 18% of Republicans in the CNN poll, which was conducted entirely after his July 18 criticism of Republican Senator John McCain’s war record. His lead over Bush, a former Florida governor who was at 15%, was within the poll’s margin of error.

“There is a movement going on. This is more than me,” Trump said on CNN’s State of the Union . “People are tired of these incompetent politicians in Washington that can’t get anything done.”