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| Trump rally draws big crowd on eve of New Hampshire primary – live coverage | Trump rally draws big crowd on eve of New Hampshire primary – live coverage |
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| 1.44am GMT | |
| 01:44 | |
| Here’s video of the Trump/Cruz/ “pussy” moment: | |
| trump calling cruz a pussy the night before the NH primary is PEAK AMERICA POLITICS what a fucking time man https://t.co/KzgNqPWnX8 | |
| 1.34am GMT | |
| 01:34 | |
| Trump event wraps | |
| Trump says he’s going to let the crowd go because of the rough drive home. | |
| “You have to do me a favor, I don’t really care if you get hurt or not, but don’t get hurt until tomorrow! You have to vote first!” Trump says he’ll visit voters in the hospital. | |
| He closes. Trump says he loves everyone. Revolution #9 comes back and he’s out. | |
| The big crowd heads up the steps to their sketchy rides home. | |
| 1.32am GMT | |
| 01:32 | |
| Trump supporter: Ted Cruz a 'pussy' | |
| Trump was talking about Texas senator Ted Cruz’s equivocating over waterboarding, which Cruz declined on Saturday to say that he would re-institute as US practice for dealing with terrorism suspects. | |
| A crowd member yells out, “Pussy!” | |
| “She just said a terrible thing.” Shout it out, Trump says. | |
| She says it again. | |
| “You’re not allowed... I never expect to hear that from you again,” Trump says, mock reproachfully. “I never expect to hear that from you again! She said he’s a pussy. Terrible. That’s terrible.” | |
| trump calling cruz a pussy the night before the NH primary is PEAK AMERICA POLITICS what a fucking time man https://t.co/KzgNqPWnX8 | |
| Now there’s a big, big, cheer from the crowd, and chants: Trump! Trump! Trump! Trump! The emotional high point of the night. | |
| Delighted crowd chants "Trump! Trump! Trump!" after he repeats description of Cruz as a pussy https://t.co/qphoprmq4w | |
| “What kind of people do I have here?” Trump asks, rhetorically. | |
| “I want to just tell you right here, ma’am, you’re reprimanded. Can she stay? Can she stay?” | |
| Big cheer. | |
| “For the press: That was a serious reprimand,” he says. | |
| There’s a uniformity of thinking on this issue within the Trump family, apparently: | |
| Defending his father on Fox, Donald Trump's son Eric says waterboarding is not that different from what happens on college campuses. | |
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| at 1.48am GMT | |
| 1.26am GMT | |
| 01:26 | |
| Trump refers to the blizzard outside to disprove climate change. He’s right that it’s not warm outside. | |
| 1.24am GMT | |
| 01:24 | |
| Trump had the crowd chanting USA! USA!. Now he gets them chanting Mexico! Mexico! | |
| Trump: “Just let me ask you one question about the wall. Who the hell is going to pay for the wall?” | |
| Crowd: “Mexico!” | |
| Trump: “Who?” | |
| Crowd: “Mexico!” | |
| Trump: “The head of Mexico came out today, he said there’s no way we’re going to pay for a wall. It’s just going to get bigger if he acts that way.” | |
| 1.22am GMT | |
| 01:22 | |
| Trump gets his first USA! USA! USA! chant, by talking about how awesome that he will build between the United States and Mexico will be. | |
| “Walls work!” Trump says. “Ask Israel.” | |
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| at 1.22am GMT | |
| 1.20am GMT | |
| 01:20 | |
| #Trump pic.twitter.com/Hwr7eblNHg | |
| 1.19am GMT | |
| 01:19 | |
| Trump says that if Parisian civilians been carrying guns on 13 November 2015, they could have stopped the perpetrators who killed 130: | |
| If guns were on the other side of the equation, where the bullets could fly in a different direction, you wouldn’t have had that kind of carnage. You wouldn’t have had it. | |
| 1.15am GMT | |
| 01:15 | |
| Trump says when he is president, “We’re going to have so many great things” pertaining to health care. He promises that drug companies are going to hate him. | |
| That sounds alright. | |
| Then Trump accuses the Republican National Committee of giving away tickets to Saturday’s debate – he loves talking about Saturday’s debate. He got booed there. But he has an explanation: the RNC gave tickets to his enemies. | |
| “I had the most beautiful applause from Don and Eric and Melania in the front row – and that’s it!” | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.17am GMT | |
| 1.12am GMT | 1.12am GMT |
| 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Trump says Rubio 'sweating like a dog' at debate | Trump says Rubio 'sweating like a dog' at debate |
| Trump dishes on what it was like to stand on the debate stage Saturday as Chris Christie picked Marco Rubio apart. | Trump dishes on what it was like to stand on the debate stage Saturday as Chris Christie picked Marco Rubio apart. |
| “I’m standing at the debate, I’m watching Marco sweating like a dog on my right,” Trump says. | “I’m standing at the debate, I’m watching Marco sweating like a dog on my right,” Trump says. |
| “Honestly, Marco was having a hard time. And he’s a nice guy. I said, he said that three minutes ago. And then I said, wait wait wait! He said that two minutes ago. And after about the fifth time I said, ‘What the hell’s going on here?’” | “Honestly, Marco was having a hard time. And he’s a nice guy. I said, he said that three minutes ago. And then I said, wait wait wait! He said that two minutes ago. And after about the fifth time I said, ‘What the hell’s going on here?’” |
| 1.08am GMT | 1.08am GMT |
| 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Trump says that because he is self-funding his campaign – not true; he has raised more in individual contributions than he has lent to his campaign, according to FEC figures – he will not be beholden to anyone, once he becomes president. It is true that the Trump candidacy appears not to have accepted large outside donations. | Trump says that because he is self-funding his campaign – not true; he has raised more in individual contributions than he has lent to his campaign, according to FEC figures – he will not be beholden to anyone, once he becomes president. It is true that the Trump candidacy appears not to have accepted large outside donations. |
| He’ll be friends with everyone, he says, but if anyone asks him for anything, “I’m saying bye-bye. I’m working for these people out here.” | He’ll be friends with everyone, he says, but if anyone asks him for anything, “I’m saying bye-bye. I’m working for these people out here.” |
| Big cheer. | Big cheer. |
| Then he says if he’s president, “People are going to start saying Merry Christmas again.” | Then he says if he’s president, “People are going to start saying Merry Christmas again.” |
| Bigger cheers! | Bigger cheers! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.10am GMT | at 1.10am GMT |
| 1.05am GMT | 1.05am GMT |
| 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Trump explains Carson's botched debate entry | Trump explains Carson's botched debate entry |
| At Saturday night’s Republican debate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson confusingly stalled out on the runway to the stage: | At Saturday night’s Republican debate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson confusingly stalled out on the runway to the stage: |
| Trump explains “you could not hear a thing”: | Trump explains “you could not hear a thing”: |
| In all fairness to Ben Carson, you could not hear a thing. You couldn’t hear a thing. It was nobody’s fault, it was actually a production mishap. And it makes it more exciting. Isn’t it more exciting?! | In all fairness to Ben Carson, you could not hear a thing. You couldn’t hear a thing. It was nobody’s fault, it was actually a production mishap. And it makes it more exciting. Isn’t it more exciting?! |
| Here’s video of the moment: | Here’s video of the moment: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.09am GMT | at 1.09am GMT |
| 1.03am GMT | 1.03am GMT |
| 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Jonathan Freedland was sitting near the spot where a man was just ejected as a “protester”. What was he chanting? “Trophy wife! Trophy wife!” at Melania and Ivanka. | Jonathan Freedland was sitting near the spot where a man was just ejected as a “protester”. What was he chanting? “Trophy wife! Trophy wife!” at Melania and Ivanka. |
| 1.02am GMT | 1.02am GMT |
| 01:02 | 01:02 |
| A protester or two is tossed. Inaudible protest. “They’re getting rid of some protesters, look. Are the police the greatest?” Trump says. | A protester or two is tossed. Inaudible protest. “They’re getting rid of some protesters, look. Are the police the greatest?” Trump says. |
| I like protesters, because that’s the only way the camera shows how big the crowd is. Sometimes we even stage protesters!” | I like protesters, because that’s the only way the camera shows how big the crowd is. Sometimes we even stage protesters!” |
| 12.57am GMT | 12.57am GMT |
| 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Ivanka Trump graciously thanks the crowd. She speaks to her father’s life of hard work. “I’ve never known him to do anything other than rise to the occasion, and I’m sure that will happen here, she says. | Ivanka Trump graciously thanks the crowd. She speaks to her father’s life of hard work. “I’ve never known him to do anything other than rise to the occasion, and I’m sure that will happen here, she says. |
| 12.56am GMT | 12.56am GMT |
| 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Trump: 'Please, Ivanka, have the baby tonight!' | Trump: 'Please, Ivanka, have the baby tonight!' |
| Trump says it’s been tough running for president and it takes guts. For one thing it’s been difficult to stay in touch with his wife about what’s happening on the road. She can’t see on TV how big his crowds are. | Trump says it’s been tough running for president and it takes guts. For one thing it’s been difficult to stay in touch with his wife about what’s happening on the road. She can’t see on TV how big his crowds are. |
| “The biggest crowd for a candidate running for president tonight is 212 people. And look what we have tonight!” Trump says. | “The biggest crowd for a candidate running for president tonight is 212 people. And look what we have tonight!” Trump says. |
| Big cheers! Then Trump asks his wife to take the mic. | Big cheers! Then Trump asks his wife to take the mic. |
| Melania: “We love you New Hampshire. We together, we’re gonna make America great again.” Amazing moment, in her Slovenian accent. | Melania: “We love you New Hampshire. We together, we’re gonna make America great again.” Amazing moment, in her Slovenian accent. |
| Trump tells the crowd his wife is beautiful. | Trump tells the crowd his wife is beautiful. |
| “She’s beautiful, but she’s even more beautiful on the inside. And boy is she smart. And speaking of smart, has anyone ever heard of Ivanka? [His daughter.] Come on up here Ivanka.” | “She’s beautiful, but she’s even more beautiful on the inside. And boy is she smart. And speaking of smart, has anyone ever heard of Ivanka? [His daughter.] Come on up here Ivanka.” |
| She comes on up here. Melania takes a seat. | She comes on up here. Melania takes a seat. |
| Then Trump exhorts her, “Please, Ivanka, have the baby tonight!” | Then Trump exhorts her, “Please, Ivanka, have the baby tonight!” |
| 12.51am GMT | 12.51am GMT |
| 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Trump: vote tomorrow, even if your wife leaves you | Trump: vote tomorrow, even if your wife leaves you |
| Trump says he’ll build a wall on the border with Mexico. The crowd roars. | Trump says he’ll build a wall on the border with Mexico. The crowd roars. |
| “This is gonna be a wall that’s gonna stop the heroin and drugs coming to New Hampshire, alright?” | “This is gonna be a wall that’s gonna stop the heroin and drugs coming to New Hampshire, alright?” |
| More big cheers. Then Trump does his own special brand of Get Out the Vote. | More big cheers. Then Trump does his own special brand of Get Out the Vote. |
| “Tomorrow, you have to get out, and you have to vote, no matter what,” he says. “If you’re sick, if you can’t move... your wife is disgusted with you, she said I’m leaving. | “Tomorrow, you have to get out, and you have to vote, no matter what,” he says. “If you’re sick, if you can’t move... your wife is disgusted with you, she said I’m leaving. |
| “She says, ‘darling I love you but I’ve fallen in love with another man.’ I don’t give a damn! You’ve gotta get out to vote. | “She says, ‘darling I love you but I’ve fallen in love with another man.’ I don’t give a damn! You’ve gotta get out to vote. |
| “My wife doesn’t like it when I say that. Speaking of my wife, Melania, come on up. | “My wife doesn’t like it when I say that. Speaking of my wife, Melania, come on up. |
| She comes on up. | She comes on up. |
| 12.48am GMT | 12.48am GMT |
| 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Trump is talking about the movement he’s started. “You come from all over. Whether I go to Dallas. .. Mobile, Alabama. .. The other night in South Carolina we had 12,000 people, three days’ notice. | Trump is talking about the movement he’s started. “You come from all over. Whether I go to Dallas. .. Mobile, Alabama. .. The other night in South Carolina we had 12,000 people, three days’ notice. |
| “And you look at tonight, in a blizzard, we have a lotta people. I guess!” | “And you look at tonight, in a blizzard, we have a lotta people. I guess!” |
| Then he points to a protester apparently dressed like him. | Then he points to a protester apparently dressed like him. |
| “Oh no, look at this guy back there. Look at that guy. Do I look like that or not?!” | “Oh no, look at this guy back there. Look at that guy. Do I look like that or not?!” |
| “Melania, would you have married that guy? | “Melania, would you have married that guy? |
| “Good luck, guy, I hope you’re making a lot of money.” | “Good luck, guy, I hope you’re making a lot of money.” |
| The crowd roars and laughs. They love the line. | The crowd roars and laughs. They love the line. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.00am GMT | at 1.00am GMT |
| 12.46am GMT | 12.46am GMT |
| 00:46 | 00:46 |
| They turn the volume up to 11, and play Revolution by the Beatles. | They turn the volume up to 11, and play Revolution by the Beatles. |
| Trump takes the stage. No Trump family. | Trump takes the stage. No Trump family. |
| He begins: | He begins: |
| “You know there’s like seven accidents outside, I have never seen anything like it, it cannot be like this tomorrow! | “You know there’s like seven accidents outside, I have never seen anything like it, it cannot be like this tomorrow! |
| “[The snow] stops tonight at 2 o’clock, we think. So there can be no excuses.” | “[The snow] stops tonight at 2 o’clock, we think. So there can be no excuses.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.00am GMT | at 1.00am GMT |
| 12.44am GMT | 12.44am GMT |
| 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Trump rally kicks off | Trump rally kicks off |
| “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Trump family!” | “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Trump family!” |
| But it’s not the Trump family. It’s a sizzle reel of people talking bad about him. Megyn Kelly, George Will, Karl Rove, Bret Baier. And then it pivots, with Eric Trump, Donald’s son, talking about what a great president he would be. | But it’s not the Trump family. It’s a sizzle reel of people talking bad about him. Megyn Kelly, George Will, Karl Rove, Bret Baier. And then it pivots, with Eric Trump, Donald’s son, talking about what a great president he would be. |
| Now footage of an earlier large Trump rally and cheering crowds. Galvanizing inspirational music, heavy on the horns. The Trump rally in New Hampshire is clapping along to footage of a Trump rally. | Now footage of an earlier large Trump rally and cheering crowds. Galvanizing inspirational music, heavy on the horns. The Trump rally in New Hampshire is clapping along to footage of a Trump rally. |
| 12.38am GMT | 12.38am GMT |
| 00:38 | 00:38 |
| Adam Gabbatt | Adam Gabbatt |
| Ohio governor John Kasich has all his chips riding on a good result in New Hampshire, having put in 100 town hall events in in the state in recent months. And there are signs that his efforts are bearing fruit, writes the Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt: | Ohio governor John Kasich has all his chips riding on a good result in New Hampshire, having put in 100 town hall events in in the state in recent months. And there are signs that his efforts are bearing fruit, writes the Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt: |
| A poll released on Sunday showed Kasich in second place in the state, behind Donald Trump and just ahead of senator Marco Rubio of Florida. The Monmouth University poll showed Kasich with 14% of the vote. It was a big boost, especially since he is likely to withdraw if he does not manage a breakthrough in Tuesday’s primary. | A poll released on Sunday showed Kasich in second place in the state, behind Donald Trump and just ahead of senator Marco Rubio of Florida. The Monmouth University poll showed Kasich with 14% of the vote. It was a big boost, especially since he is likely to withdraw if he does not manage a breakthrough in Tuesday’s primary. |
| “He’s said before if he doesn’t emerge out of New Hampshire as a strong viable candidate then he’s not … he has a state to go back to,” Emmalee Kalmbach, Kasich’s New Hampshire spokeswoman, told the Guardian. | “He’s said before if he doesn’t emerge out of New Hampshire as a strong viable candidate then he’s not … he has a state to go back to,” Emmalee Kalmbach, Kasich’s New Hampshire spokeswoman, told the Guardian. |
| Kalmbach, who has also worked for Kasich in Ohio, has been on the ground in New Hampshire for nine weeks. The governor has 15 paid staff members in the state. Kalmbach said he also had “hundreds and hundreds” of volunteers. It seems to be paying off. | Kalmbach, who has also worked for Kasich in Ohio, has been on the ground in New Hampshire for nine weeks. The governor has 15 paid staff members in the state. Kalmbach said he also had “hundreds and hundreds” of volunteers. It seems to be paying off. |
| “We’re beyond the point of, ‘Kasich, who’s Kasich?’” Kalmbach said. “They know him, they like his experience … and they realise that he has the experience on day one to act and get this country back on track.” | “We’re beyond the point of, ‘Kasich, who’s Kasich?’” Kalmbach said. “They know him, they like his experience … and they realise that he has the experience on day one to act and get this country back on track.” |
| Related: John Kasich supporters feel their man is on the rise in New Hampshire | Related: John Kasich supporters feel their man is on the rise in New Hampshire |
| 12.18am GMT | 12.18am GMT |
| 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Meanwhile, in Nashua, New Hampshire, Florida senator Marco Rubio invites – and draws - a significantly smaller crowd: | Meanwhile, in Nashua, New Hampshire, Florida senator Marco Rubio invites – and draws - a significantly smaller crowd: |
| About 500 people in a community college gym in Nashua for Marco Rubio's final NH rally pic.twitter.com/cfYBcaoZ6R | About 500 people in a community college gym in Nashua for Marco Rubio's final NH rally pic.twitter.com/cfYBcaoZ6R |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.21am GMT | at 12.21am GMT |
| 12.14am GMT | 12.14am GMT |
| 00:14 | 00:14 |
| An advisory from the stage at the Trump event: | An advisory from the stage at the Trump event: |
| “Due to severe weather, Mr Trump has been slightly delayed. He is currently en route to the arena, and will arrive shortly.” | “Due to severe weather, Mr Trump has been slightly delayed. He is currently en route to the arena, and will arrive shortly.” |
| Then the crowd gets brief training on how to handle protesters, should any materialize. Trump “supports the first amendment just as much as he supports the second amendment,” the crowd is advised. | Then the crowd gets brief training on how to handle protesters, should any materialize. Trump “supports the first amendment just as much as he supports the second amendment,” the crowd is advised. |
| “However some people have chosen to take advantage of Mr Trump’s hospitality” by protesting his speeches, the onstage | “However some people have chosen to take advantage of Mr Trump’s hospitality” by protesting his speeches, the onstage |
| lackey | lackey |
| operative says. “While they certainly have the right to free speech, this is a private event paid for by Mr Trump.” | operative says. “While they certainly have the right to free speech, this is a private event paid for by Mr Trump.” |
| The crowd laughs at being informed that there’s a protest area... outside. Baby it’s cold outside! Then the crowd is told “not to touch or harm the protester” but to chant Trump Trump Trump. | The crowd laughs at being informed that there’s a protest area... outside. Baby it’s cold outside! Then the crowd is told “not to touch or harm the protester” but to chant Trump Trump Trump. |
| 12.07am GMT | 12.07am GMT |
| 00:07 | 00:07 |
| With Donald Trump in Manchester, New Hampshire | With Donald Trump in Manchester, New Hampshire |
| The blog has just pulled up to a Donald Trump rally at the Verizon Wireless Arena in snow Manchester, New Hampshire. | The blog has just pulled up to a Donald Trump rally at the Verizon Wireless Arena in snow Manchester, New Hampshire. |
| How snowy? This snowy: | How snowy? This snowy: |
| The Verizon arena has variable seating of about 10,000 – and tonight it appears to be about half full.... though it’s still filling. This is an arena rock rally. Here’s a view of the room: | The Verizon arena has variable seating of about 10,000 – and tonight it appears to be about half full.... though it’s still filling. This is an arena rock rally. Here’s a view of the room: |
| Trump’s scheduled to start any time now. Meanwhile the crowd is treated to the usual Elton John-Beatles-Rolling Stones mix. | Trump’s scheduled to start any time now. Meanwhile the crowd is treated to the usual Elton John-Beatles-Rolling Stones mix. |
| 11.36pm GMT | 11.36pm GMT |
| 23:36 | 23:36 |
| Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain took a not-so-subtle shot at current Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump today over the real estate tycoon’s declaration that a Trump administration would do “a hell of a lot worse” to terrorist suspects than waterboarding. | Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain took a not-so-subtle shot at current Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump today over the real estate tycoon’s declaration that a Trump administration would do “a hell of a lot worse” to terrorist suspects than waterboarding. |
| “It is important to remember the facts: that these forms of torture not only failed their purpose to secure actionable intelligence to prevent further attacks on the U.S. and our allies, but compromised our values, stained our national honor and did little practical good,” McCain said. The senator’s comments, which he pegged to “loose talk on the campaign trail,” reflect McCain’s lifelong opposition to so-called “enhanced interrogation.” McCain, a former prisoner of war, was tortured five years while he was detained during the Vietnam War. | “It is important to remember the facts: that these forms of torture not only failed their purpose to secure actionable intelligence to prevent further attacks on the U.S. and our allies, but compromised our values, stained our national honor and did little practical good,” McCain said. The senator’s comments, which he pegged to “loose talk on the campaign trail,” reflect McCain’s lifelong opposition to so-called “enhanced interrogation.” McCain, a former prisoner of war, was tortured five years while he was detained during the Vietnam War. |
| McCain also added that the US needs a president who understands that “sacrificing our respect for human dignity will make it harder, not easier, to prevail in this war.” | McCain also added that the US needs a president who understands that “sacrificing our respect for human dignity will make it harder, not easier, to prevail in this war.” |