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| Clinton angers activists with comments on Reagans and Aids – campaign live | |
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| 9.43pm GMT | |
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| Maria L La Ganga | |
| Between Nancy Reagan’s death and her funeral, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence reached out in their own wimpled way to share their pain, their anger and, occasionally, their sympathy. | |
| The activists, in trademark Catholic drag, spent the Aids crisis fighting on behalf of infected friends and lovers – and for dying men they would never know. As much of the nation mourned the former first lady’s passing this week, their email anguish underscored the Reagan administration’s darker legacy. | |
| Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004, was president for nearly five years before he said the word “Aids” in public, nearly seven years before he gave a speech on a health crisis that would go on to kill more than 650,000 Americans and stigmatize even more. | |
| In recent months, published reports have revealed an administration that laughed at the scourge and its victims and a first lady who turned her back on Rock Hudson, a close friend, when he reached out to the White House for help as he was dying from an Aids-related illness. | |
| “If there is a hell both Ronny and Nancy are Roasting,” wrote one Sister. | |
| Related: The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy | |
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| at 9.44pm GMT | |
| 9.27pm GMT | |
| 21:27 | |
| Scott Bixby | |
| Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has apologized for comments earlier today in which she implied that the Reagan White House “started a national conversation” during the Aids crisis. | |
| “While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS,” the former secretary of state wrote. “For that, I’m sorry.” | |
| Hillary Clinton’s statement on her comments about the Reagans' record on HIV and AIDS: pic.twitter.com/RtIs0zpJfk | |
| 9.02pm GMT | 9.02pm GMT |
| 21:02 | 21:02 |
| Hillary Clinton: The Reagans "started a national conversation" on Aids | |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Former secretary of state and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s comments on the morning of former first lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral have incensed Aids advocates who claim that the candidate is rewriting history. | |
| In an interview this morning on MSNBC, Clinton claimed that Reagan, along with her husband, fostered a national dialogue about the rise of the Aids epidemic. | In an interview this morning on MSNBC, Clinton claimed that Reagan, along with her husband, fostered a national dialogue about the rise of the Aids epidemic. |
| “Because of both president and Mrs. Reagan - in particular Mrs. Reagan - we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it,” Clinton said. “And that, too, is something that I really appreciate, with her very effective, low-key advocacy, but it penetrated the public conscience, and people began to say, ‘Hey, we have to do something about this, too.’” | “Because of both president and Mrs. Reagan - in particular Mrs. Reagan - we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it,” Clinton said. “And that, too, is something that I really appreciate, with her very effective, low-key advocacy, but it penetrated the public conscience, and people began to say, ‘Hey, we have to do something about this, too.’” |
| Hillary Clinton: The Reagans, particularly Nancy, helped start "a national conversation" about HIV and AIDS. https://t.co/7sZp8X53fb | Hillary Clinton: The Reagans, particularly Nancy, helped start "a national conversation" about HIV and AIDS. https://t.co/7sZp8X53fb |
| The Reagan administration’s legacy on the Aids crisis was, in fact, much more complicated than Clinton described. Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, was president for nearly seven years before he gave a speech on the health crisis - a speech in which he called for a now-rescinded ban on HIV-positive people entering the United States. | The Reagan administration’s legacy on the Aids crisis was, in fact, much more complicated than Clinton described. Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, was president for nearly seven years before he gave a speech on the health crisis - a speech in which he called for a now-rescinded ban on HIV-positive people entering the United States. |
| The former first lady herself has been lambasted in recent years as documents have come forth showing that she turned her back on Rock Hudson, a close friend, when he reached out to the White House for help as he was dying from an Aids-related illness. | The former first lady herself has been lambasted in recent years as documents have come forth showing that she turned her back on Rock Hudson, a close friend, when he reached out to the White House for help as he was dying from an Aids-related illness. |
| On numerous occasions, the epidemic was even seen as a source of humor in the Reagan White House. At the centenary rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the Reagans, seated, next to French president François Mitterand and his wife Danielle, were watching the evening’s entertainment, Bob Hope, give a series of one-liners. In the middle of his set, Hope quipped, “I just heard that the Statue of Liberty has Aids, but she doesn’t know if she got it from the mouth of the Hudson or the Staten Island Fairy.” As television cameras panned the audience for a reaction shot, the Mitterands looked appalled. The Reagans, however, were laughing. | On numerous occasions, the epidemic was even seen as a source of humor in the Reagan White House. At the centenary rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the Reagans, seated, next to French president François Mitterand and his wife Danielle, were watching the evening’s entertainment, Bob Hope, give a series of one-liners. In the middle of his set, Hope quipped, “I just heard that the Statue of Liberty has Aids, but she doesn’t know if she got it from the mouth of the Hudson or the Staten Island Fairy.” As television cameras panned the audience for a reaction shot, the Mitterands looked appalled. The Reagans, however, were laughing. |
| “This is shameful, idiotic, false - and heartbreaking. There is nothing else to say about it,” Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America, told the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly. | “This is shameful, idiotic, false - and heartbreaking. There is nothing else to say about it,” Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America, told the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly. |
| Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which has endorsed Clinton, tweeted “While I respect her advocacy on issues like stem cell & Parkinson’s research, Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS.” | Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which has endorsed Clinton, tweeted “While I respect her advocacy on issues like stem cell & Parkinson’s research, Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS.” |
| Related: The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy | Related: The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy |
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| at 9.32pm GMT | |
| 8.48pm GMT | 8.48pm GMT |
| 20:48 | 20:48 |
| More than three hours before the Republican frontrunner’s rally in Chicago, tension between Donald Trump’s supporters and protestors outside of the University of Illinois in the Windy City has already erupted into slur-laden screaming matches. | More than three hours before the Republican frontrunner’s rally in Chicago, tension between Donald Trump’s supporters and protestors outside of the University of Illinois in the Windy City has already erupted into slur-laden screaming matches. |
| This guy though #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/cfTUHfAVWu | This guy though #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/cfTUHfAVWu |
| In the above video, a black protestor screams “fuck you!” at a crowd of would-be attendees of Trump’s rally, after which a volley of insults - “fuck off!” and the N-word - is heard in response. | In the above video, a black protestor screams “fuck you!” at a crowd of would-be attendees of Trump’s rally, after which a volley of insults - “fuck off!” and the N-word - is heard in response. |
| The group’s apparent ringleader confronted the woman holding the camera and unleashed a diatribe against Islam and Trump’s detractors. | The group’s apparent ringleader confronted the woman holding the camera and unleashed a diatribe against Islam and Trump’s detractors. |
| Hey! Fuck Islam, Allah is a whore, Jesus is the most high god, and you bitches are done! So fuck you! | Hey! Fuck Islam, Allah is a whore, Jesus is the most high god, and you bitches are done! So fuck you! |
| 8.22pm GMT | 8.22pm GMT |
| 20:22 | 20:22 |
| St. Louis erupts in violent protests ahead of Donald Trump rally | St. Louis erupts in violent protests ahead of Donald Trump rally |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Would-be attendees of a rally for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri, didn’t even make it inside the venue before clashes between the controversial candidate’s supporters and detractors became violent. | Would-be attendees of a rally for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri, didn’t even make it inside the venue before clashes between the controversial candidate’s supporters and detractors became violent. |
| A bloodied man dragged from Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/eyQxFL8Uht | A bloodied man dragged from Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/eyQxFL8Uht |
| At least a dozen protestors have been arrested or detained, according to the Riverfront Times, as a seemingly endless line of Trump supporters - or the simply curious - come into conflict with a growing number of protestors outside the venue. | At least a dozen protestors have been arrested or detained, according to the Riverfront Times, as a seemingly endless line of Trump supporters - or the simply curious - come into conflict with a growing number of protestors outside the venue. |
| My mother told me to NEVER put hands on a woman... pic.twitter.com/tRXqm0aXN9 | My mother told me to NEVER put hands on a woman... pic.twitter.com/tRXqm0aXN9 |
| The St. Louis Police Department has intervened in conflicts between Trump’s admirers and opponents on both sides, detaining protestors and warning off aggressive supporters. | The St. Louis Police Department has intervened in conflicts between Trump’s admirers and opponents on both sides, detaining protestors and warning off aggressive supporters. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.34pm GMT | at 8.34pm GMT |
| 7.44pm GMT | 7.44pm GMT |
| 19:44 | 19:44 |
| Video: Trump insults Carson – a selection | Video: Trump insults Carson – a selection |
| 7.41pm GMT | 7.41pm GMT |
| 19:41 | 19:41 |
| Why the Carson endorsement could matter | Why the Carson endorsement could matter |
| Mona Chalabi | Mona Chalabi |
| Though Ben Carson was repeatedly mocked by the media – incidents like his confused debate entrance made it all too easy – the retired neurosurgeon did have the support of many Republicans, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: | Though Ben Carson was repeatedly mocked by the media – incidents like his confused debate entrance made it all too easy – the retired neurosurgeon did have the support of many Republicans, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: |
| Just before he dropped out of the race, polling averages put Carson at 9% – slightly ahead of John Kasich and less than 10 percentage points behind Marco Rubio. So does Carson’s endorsement of Donald Trump count for more than the seven other politicians who have already done the same? | Just before he dropped out of the race, polling averages put Carson at 9% – slightly ahead of John Kasich and less than 10 percentage points behind Marco Rubio. So does Carson’s endorsement of Donald Trump count for more than the seven other politicians who have already done the same? |
| You might not recognize everyone on Trump’s list of political endorsements. Here are the names so far: | You might not recognize everyone on Trump’s list of political endorsements. Here are the names so far: |
| [...] | [...] |
| From March to December last year, Carson was consistently showing positive net favorability in polls – hardly surprising given that he was in second place in the Republican race, behind Trump. But public appearances haven’t been great for Carson’s public image. For today’s endorsement to continue to carry weight, it might be best for Trump if this is the last thing Carson says for a while. | From March to December last year, Carson was consistently showing positive net favorability in polls – hardly surprising given that he was in second place in the Republican race, behind Trump. But public appearances haven’t been great for Carson’s public image. For today’s endorsement to continue to carry weight, it might be best for Trump if this is the last thing Carson says for a while. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Ben Carson's endorsement of Trump may be more impactful than you think | Related: Ben Carson's endorsement of Trump may be more impactful than you think |
| 6.50pm GMT | 6.50pm GMT |
| 18:50 | 18:50 |
| Team Kasich issues a second, still edgy response to the backing of team Rubio in Ohio: | Team Kasich issues a second, still edgy response to the backing of team Rubio in Ohio: |
| Kasich spokesman agrees with Rubio that the best way to beat Donald Trump in Ohio is to vote for Kasich pic.twitter.com/Y7fR5ZZdAH | Kasich spokesman agrees with Rubio that the best way to beat Donald Trump in Ohio is to vote for Kasich pic.twitter.com/Y7fR5ZZdAH |
| 5.52pm GMT | 5.52pm GMT |
| 17:52 | 17:52 |
| Video: Obama jokes about Ted Cruz’s (former) Canadian citizenship at state dinner | Video: Obama jokes about Ted Cruz’s (former) Canadian citizenship at state dinner |
| 5.45pm GMT | 5.45pm GMT |
| 17:45 | 17:45 |
| Rubio continues, saying a vote for either of his non-Trump rivals in Florida is in fact a vote for Trump: | Rubio continues, saying a vote for either of his non-Trump rivals in Florida is in fact a vote for Trump: |
| Rubio: "I'm telling people in Florida the truth: A vote for Ted Cruz or a vote for John Kasich in Florida is a vote for Donald Trump." | Rubio: "I'm telling people in Florida the truth: A vote for Ted Cruz or a vote for John Kasich in Florida is a vote for Donald Trump." |
| 5.36pm GMT | 5.36pm GMT |
| 17:36 | 17:36 |
| Don’t sell yourself short? | Don’t sell yourself short? |
| Rubio: "Clearly John Kasich has a better chance of winning Ohio than I do." | Rubio: "Clearly John Kasich has a better chance of winning Ohio than I do." |
| The Real Clear Politics polling averages of Ohio have Trump up just 2.5 points on Kasich and the governor climbing fast. Rubio is way down in fourth place with single-digit support. | The Real Clear Politics polling averages of Ohio have Trump up just 2.5 points on Kasich and the governor climbing fast. Rubio is way down in fourth place with single-digit support. |
| In his best Florida polls, Rubio is down 5-6 points. In his best Ohio poll, he's down 22 points https://t.co/HpSufJgNBx | In his best Florida polls, Rubio is down 5-6 points. In his best Ohio poll, he's down 22 points https://t.co/HpSufJgNBx |
| To which we’re tempted to reply, in the voice of Bernie Sanders: Mi-chi-gan! Mi-chi-gan! | To which we’re tempted to reply, in the voice of Bernie Sanders: Mi-chi-gan! Mi-chi-gan! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.38pm GMT | at 5.38pm GMT |
| 5.21pm GMT | 5.21pm GMT |
| 17:21 | 17:21 |
| Police: battery investigation of Trump aide 'ongoing' | Police: battery investigation of Trump aide 'ongoing' |
| Jupiter, FL release confirming investigation into alleged assault on reporter Michelle Fields -- pic.twitter.com/C3qaCZKequ | Jupiter, FL release confirming investigation into alleged assault on reporter Michelle Fields -- pic.twitter.com/C3qaCZKequ |
| 5.20pm GMT | 5.20pm GMT |
| 17:20 | 17:20 |
| Rubio stops short of telling Ohio supporters to vote Kasich. | Rubio stops short of telling Ohio supporters to vote Kasich. |
| Q: Are you telling voters in Ohio to support John Kasich?Rubio: "I'll leave it for John to make that argument." | Q: Are you telling voters in Ohio to support John Kasich?Rubio: "I'll leave it for John to make that argument." |
| He also, incidentally, stops short of backing a two-state solution for Israel/Palestine: | He also, incidentally, stops short of backing a two-state solution for Israel/Palestine: |
| Asked Rubio if he's ruling out even pursing 2-state solution. He says yes, won't force Israel to negotiating table where nothing will happen | Asked Rubio if he's ruling out even pursing 2-state solution. He says yes, won't force Israel to negotiating table where nothing will happen |
| 5.11pm GMT | 5.11pm GMT |
| 17:11 | 17:11 |
| Trump camp: 'statement regarding Breitbart reporter' | Trump camp: 'statement regarding Breitbart reporter' |
| The Trump campaign has released a new statement denying that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski manhandled reporter Michelle Fields. | The Trump campaign has released a new statement denying that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski manhandled reporter Michelle Fields. |
| It’s unclear who’s speaking in the statement. | It’s unclear who’s speaking in the statement. |
| The statement links to a story on Breitbart, Fields’ employer, that questions whether it was Lewandowski who laid hands on her. | The statement links to a story on Breitbart, Fields’ employer, that questions whether it was Lewandowski who laid hands on her. |
| The statement says there’s no evidence of the incident despite audio and video recordings and witness statements. | The statement says there’s no evidence of the incident despite audio and video recordings and witness statements. |
| The statement backs down from yesterday’s suggestion by the Trump camp that Fields was a craven attention seeker making up a story for attention. Today’s statement appears to leave room for the possibility that Fields was grabbed and hurt, and it does not engage in the attacks on Fields’ character that characterized the campaign’s response yesterday. | The statement backs down from yesterday’s suggestion by the Trump camp that Fields was a craven attention seeker making up a story for attention. Today’s statement appears to leave room for the possibility that Fields was grabbed and hurt, and it does not engage in the attacks on Fields’ character that characterized the campaign’s response yesterday. |
| It just calls Fields’ claim that it was Lewandowski who hurt her “entirely false.” | It just calls Fields’ claim that it was Lewandowski who hurt her “entirely false.” |
| Trump campaign sends out press release calling @MichelleFields a liar and linking to her own publication :| pic.twitter.com/019RknB6eE | Trump campaign sends out press release calling @MichelleFields a liar and linking to her own publication :| pic.twitter.com/019RknB6eE |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.28pm GMT | at 5.28pm GMT |
| 5.04pm GMT | 5.04pm GMT |
| 17:04 | 17:04 |
| Rubio muses on his political future... and lunch: | Rubio muses on his political future... and lunch: |
| Asked if he'd run for governor if his campaign doesn't work out, Rubio says: "I haven't even thought of what I'm having for lunch today." | Asked if he'd run for governor if his campaign doesn't work out, Rubio says: "I haven't even thought of what I'm having for lunch today." |
| Rubio on his political future: "If I never hold elective office again, I'm comfortable with that." | Rubio on his political future: "If I never hold elective office again, I'm comfortable with that." |
| 5.03pm GMT | 5.03pm GMT |
| 17:03 | 17:03 |
| Kasich camp on Rubio support: 'we were going to win without help' | Kasich camp on Rubio support: 'we were going to win without help' |
| Kasich spox Rob Nichols on Rubio news: "We were going to win in OH without his help, just as he's going to lose in FL w/o ours" | Kasich spox Rob Nichols on Rubio news: "We were going to win in OH without his help, just as he's going to lose in FL w/o ours" |
| This could have been done more politely https://t.co/lIdXV7zLJl | This could have been done more politely https://t.co/lIdXV7zLJl |
| 4.59pm GMT | 4.59pm GMT |
| 16:59 | 16:59 |
| Kasich nets a big homestate coach endorsement. At the debate last night Kasich referred to “my beloved Buckeyes.” | Kasich nets a big homestate coach endorsement. At the debate last night Kasich referred to “my beloved Buckeyes.” |
| Kasich endorsed by Ohio State coach Urban Meyer who has 88% approval/1% disapp with Ohio GOP https://t.co/ytXICkFCOH via @reidepstein | Kasich endorsed by Ohio State coach Urban Meyer who has 88% approval/1% disapp with Ohio GOP https://t.co/ytXICkFCOH via @reidepstein |