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| Chicago Donald Trump rally postponed due to "safety reasons" | |
| A rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago for presidential candidate Donald Trump has been postponed at the last minute for “safety reasons,” an unprecedented move from the Trump campaign after the tone of its rhetoric has drawn increased scrutiny. | |
| The scene inside the Chicago Pavillion, where the event was to be held, is chaotic, with opponents of the controversial Republican frontrunner mounting the stage and supporters of Trump getting in physical fights on the floor of the venue. | |
| Broadcasting live from the press area of the venue, CNN’s Jim Acosta declared on air “This is supposed to be American democracy, but what we have instead is total chaos.” | |
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| The University Village area of Chicago has been frozen by anti-Donald Trump protestors outside of the University of Illinois branch in the city. | |
| #CHICAGO: Racine now BLOCKED Van Buren to Harrison... Harrison still CLOSED Racine to Morgan. #SkyCam9 pic.twitter.com/fHDiMyij3a | |
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| Lois Beckett | Lois Beckett |
| The Guardian’s Lois Beckett reports from the scene at a Donald Trump rally in St. Louis earlier today, where violence broke out between protestors and Trump supporters: | The Guardian’s Lois Beckett reports from the scene at a Donald Trump rally in St. Louis earlier today, where violence broke out between protestors and Trump supporters: |
| One of those supporters, Rudy Kelsey, 50, walked away from the conversation when one protester shouted that black people cannot be racist. | One of those supporters, Rudy Kelsey, 50, walked away from the conversation when one protester shouted that black people cannot be racist. |
| “I learned that black people still feel very discriminated against,” he said. “I told them them racism work both ways, and they said black people cannot be racist, and I said the dialogue’s over when you say that.” | “I learned that black people still feel very discriminated against,” he said. “I told them them racism work both ways, and they said black people cannot be racist, and I said the dialogue’s over when you say that.” |
| Kelsey told the Guardian he had been discriminated against as a white man, because he was raised Amish. | Kelsey told the Guardian he had been discriminated against as a white man, because he was raised Amish. |
| “My ancestors fled Europe because of persecution,” he said. “My ancestors had their heads chopped off. They were burned at the stake and drowned.” | “My ancestors fled Europe because of persecution,” he said. “My ancestors had their heads chopped off. They were burned at the stake and drowned.” |
| Growing up, he said, “we drove a horse and buggy instead of a car. We were Amish guys. We were the butt of every joke. My dad, he always raised us to be the best people that we could possibly be. Today I’m a successful self-made millionaire.” | Growing up, he said, “we drove a horse and buggy instead of a car. We were Amish guys. We were the butt of every joke. My dad, he always raised us to be the best people that we could possibly be. Today I’m a successful self-made millionaire.” |
| Kelsey said he thought anyone could have that kind of success, “regardless of who you are or what your background is, but they obviously disagree with me very strongly out here. They say it’s still about color.” | Kelsey said he thought anyone could have that kind of success, “regardless of who you are or what your background is, but they obviously disagree with me very strongly out here. They say it’s still about color.” |
| While he was wearing a signed Trump hat, however, Kelsey said: “I’m not even sure I’m going to vote for him.” He said he had come to the rally out of curiosity; either way he was “absolutely” going to vote Republican. | While he was wearing a signed Trump hat, however, Kelsey said: “I’m not even sure I’m going to vote for him.” He said he had come to the rally out of curiosity; either way he was “absolutely” going to vote Republican. |
| Related: Violence breaks out near Trump rally in St Louis amid reports of racial slurs | Related: Violence breaks out near Trump rally in St Louis amid reports of racial slurs |
| 11.55pm GMT | 11.55pm GMT |
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| Ohio judge: 17-year-olds can vote in Tuesday's primary | Ohio judge: 17-year-olds can vote in Tuesday's primary |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| In a potential victory for Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, an Ohio judge has ruled that 17-year-old Ohioans can vote in the Buckeye State’s upcoming primary election. | In a potential victory for Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, an Ohio judge has ruled that 17-year-old Ohioans can vote in the Buckeye State’s upcoming primary election. |
| Ohio already allows all 17-year-olds to vote in congressional, legislative and mayoral primaries - as long as they will be 18 on Election Day - but the question of whether they can vote in a presidential primary had been unanswered. Nine Ohio teenagers filed a lawsuit over the interpretation of the law by Ohio’s secretary of state, which they claimed was an act of disenfranchisement. | Ohio already allows all 17-year-olds to vote in congressional, legislative and mayoral primaries - as long as they will be 18 on Election Day - but the question of whether they can vote in a presidential primary had been unanswered. Nine Ohio teenagers filed a lawsuit over the interpretation of the law by Ohio’s secretary of state, which they claimed was an act of disenfranchisement. |
| “Plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment that the secretary abused his discretion,” judge Richard Frye of Franklin County said in his ruling, referring to Ohio secretary of state Jon Husted, a Republican who has vowed to appeal the ruling. | “Plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment that the secretary abused his discretion,” judge Richard Frye of Franklin County said in his ruling, referring to Ohio secretary of state Jon Husted, a Republican who has vowed to appeal the ruling. |
| “This last minute legislating from the bench on election law has to stop,” Husted said in a statement. “Our system cannot give one county court the power to change 30 years of election law for the entire state of Ohio, 23 days into early voting and only four days before an election.” | “This last minute legislating from the bench on election law has to stop,” Husted said in a statement. “Our system cannot give one county court the power to change 30 years of election law for the entire state of Ohio, 23 days into early voting and only four days before an election.” |
| “We will appeal this decision because if there is a close election on Tuesday we need clarity from the Supreme Court to make sure that ineligible voters don’t determine the outcome of an election. No matter the outcome of these disputes, I want 17-year-olds to know that they are eligible to vote on certain races and they should exercise that right,” Husted added. | “We will appeal this decision because if there is a close election on Tuesday we need clarity from the Supreme Court to make sure that ineligible voters don’t determine the outcome of an election. No matter the outcome of these disputes, I want 17-year-olds to know that they are eligible to vote on certain races and they should exercise that right,” Husted added. |
| The ruling, if ultimately successful, is a coup for the Sanders campaign, which enjoys high polling numbers among young voters. In nearby Iowa, Sanders won caucus voters under the age of 30 by a ratio of six to one - 84% to 14% - over competitor Hillary Clinton. | The ruling, if ultimately successful, is a coup for the Sanders campaign, which enjoys high polling numbers among young voters. In nearby Iowa, Sanders won caucus voters under the age of 30 by a ratio of six to one - 84% to 14% - over competitor Hillary Clinton. |
| 11.32pm GMT | 11.32pm GMT |
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| Oliver Milman | Oliver Milman |
| The mayor of Miami Beach, one of the US cities most vulnerable to sea level rise, has criticized Marco Rubio after the presidential hopeful said that it’s not possible to “change the weather” or the rising oceans through government regulation. | The mayor of Miami Beach, one of the US cities most vulnerable to sea level rise, has criticized Marco Rubio after the presidential hopeful said that it’s not possible to “change the weather” or the rising oceans through government regulation. |
| Asked if he accepted the reality of human-induced climate change, Rubio said: “If the climate is changing, one of the reasons is because the climate has always been changing.” | Asked if he accepted the reality of human-induced climate change, Rubio said: “If the climate is changing, one of the reasons is because the climate has always been changing.” |
| Philip Levine, mayor of neighboring Miami Beach, said Rubio was “100% using the language of a climate change denier” and has overlooked the escalating problem of sea level increases for south Florida. | Philip Levine, mayor of neighboring Miami Beach, said Rubio was “100% using the language of a climate change denier” and has overlooked the escalating problem of sea level increases for south Florida. |
| “Unfortunately, Senator Rubio went to his usual talking points, fed to him by his donors in the sugar and energy industry,” said Levine. “According to him, America shouldn’t be a leader in the greatest challenge of our generation. If he were around during World War II, he’d want us to sit on the sidelines and leave Britain to its fate.” | “Unfortunately, Senator Rubio went to his usual talking points, fed to him by his donors in the sugar and energy industry,” said Levine. “According to him, America shouldn’t be a leader in the greatest challenge of our generation. If he were around during World War II, he’d want us to sit on the sidelines and leave Britain to its fate.” |
| Related: Miami Beach mayor: Rubio '100%' sounds like a climate change denier | Related: Miami Beach mayor: Rubio '100%' sounds like a climate change denier |
| 11.15pm GMT | 11.15pm GMT |
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| Ciara McCarthy | Ciara McCarthy |
| The Guardian’s Ciara McCarthy has video of protestors being bodily removed from the location of Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Chicago. | The Guardian’s Ciara McCarthy has video of protestors being bodily removed from the location of Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Chicago. |
| Four young Muslim men were forcibly escorted from the UIC arena where Donald Trump is preparing to speak at 6 p.m. The men were wearing T-shirts that said “Muslims United Against Trump” under their sweatshirts. Authorities approached and asked them to lift up their outerwear, which the men did after authorities insisted. The men were escorted from the arena to cheers and chants of “USA! USA!” from the nearby crowd. | Four young Muslim men were forcibly escorted from the UIC arena where Donald Trump is preparing to speak at 6 p.m. The men were wearing T-shirts that said “Muslims United Against Trump” under their sweatshirts. Authorities approached and asked them to lift up their outerwear, which the men did after authorities insisted. The men were escorted from the arena to cheers and chants of “USA! USA!” from the nearby crowd. |
| The men had previously waited in line to enter the arena wearing the handmade shirts before they said Secret Service agents asked them to get out of line and leave the area. The men returned to the line wearing sweatshirts over their t-shirts and were allowed to enter the arena. | The men had previously waited in line to enter the arena wearing the handmade shirts before they said Secret Service agents asked them to get out of line and leave the area. The men returned to the line wearing sweatshirts over their t-shirts and were allowed to enter the arena. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Jorge Castañeda, a former Mexican foreign minister, has released an English campaign advertisement slamming Donald Trump for his rhetoric against Mexico. Castañeda originally made the call for prominent Mexicans to take a stand against Trump several months ago, but after a Spanish campaign video went viral on social media in the past several days he re-recorded the missive in English, adding on his own message: “I am not a rapist.” | Jorge Castañeda, a former Mexican foreign minister, has released an English campaign advertisement slamming Donald Trump for his rhetoric against Mexico. Castañeda originally made the call for prominent Mexicans to take a stand against Trump several months ago, but after a Spanish campaign video went viral on social media in the past several days he re-recorded the missive in English, adding on his own message: “I am not a rapist.” |
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| Barack Obama has narrowed his list of potential supreme court nominees to three people, according to Reuters: | Barack Obama has narrowed his list of potential supreme court nominees to three people, according to Reuters: |
| JUDGES ON WHITE HOUSE SHORT LIST ARE SRI SRINIVASAN, MERRICK GARLAND, PAUL WATFORD -SOURCE | JUDGES ON WHITE HOUSE SHORT LIST ARE SRI SRINIVASAN, MERRICK GARLAND, PAUL WATFORD -SOURCE |
| Sri Srinivasan is is a US circuit judge of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia who was confirmed to his seat by a vote in the US senate of 97–0 in 2013. Merrick Garland is the chief judge of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit who was confirmed by the senate in 1997. Paul Watford is a US circuit judge for the US court of appeals for the ninth circuit; he was confirmed in 2012 in a 61–34 vote. | Sri Srinivasan is is a US circuit judge of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia who was confirmed to his seat by a vote in the US senate of 97–0 in 2013. Merrick Garland is the chief judge of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit who was confirmed by the senate in 1997. Paul Watford is a US circuit judge for the US court of appeals for the ninth circuit; he was confirmed in 2012 in a 61–34 vote. |
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| Sam Levin | Sam Levin |
| The Guardian’s Sam Levin has more on Hillary Clinton’s swift about-face after lauding the Reagan administration’s response to the Aids crisis: | The Guardian’s Sam Levin has more on Hillary Clinton’s swift about-face after lauding the Reagan administration’s response to the Aids crisis: |
| “It may be hard for your viewers to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/Aids back in the 1980s,” the Democratic frontrunner told MSNBC in an interview at the funeral, which was held at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California. | “It may be hard for your viewers to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/Aids back in the 1980s,” the Democratic frontrunner told MSNBC in an interview at the funeral, which was held at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California. |
| Clinton continued: “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, and that, too, is something that I really appreciate. With her very effective, low-key advocacy … it penetrated the public conscience and people began to say: ‘Hey, we have to do something about this too.’” | Clinton continued: “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, and that, too, is something that I really appreciate. With her very effective, low-key advocacy … it penetrated the public conscience and people began to say: ‘Hey, we have to do something about this too.’” |
| Her comments in the interview flew in the face of how many longtime gay rights activists view the Reagans – as a couple who deliberately turned a blind eye to the Aids crisis, with devastating and deadly consequences. | Her comments in the interview flew in the face of how many longtime gay rights activists view the Reagans – as a couple who deliberately turned a blind eye to the Aids crisis, with devastating and deadly consequences. |
| Related: Hillary Clinton says she misspoke about how Reagans dealt with Aids crisis | Related: Hillary Clinton says she misspoke about how Reagans dealt with Aids crisis |
| 9.59pm GMT | 9.59pm GMT |
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| Live: Bernie Sanders speaks in Toledo, Ohio: | Live: Bernie Sanders speaks in Toledo, Ohio: |
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| Maria L La Ganga | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | “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 | Related: The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy |
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| at 9.44pm GMT | at 9.44pm GMT |
| 9.27pm GMT | 9.27pm GMT |
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| Scott Bixby | 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. | 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.” | “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 | 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 |
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| Hillary Clinton: The Reagans "started a national conversation" on Aids | 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. | 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 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.32pm GMT | at 9.32pm GMT |
| 8.48pm GMT | 8.48pm GMT |
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| 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 |
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| Video: Trump insults Carson – a selection | Video: Trump insults Carson – a selection |
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| 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 |