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Trump ends Illinois rally with poem about terrorism — campaign live Trump ends Illinois rally with poem about terrorism — campaign live
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Things are getting weird in Boca Raton, Florida, where the Daily Beast’s Olivia Nuzzi is reporting for a Trump rally set to begin this evening.
Scene from America, 2016: a woman on a scooter chases a man, dressed as Donald Trump's giant penis, around a park.
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Meanwhile, hamming it up on the campaign trail, Bernie Sanders has a surprise guest in St Louis:
WATCH: @DannyDeVito surprises @BernieSanders rally in St. Louis: "We need you, Obi-Wan!" https://t.co/4RUewIWMHThttps://t.co/SvbyJCUt5S
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Kasich earlier today dismissed the fact that his name is not on the ballot in Pennsylvania – he did not have enough signatures at the deadline – as “political gibberish”.Kasich earlier today dismissed the fact that his name is not on the ballot in Pennsylvania – he did not have enough signatures at the deadline – as “political gibberish”.
Someone who knows his gibberish has seized on it, though.Someone who knows his gibberish has seized on it, though.
Because Gov. Kasich cannot run in the state of Pennsylvania-he cannot win the nomination- & should not be allowed to compete in Ohio on Tue.Because Gov. Kasich cannot run in the state of Pennsylvania-he cannot win the nomination- & should not be allowed to compete in Ohio on Tue.
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Ohio and Florida are the states making headlines this week, since they represent John Kasich and Marco Rubio’s last chances to make a dent in Donald Trump’s delegate lead and revive their flagging campaigns. But Ted Cruz, who’s about 100 delegates behind Trump, is aiming at the other states, my colleague Ben Jacobs reports from Concord, North Carolina.Ohio and Florida are the states making headlines this week, since they represent John Kasich and Marco Rubio’s last chances to make a dent in Donald Trump’s delegate lead and revive their flagging campaigns. But Ted Cruz, who’s about 100 delegates behind Trump, is aiming at the other states, my colleague Ben Jacobs reports from Concord, North Carolina.
Ted Cruz will appear in a drag racing venue in suburban Charlotte on Sunday afternoon as part of a conservative extravaganza sponsored by the pro-Cruz superPAC Keep The Promise. Ted Cruz will appear in a drag racing venue in suburban Charlotte on Sunday afternoon as part of a conservative extravaganza sponsored by the pro-Cruz Super Pac Keep The Promise.
While the winner-take-all states of Florida and Ohio have been consumed much of the media attention for Tuesday’s Republican contests, the delegate rich states of Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina also hold GOP primaries. The Tarheel State is the only contest on Tuesday that is entirely proportional. For every 1.39% of the vote that a GOP candidate receives from North Carolina Republicans, they’ll get one of the 72 delegates up for grabs. While the winner-take-all states of Florida and Ohio have consumed much of the media attention regarding Tuesday’s Republican contests, the delegate-rich states of Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina also hold GOP primaries. The Tarheel State is the only contest on Tuesday that is entirely proportional. For every 1.39% of the vote that a GOP candidate receives from North Carolina Republicans, he’ll get one of the 72 delegates up for grabs.
The program, which culminates in an appearance from Cruz features appearances from a variety of his supporters including former rival Carly Fiorina, talk show host Glenn Beck and retired general Jerry Boykin, best known for making a variety of anti-Muslim comments. The program, which culminates in an appearance from Cruz, features appearances from a variety of his supporters, including former rival Carly Fiorina, talkshow host Glenn Beck and retired general Jerry Boykin, best known for making a variety of anti-Muslim comments.
Recent polls of North Carolina show Donald Trump with a double digit lead over Cruz in the state.Recent polls of North Carolina show Donald Trump with a double digit lead over Cruz in the state.
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A video by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is proving popular this weekend on the web. Much like a recent video by HBO host John Oliver, Maddow has a target – Donald Trump – although she does not attack the Republican frontrunner with humour. Maddow attacks him with barely contained anger. A video by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is proving popular this weekend on the web. Much like HBO host John Oliver in a recent video, Maddow has a target – Donald Trump – although she does not attack the Republican frontrunner with humour. Maddow attacks him with barely contained anger.
Speaking on Friday night, after violence broke out around a Trump rally in Chicago which was postponed when infiltrated by protesters, Maddow says: “This has turned out to be a night that may go down in history as one of the darker moments in American major politics.Speaking on Friday night, after violence broke out around a Trump rally in Chicago which was postponed when infiltrated by protesters, Maddow says: “This has turned out to be a night that may go down in history as one of the darker moments in American major politics.
“I think we got here by deliberate means,” she says. “I don’t think we got here by accident.”“I think we got here by deliberate means,” she says. “I don’t think we got here by accident.”
Maddow then notes recent unrest over police killings of African Americans including Michael Brown, Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice, and the cities where they happened.Maddow then notes recent unrest over police killings of African Americans including Michael Brown, Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice, and the cities where they happened.
She says: “So the St Louis area, Chicago, Cleveland. Those are not the only American cities that have proven to be real tinderboxes around issues of race and racism and policing and violence.She says: “So the St Louis area, Chicago, Cleveland. Those are not the only American cities that have proven to be real tinderboxes around issues of race and racism and policing and violence.
“But those three happen to be the three most recent stops on the itinerary of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, whose rallies have featured racially charged incidents of violence for months now.”“But those three happen to be the three most recent stops on the itinerary of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, whose rallies have featured racially charged incidents of violence for months now.”
Maddow accuses Trump of stoking “bloodlust” with “half-serious calls for a tougher America where there are more beatings and anti-Trump protesters should fear for their lives”.Maddow accuses Trump of stoking “bloodlust” with “half-serious calls for a tougher America where there are more beatings and anti-Trump protesters should fear for their lives”.
“As he heads into these tinderbox cities,” she continues, “I just want you to watch how that part of candidate Trump’s rhetoric has escalated.”“As he heads into these tinderbox cities,” she continues, “I just want you to watch how that part of candidate Trump’s rhetoric has escalated.”
Maddow then presents a chronological, date-stamped sequence of utterances by Trump which she says represent “a deliberate act which created what happened tonight in Chicago”.Maddow then presents a chronological, date-stamped sequence of utterances by Trump which she says represent “a deliberate act which created what happened tonight in Chicago”.
“It really is like nothing we’ve ever seen in mainstream American politics before,” she says, comparing Trump’s rhetoric and the behaviour of crowds at his rallies to “skinhead events” in the 1980s.“It really is like nothing we’ve ever seen in mainstream American politics before,” she says, comparing Trump’s rhetoric and the behaviour of crowds at his rallies to “skinhead events” in the 1980s.
The video sequence begins with Trump in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 1 February, asking fans: “If you see someone getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them would you?” The video sequence begins with Trump in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 1 February, asking fans: “If you see someone getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you?”
It ends with footage from the Fayetteville, North Carolina rally this week in which a protester being led out was sucker-punched by a Trump supporter.It ends with footage from the Fayetteville, North Carolina rally this week in which a protester being led out was sucker-punched by a Trump supporter.
Maddow then shows Trump speaking in St Louis earlier on Friday, at a rally he was advised by local officials to cancel, due to the threat of protests, but did not.Maddow then shows Trump speaking in St Louis earlier on Friday, at a rally he was advised by local officials to cancel, due to the threat of protests, but did not.
“There are no consequences to protesting anymore,” Trump says from the podium, as protesters are taken out. “Our country has to toughen up, folks, we have to toughen up. These people are bringing us down … these people are so bad for our country, you have no idea, folks. You have no idea.”“There are no consequences to protesting anymore,” Trump says from the podium, as protesters are taken out. “Our country has to toughen up, folks, we have to toughen up. These people are bringing us down … these people are so bad for our country, you have no idea, folks. You have no idea.”
To a raucous reception, he adds: “Go home to mommy. Go home and get a job.”To a raucous reception, he adds: “Go home to mommy. Go home and get a job.”
Maddow concludes: “If you want to know what led up to Chicago today, that was Donald Trump’s display of leadership and calming the waters.”Maddow concludes: “If you want to know what led up to Chicago today, that was Donald Trump’s display of leadership and calming the waters.”
Over footage of the violence in Chicago, she adds: “This is the work of an American presidential candidate who deliberately made this happen.Over footage of the violence in Chicago, she adds: “This is the work of an American presidential candidate who deliberately made this happen.
“And the Republican party is going to nominate this man for president.”“And the Republican party is going to nominate this man for president.”
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On the Democratic side of the election, Bernie Sanders’ campaign has taken Hillary Clinton to task for questioning where the senator (then a congressman) was during her 1990s campaign to reform healthcare.On the Democratic side of the election, Bernie Sanders’ campaign has taken Hillary Clinton to task for questioning where the senator (then a congressman) was during her 1990s campaign to reform healthcare.
His deputy communications director has dug up a personal note from Clinton (then the first lady), thanking Sanders for his help.His deputy communications director has dug up a personal note from Clinton (then the first lady), thanking Sanders for his help.
"with thanks for your commitment to real health care access for all Americans" - 1993 @amychozick pic.twitter.com/HDyUMtiNph"with thanks for your commitment to real health care access for all Americans" - 1993 @amychozick pic.twitter.com/HDyUMtiNph
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Donald Trump does not believe all the things he says, according to Ben Carson, the Republican’s erstwhile rival, who sat down with the Hill in an interview this weekend. Donald Trump does not believe all the things he says, according to Ben Carson, the Republican’s erstwhile rival, who sat down with the Hill for an interview this weekend.
The news site asked the retired neurosurgeon why he would endorse the “very cerebral” billionaire last week, and Carson said needed to talk with the man himself to answer that question.The news site asked the retired neurosurgeon why he would endorse the “very cerebral” billionaire last week, and Carson said needed to talk with the man himself to answer that question.
“I needed to know that he could listen to other people, that he could change his opinions, and that some of the more outlandish things that he’s said, that he didn’t really believe those things,” Carson said.“I needed to know that he could listen to other people, that he could change his opinions, and that some of the more outlandish things that he’s said, that he didn’t really believe those things,” Carson said.
When asked which statements Trump might back away from, Carson demurred.When asked which statements Trump might back away from, Carson demurred.
“I’ll let him talk about that because I don’t think it’s fair for me to relay a private conversation,” he said.“I’ll let him talk about that because I don’t think it’s fair for me to relay a private conversation,” he said.
You can read my colleague Mona Chalabi’s take on the importance of endorsements down through the link below.You can read my colleague Mona Chalabi’s take on the importance of endorsements down through the link below.
Related: Ben Carson's endorsement of Trump may be more impactful than you thinkRelated: Ben Carson's endorsement of Trump may be more impactful than you think
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Trump reads 70s song as terrorism fableTrump reads 70s song as terrorism fable
Trump ends his rally with an appropriately surreal choice: “a song” that is also “a poem” – about “terrorism”. “Just listen, you’re going to love this.”Trump ends his rally with an appropriately surreal choice: “a song” that is also “a poem” – about “terrorism”. “Just listen, you’re going to love this.”
“On her way to work one morning, Down the path along the lake, A tender hearted women,Saw a poor half frozen snake.“On her way to work one morning, Down the path along the lake, A tender hearted women,Saw a poor half frozen snake.
“His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dewI’ll take care of youTake me in oh tender woman, Take me in for heaven’s sake Sighed the broken snake.“His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dewI’ll take care of youTake me in oh tender woman, Take me in for heaven’s sake Sighed the broken snake.
“She wrapped him up all cozy, In a curvature of silk, And then laid him by the fireside,With some honey and some silk. “She wrapped him up all cozy, In a curvature of silk, And then laid him by the fireside,With some honey and some milk.
The woman finds the snake “totally revived”. She “clutched it to her bosom / You’re so beautiful she cried.”The woman finds the snake “totally revived”. She “clutched it to her bosom / You’re so beautiful she cried.”
The twist: “instead of saying thank you, that snake gave her vicious bite.”The twist: “instead of saying thank you, that snake gave her vicious bite.”
“Oh shut up silly woman, Said the reptile with a grin, You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.”“Oh shut up silly woman, Said the reptile with a grin, You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.”
He didn’t write the poem. He urges the crowd to vote. “Right? Does everybody sort of get it?”He didn’t write the poem. He urges the crowd to vote. “Right? Does everybody sort of get it?”
*The poem is actually the Al Wilson 70s song “The Snake,” my colleague Jon Swaine points out. It’s not about terrorism. Get it?*The poem is actually the Al Wilson 70s song “The Snake,” my colleague Jon Swaine points out. It’s not about terrorism. Get it?
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“Me, the lobbyists won’t even call,” the billionaire rambles on. He says that his daughter Ivanka and his wife Melania often tell him he needs to act more “presidential”.“Me, the lobbyists won’t even call,” the billionaire rambles on. He says that his daughter Ivanka and his wife Melania often tell him he needs to act more “presidential”.
“I don’t care if it’s not presidential,” he says. He’s talking about how he has harsh words for businesses who plan to move manufacturing outside the United States. “I want Carrier not to leave our country. I want Nabisco not to leave our country. I want Ford not to leave our country.”“I don’t care if it’s not presidential,” he says. He’s talking about how he has harsh words for businesses who plan to move manufacturing outside the United States. “I want Carrier not to leave our country. I want Nabisco not to leave our country. I want Ford not to leave our country.”
He’s back onto trade deals, referring to the Obama administration’s signature agreement with Pacific nations: “TPP doesn’t even discuss monetary devaluation, and that’s the key weapon, that’s why we’re [losing to] China.”He’s back onto trade deals, referring to the Obama administration’s signature agreement with Pacific nations: “TPP doesn’t even discuss monetary devaluation, and that’s the key weapon, that’s why we’re [losing to] China.”
“We can’t lose $500bn a year to China. We can’t lose a fortune to Japan.”“We can’t lose $500bn a year to China. We can’t lose a fortune to Japan.”
He says a trade war is better “than losing all of this money”. The US “rebuilt” China, according to the billionaire. “I love China. I have many Chinese friends. They can’t believe they got away with this.”He says a trade war is better “than losing all of this money”. The US “rebuilt” China, according to the billionaire. “I love China. I have many Chinese friends. They can’t believe they got away with this.”
A fair amount of self-praise and vague promises follow, in typical stream-of-consciousness fashion and non sequitur flourishes, eg Trump’s assertion that he would have been given “the electric chair” were he to use “the F-bomb”.A fair amount of self-praise and vague promises follow, in typical stream-of-consciousness fashion and non sequitur flourishes, eg Trump’s assertion that he would have been given “the electric chair” were he to use “the F-bomb”.
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The Republican avoids using the word “ass” because, he says, the press doesn’t want him to. He could also have used “keister”, “bum”, “bottom” or a thesaurus.The Republican avoids using the word “ass” because, he says, the press doesn’t want him to. He could also have used “keister”, “bum”, “bottom” or a thesaurus.
He eventually trots out a man wearing a shirt that says “legal immigrant for Trump”.He eventually trots out a man wearing a shirt that says “legal immigrant for Trump”.
The man is a little emotional – “I’m surprised I’m up here” – “I’m here because I’m agitated that the media does not separate legal immigration from illegal.”The man is a little emotional – “I’m surprised I’m up here” – “I’m here because I’m agitated that the media does not separate legal immigration from illegal.”
He shakes Trump’s hand and they have a little hug. His name is inaudible to the microphone.He shakes Trump’s hand and they have a little hug. His name is inaudible to the microphone.
Before long he’s talking about products made in Japan, and how products need to be made in America again. Trump has for years produced clothing in China.Before long he’s talking about products made in Japan, and how products need to be made in America again. Trump has for years produced clothing in China.
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“We all like sports and we love sports, right?”“We all like sports and we love sports, right?”
The crowd likes that Trump likes sports. Then the billionaire mocks Ohio governor John Kasich for saying he watches golf.The crowd likes that Trump likes sports. Then the billionaire mocks Ohio governor John Kasich for saying he watches golf.
“He said, ‘honestly, I don’t watch channel except for one show, I only watch the Golf Channel.’ I don’t want a guy who watches the Golf Channel and nothing else!”“He said, ‘honestly, I don’t watch channel except for one show, I only watch the Golf Channel.’ I don’t want a guy who watches the Golf Channel and nothing else!”
Then it’s the Trump wall. “It’s going to be a real wall.”Then it’s the Trump wall. “It’s going to be a real wall.”
Another protester shouts something. “Hell-oh! Go back home darling,” is Trump’s reaction. “See, nobody gets hurt.”Another protester shouts something. “Hell-oh! Go back home darling,” is Trump’s reaction. “See, nobody gets hurt.”
“Nobody’s been hurt,” he again says, falsely. He admits: “We’re a little bit rough.”“Nobody’s been hurt,” he again says, falsely. He admits: “We’re a little bit rough.”
Then he says everyone who says otherwise is dishonest.Then he says everyone who says otherwise is dishonest.
Speaking of golf and dishonesty, Trump has valued one of his golf courses at wildly different prices in separate documents. He told the FEC that one of his New York clubs is worth $50m, and told a judge overseeing a tax lawsuit that it’s only worth $1.4m – as part of his argument that he should not pay so much for it.Speaking of golf and dishonesty, Trump has valued one of his golf courses at wildly different prices in separate documents. He told the FEC that one of his New York clubs is worth $50m, and told a judge overseeing a tax lawsuit that it’s only worth $1.4m – as part of his argument that he should not pay so much for it.
You can read more of my colleague Jon Swaine’s investigation through the link below.You can read more of my colleague Jon Swaine’s investigation through the link below.
Related: How Trump’s $50m golf club became $1.4m when it came time to pay taxRelated: How Trump’s $50m golf club became $1.4m when it came time to pay tax
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Some protesters interrupt the speech. They’re chanting something inaudible to the microphones and waving at least one banner that says “black lives matter.”Some protesters interrupt the speech. They’re chanting something inaudible to the microphones and waving at least one banner that says “black lives matter.”
“Get ‘em out! Send ‘em back to Bernie!” Trump shouts. “Get them out of here!”“Get ‘em out! Send ‘em back to Bernie!” Trump shouts. “Get them out of here!”
“You see where they place themselves, right in front of the cameras. You see that? That’s all they care about,” says the former reality TV host, who appeared on four cable TV shows this morning. “Disgusting.”“You see where they place themselves, right in front of the cameras. You see that? That’s all they care about,” says the former reality TV host, who appeared on four cable TV shows this morning. “Disgusting.”
“Get ‘em out! Now!”“Get ‘em out! Now!”
The crowd is chanting “USA!” for no particular reason. Trump goes with it: “USA! USA! I love it.”The crowd is chanting “USA!” for no particular reason. Trump goes with it: “USA! USA! I love it.”
Now he’s talking about Christmas. He says it’s going to be back this December. The crowd cheers. Then it’s Ted Cruz: “a good debater but he’s a bad talker.” The crowd boos.Now he’s talking about Christmas. He says it’s going to be back this December. The crowd cheers. Then it’s Ted Cruz: “a good debater but he’s a bad talker.” The crowd boos.
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The billionaire broaches the protester incidents at his events. “Usually it’s staged, but they say something, they’re stopped. We have fun. We have fun.”The billionaire broaches the protester incidents at his events. “Usually it’s staged, but they say something, they’re stopped. We have fun. We have fun.”
“You know how many people have been injured at our shows? Nobody. Nobody,” he says, falsely. In the last week alone a reporter showed visible bruises (she accused Trump’s campaign manager), a protester was bloodied in St Louis, and two police officers were injured in Chicago.“You know how many people have been injured at our shows? Nobody. Nobody,” he says, falsely. In the last week alone a reporter showed visible bruises (she accused Trump’s campaign manager), a protester was bloodied in St Louis, and two police officers were injured in Chicago.
Trump allude to a protester who was assaulted, it’s not clear whom, saying “the person was violent.”Trump allude to a protester who was assaulted, it’s not clear whom, saying “the person was violent.”
“He had a voice like Pavarati, and when we hit back we’re the bad ones!” he says. “I don’t hear their voice, I only hear our people’s voice saying ‘there they are, there they are.’”“He had a voice like Pavarati, and when we hit back we’re the bad ones!” he says. “I don’t hear their voice, I only hear our people’s voice saying ‘there they are, there they are.’”
Some of the protesters “are so mean, so loud, so vicious, they stop us from really our first amendment rights, right?”Some of the protesters “are so mean, so loud, so vicious, they stop us from really our first amendment rights, right?”
But he praises “our people [who] started swinging back”. His supporters would be reviled if they protested a Democratic candidate, Trump says. “You go to one of these rallies, and you protest? Oh, you’re in trouble. They’ll lock you up for the rest of your life, they’ll give you the electric chair.”But he praises “our people [who] started swinging back”. His supporters would be reviled if they protested a Democratic candidate, Trump says. “You go to one of these rallies, and you protest? Oh, you’re in trouble. They’ll lock you up for the rest of your life, they’ll give you the electric chair.”
“We’re not provoking, we all want peace.”“We’re not provoking, we all want peace.”
Then he questions whether Barack Obama wrote any of the books he’s authored. “They say he wrote the first book, who knows if it’s true.”Then he questions whether Barack Obama wrote any of the books he’s authored. “They say he wrote the first book, who knows if it’s true.”
The sentences only have tangential links to one another. It’s logorrhea. Millions of people. John Kasich is terrible. Bernie Sanders is fading. We’re very disenfranchised. One woman in Tennessee, 93-years-old, she never voted. Trade deals. The Democrats are down 35%, there’s no spirit.The sentences only have tangential links to one another. It’s logorrhea. Millions of people. John Kasich is terrible. Bernie Sanders is fading. We’re very disenfranchised. One woman in Tennessee, 93-years-old, she never voted. Trade deals. The Democrats are down 35%, there’s no spirit.
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Trump is holding a rally in Bloomington, Illinois – he steps off his private jet and waltzes over to the stage under a giant “Trump” umbrella done up like the American flag.Trump is holding a rally in Bloomington, Illinois – he steps off his private jet and waltzes over to the stage under a giant “Trump” umbrella done up like the American flag.
“Do we love Illinois? We love Illinois.” He immediately starts talking about his “big, big building in Chicago”.“Do we love Illinois? We love Illinois.” He immediately starts talking about his “big, big building in Chicago”.
Lots of “big” so far. “We have a big week coming up, we have a big century coming up.”Lots of “big” so far. “We have a big week coming up, we have a big century coming up.”
He gets into the “terrible” deal with “terror nation” Iran. Then “your taxes are through the roof, your companies are leaving you. You’ve got nothing going!”He gets into the “terrible” deal with “terror nation” Iran. Then “your taxes are through the roof, your companies are leaving you. You’ve got nothing going!”
“You guys are one of teh big factors. Ohio’s not doing well. Y’know Ohio likes to talk about how everything’s stabilized.” Trump says the state raised real estate taxes so high that people are “choking”.“You guys are one of teh big factors. Ohio’s not doing well. Y’know Ohio likes to talk about how everything’s stabilized.” Trump says the state raised real estate taxes so high that people are “choking”.
He’s talking about Ohio governor John Kasich, whom he faces off there on Tuesday’s election, and about trade deals supported by the governor. So far a pretty standard Trump speech: everything is very gloomy but we’re going to bring jobs back to America.He’s talking about Ohio governor John Kasich, whom he faces off there on Tuesday’s election, and about trade deals supported by the governor. So far a pretty standard Trump speech: everything is very gloomy but we’re going to bring jobs back to America.
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“At the end of the day, in any campaign, responsibility starts at the top,” Ted Cruz tells NBC’s Chuck Todd. The Texas senator appeared last on Meet the Press.“At the end of the day, in any campaign, responsibility starts at the top,” Ted Cruz tells NBC’s Chuck Todd. The Texas senator appeared last on Meet the Press.
“It is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump telling his supporters, “punch that guy in the face,” Cruz says.“It is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump telling his supporters, “punch that guy in the face,” Cruz says.
Todd: is Trump responsible for the tone of his rallies and Donald Trump alone?Todd: is Trump responsible for the tone of his rallies and Donald Trump alone?
Cruz repeats his lines from earlier this morning: “Listen, the protesters have no right to engage in violence. They have no right to threaten violence. And these protesters, whether it’s Black Lives Matter or Bernie Sanders protesters, who are coming in just trying to shout down any speaker, that’s not free speech. The first amendment gives you a right to speak, but it doesn’t give you a right to silence others.”Cruz repeats his lines from earlier this morning: “Listen, the protesters have no right to engage in violence. They have no right to threaten violence. And these protesters, whether it’s Black Lives Matter or Bernie Sanders protesters, who are coming in just trying to shout down any speaker, that’s not free speech. The first amendment gives you a right to speak, but it doesn’t give you a right to silence others.”
He says the protesters are acting “abusively and wrong” – but he sideswipes Trump again with the line that “responsibility starts at the top”.He says the protesters are acting “abusively and wrong” – but he sideswipes Trump again with the line that “responsibility starts at the top”.
“And it is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump telling his supporters, ‘punch that guy in the face.’ We ought to have a president who brings us together, who doesn’t seek to divide us. We’ve seen a president dividing us for seven years. We don’t want to see that going forward.”“And it is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump telling his supporters, ‘punch that guy in the face.’ We ought to have a president who brings us together, who doesn’t seek to divide us. We’ve seen a president dividing us for seven years. We don’t want to see that going forward.”
He then lumps Trump together with Barack Obama: “It’s very much the same. They’re both engaging in demagoguery.”He then lumps Trump together with Barack Obama: “It’s very much the same. They’re both engaging in demagoguery.”
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Hillary Clinton, absent from the talk-show circuit this Sunday, may have been glad to avoid the attention, writes my colleague Lauren Gambino after a week of following the Democratic frontrunner on the trail.Hillary Clinton, absent from the talk-show circuit this Sunday, may have been glad to avoid the attention, writes my colleague Lauren Gambino after a week of following the Democratic frontrunner on the trail.
By Saturday night Hillary Clinton was ready for a Guinness.By Saturday night Hillary Clinton was ready for a Guinness.
After greeting a throng of people at O’Donold’s Irish Pub and Grill in Youngstown, Ohio, on Saturday night, a bartender handed Clinton a pint of Guinness.After greeting a throng of people at O’Donold’s Irish Pub and Grill in Youngstown, Ohio, on Saturday night, a bartender handed Clinton a pint of Guinness.
“Everyone, to Hillary Clinton! The next president of the United States,” a supporter shouted, raising her glass. Clinton smiled and raised her glass to what no doubt she hoped was a brighter end to a rough few days.“Everyone, to Hillary Clinton! The next president of the United States,” a supporter shouted, raising her glass. Clinton smiled and raised her glass to what no doubt she hoped was a brighter end to a rough few days.
The 48-hours of misfires began on Friday, when Clinton lauded Nancy Reagan for starting “a national conversation” about the HIV/Aids epidemic, a virus that was killing thousands of gay men while the Reagans were in the White House. Clinton quickly issued a contrite statement that said she had misspoken, and followed her apology with a Medium post that reflected on the early LGBT activism around the virus – and the deadly silence that followed.The 48-hours of misfires began on Friday, when Clinton lauded Nancy Reagan for starting “a national conversation” about the HIV/Aids epidemic, a virus that was killing thousands of gay men while the Reagans were in the White House. Clinton quickly issued a contrite statement that said she had misspoken, and followed her apology with a Medium post that reflected on the early LGBT activism around the virus – and the deadly silence that followed.
“To be clear, the Reagans did not start a national conversation about HIV and AIDS,” she wrote. “That distinction belongs to generations of brave lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, along with straight allies, who started not just a conversation but a movement that continues to this day.”“To be clear, the Reagans did not start a national conversation about HIV and AIDS,” she wrote. “That distinction belongs to generations of brave lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, along with straight allies, who started not just a conversation but a movement that continues to this day.”
Still, the misstep gave her opponent, Bernie Sanders, and his supporters new ammunition with just days to go before the a series of important primary contests.Still, the misstep gave her opponent, Bernie Sanders, and his supporters new ammunition with just days to go before the a series of important primary contests.
“I just don’t know what she was talking about,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday morning. “That was a tragic moment,” he said. “I’m glad she apologized.”“I just don’t know what she was talking about,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday morning. “That was a tragic moment,” he said. “I’m glad she apologized.”
Then again on Friday, violent clashes erupted at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago after the event was cancelled. In response to the unrest, Clinton issued a statement that invoked the Charleston killings, a statement that critics called patronizing and having missed the point.Then again on Friday, violent clashes erupted at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago after the event was cancelled. In response to the unrest, Clinton issued a statement that invoked the Charleston killings, a statement that critics called patronizing and having missed the point.
Violence has no place in our politics. We should use our words and deeds to bring Americans together. pic.twitter.com/FofjognpIAViolence has no place in our politics. We should use our words and deeds to bring Americans together. pic.twitter.com/FofjognpIA
The next morning, Clinton took tried again to address the Chicago rally.The next morning, Clinton took tried again to address the Chicago rally.
“The ugly, divisive rhetoric we are hearing from Donald Trump and the encouragement of violence and aggression is wrong, and it’s dangerous,” Clinton told volunteers at a campaign stop at O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex in St Louis.“The ugly, divisive rhetoric we are hearing from Donald Trump and the encouragement of violence and aggression is wrong, and it’s dangerous,” Clinton told volunteers at a campaign stop at O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex in St Louis.
“If you play with matches, you’re going to start a fire you can’t control. That’s not leadership. That’s political arson.”“If you play with matches, you’re going to start a fire you can’t control. That’s not leadership. That’s political arson.”
Then, speaking at a rally in St Louis, on Saturday, Clinton tried to strike Sanders for his record on health care reform, suggesting he hasn’t always been such a robust proponent of a single-payer healthcare plan.Then, speaking at a rally in St Louis, on Saturday, Clinton tried to strike Sanders for his record on health care reform, suggesting he hasn’t always been such a robust proponent of a single-payer healthcare plan.
“Where was he when I was trying to get health care in ’93 and ’94?” Clinton asked rhetorically at a rally in St Louis on Saturday afternoon.“Where was he when I was trying to get health care in ’93 and ’94?” Clinton asked rhetorically at a rally in St Louis on Saturday afternoon.
“Literally, standing right behind her,” Mike Casca, a Sanders’s spokesman shot back, posting a photo from a speech Clinton gave in 1994, when she was first lady.“Literally, standing right behind her,” Mike Casca, a Sanders’s spokesman shot back, posting a photo from a speech Clinton gave in 1994, when she was first lady.
literally standing right behind her. https://t.co/B2cvs4UNth https://t.co/oVA6WccMmZ pic.twitter.com/QeKLnBG337literally standing right behind her. https://t.co/B2cvs4UNth https://t.co/oVA6WccMmZ pic.twitter.com/QeKLnBG337
At the bar later that evening, a reporter asked Clinton if that was the best Guiness she’d ever had. “It’s the best Guinness I’ve ever had,” she said. “A Youngstown Guinness!”At the bar later that evening, a reporter asked Clinton if that was the best Guiness she’d ever had. “It’s the best Guinness I’ve ever had,” she said. “A Youngstown Guinness!”
“The best Guinness she’s ever had!” a man in the bar yelled.“The best Guinness she’s ever had!” a man in the bar yelled.
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Donald Trump did several interviews this morning, but in none was he asked about a criminal complaint filed against his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, by a reporter who alleges that he assaulted her last week.Donald Trump did several interviews this morning, but in none was he asked about a criminal complaint filed against his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, by a reporter who alleges that he assaulted her last week.
The reporter, Michelle Fields of the rightwing and pro-Trump site Breitbart, had visible bruises on her arms and at least one other journalist witness the incident, which happened at a Trump rally. The billionaire and Lewandowski have accused her of making it up.The reporter, Michelle Fields of the rightwing and pro-Trump site Breitbart, had visible bruises on her arms and at least one other journalist witness the incident, which happened at a Trump rally. The billionaire and Lewandowski have accused her of making it up.
Fields’ employer has also quashed any reporting or commenting on the story, prompting Breitbart’s spokesperson, Kurt Bardella, to quit on Friday. He told CNN that night that his former bosses and Trump are simply lying.Fields’ employer has also quashed any reporting or commenting on the story, prompting Breitbart’s spokesperson, Kurt Bardella, to quit on Friday. He told CNN that night that his former bosses and Trump are simply lying.
“They have been very supportive of the Trump campaign, and I think there is a desire to want to believe the Trump campaign,” he said. “I think when you’ve gone all-in so much for a candidate, when you have that kind of skin in the game, you don’t want to see that derailed.”“They have been very supportive of the Trump campaign, and I think there is a desire to want to believe the Trump campaign,” he said. “I think when you’ve gone all-in so much for a candidate, when you have that kind of skin in the game, you don’t want to see that derailed.”
Buzzfeed also found that Breitbart’s editor-at-large volunteered to be a speechwriter for the billionaire’s campaign.Buzzfeed also found that Breitbart’s editor-at-large volunteered to be a speechwriter for the billionaire’s campaign.
Related: Donald Trump accuses reporter in assault row of 'making the story up'Related: Donald Trump accuses reporter in assault row of 'making the story up'
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Gov.Kasich of Ohio just stated on a morning show that he doesn't watch politics or anything on television, he only watches the @GolfChannelGov.Kasich of Ohio just stated on a morning show that he doesn't watch politics or anything on television, he only watches the @GolfChannel
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CBS has finally come round to Bernie Sanders, to ask him the questions he has been asked three or four times already this morning. He’s in St Louis.CBS has finally come round to Bernie Sanders, to ask him the questions he has been asked three or four times already this morning. He’s in St Louis.
Would he tell his supporters to disrupt Trump rallies, as Trump claims? “No, not to disrupt rallies … that’s never what we do.”Would he tell his supporters to disrupt Trump rallies, as Trump claims? “No, not to disrupt rallies … that’s never what we do.”
Sanders is another candidate looking pale, speaking through a throat ravaged by a thousand stump speeches and the recycled air of a thousand campaign flights. He doesn’t look as existentially haunted as Marco Rubio, though, as he gets down to one of his favourite things: discussing universal healthcare. He duly discusses it with a sort of grim enjoyment.Sanders is another candidate looking pale, speaking through a throat ravaged by a thousand stump speeches and the recycled air of a thousand campaign flights. He doesn’t look as existentially haunted as Marco Rubio, though, as he gets down to one of his favourite things: discussing universal healthcare. He duly discusses it with a sort of grim enjoyment.
Asked about Hillary Clinton still taking more delegates than him all-round despite his winning big states such as Michigan, he goes for the candidate’s eternal response: “We have momentum.”Asked about Hillary Clinton still taking more delegates than him all-round despite his winning big states such as Michigan, he goes for the candidate’s eternal response: “We have momentum.”