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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take part in Democratic town hall – live coverage Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take part in Democratic town hall – as it happened
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Remember the hug with Barack Obama that caused permanent damage to Chris Christie’s reputation among conservatives? Hillary Clinton could be about to endure her own #huggate.
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Donald Trump dared protesters to show their face during a rally in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday night, reports David Smith. When one finally did, the Republican frontrunner ignored him and carried on with a disjointed speech.Donald Trump dared protesters to show their face during a rally in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday night, reports David Smith. When one finally did, the Republican frontrunner ignored him and carried on with a disjointed speech.
The event in luxurious Sunset Cove passed relatively peacefully, a much-needed lowering of the temperature after the violence and chaos last Friday in Chicago, where he called a rally off.The event in luxurious Sunset Cove passed relatively peacefully, a much-needed lowering of the temperature after the violence and chaos last Friday in Chicago, where he called a rally off.
Trump attempted to turn that debacle into a personal victory.Trump attempted to turn that debacle into a personal victory.
“We’ve been given a lot of credit,” he said. “And you know what, it was an amazing thing, and the other side actually said this didn’t work out too well. Because all over the world they’re talking about what took place, and they’re talking about how well we handled it, and they’re talking about the fact that nobody got hurt, nobody got injured, everything went smooth, it was a nice easy break-up.”“We’ve been given a lot of credit,” he said. “And you know what, it was an amazing thing, and the other side actually said this didn’t work out too well. Because all over the world they’re talking about what took place, and they’re talking about how well we handled it, and they’re talking about the fact that nobody got hurt, nobody got injured, everything went smooth, it was a nice easy break-up.”
Later, training his fire on the media as the crowd whistled, Trump asked mockingly: “Do we have a protester anywhere? Do we have a disrupter? Because unless we have a disrupter – I don’t even call them protesters, I call them disrupters – unless we have a disrupter, the camera never goes off my face. They’re all live. They never go off my face. Is there a disrupter in the house?”Later, training his fire on the media as the crowd whistled, Trump asked mockingly: “Do we have a protester anywhere? Do we have a disrupter? Because unless we have a disrupter – I don’t even call them protesters, I call them disrupters – unless we have a disrupter, the camera never goes off my face. They’re all live. They never go off my face. Is there a disrupter in the house?”
There was no response and he continued his rambling remarks. But before the end one protester of Asian appearance waved a homemade banner and was jostled and shoved before being escorted out by uniformed security guards. Trump took no notice of the skirmish and continued to talk.There was no response and he continued his rambling remarks. But before the end one protester of Asian appearance waved a homemade banner and was jostled and shoved before being escorted out by uniformed security guards. Trump took no notice of the skirmish and continued to talk.
All night the reality TV showman was in evidence. Triumphalist music blared as he flew by helicopter over the bay on what an announcer described as “Trump Force One”. Walking out on an amphitheatre stage, he was dwarfed by a gigantic stars and stripes. He told how he had proved wrong the pundits who dismissed him as a clown or self-promoter.All night the reality TV showman was in evidence. Triumphalist music blared as he flew by helicopter over the bay on what an announcer described as “Trump Force One”. Walking out on an amphitheatre stage, he was dwarfed by a gigantic stars and stripes. He told how he had proved wrong the pundits who dismissed him as a clown or self-promoter.
“I’m a better person than the people I’m running against,” he boasted. “And I’m a better person than Hillary.”“I’m a better person than the people I’m running against,” he boasted. “And I’m a better person than Hillary.”
The crowd, many wearing T-shirts and shorts as they stood on the open-air lawn, cheered both remarks then chanted: “We want Trump! We want Trump!”The crowd, many wearing T-shirts and shorts as they stood on the open-air lawn, cheered both remarks then chanted: “We want Trump! We want Trump!”
The businessman, who enjoys a healthy poll lead in delegate-rich Florida, which votes on Tuesday, described the millions of new voters supporting him as “the biggest political story in the world today”.The businessman, who enjoys a healthy poll lead in delegate-rich Florida, which votes on Tuesday, described the millions of new voters supporting him as “the biggest political story in the world today”.
He also spoke of the strategy that has served him so well, calling rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio “Lyin’ Ted’ and “Kiddie Marco” in the hope the names will stick: “You have to brand people a certain way when they’re opponents. Like Jeb Bush; we called him ‘low energy’.”He also spoke of the strategy that has served him so well, calling rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio “Lyin’ Ted’ and “Kiddie Marco” in the hope the names will stick: “You have to brand people a certain way when they’re opponents. Like Jeb Bush; we called him ‘low energy’.”
Trump took swipes at China and Mexico and complained that America does not win any more. He delivered a rousing and bizarre finale: “We’re going to win, win, win. We’re going to win so much you’re going to get sick and tired of it. You’re going to say, ‘Mr President, we can’t take it any more! You’re winning too much. Please, we don’t want to win that much any more. Please Mr President, we can’t take it.’”Trump took swipes at China and Mexico and complained that America does not win any more. He delivered a rousing and bizarre finale: “We’re going to win, win, win. We’re going to win so much you’re going to get sick and tired of it. You’re going to say, ‘Mr President, we can’t take it any more! You’re winning too much. Please, we don’t want to win that much any more. Please Mr President, we can’t take it.’”
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The Democratic forum in Columbus, Ohio – one of the states that votes on Tuesday – has finished. Here are the key points:The Democratic forum in Columbus, Ohio – one of the states that votes on Tuesday – has finished. Here are the key points:
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And that’s it. I’ll sum it up shortly.And that’s it. I’ll sum it up shortly.
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What does she wish she was better at as a politician?What does she wish she was better at as a politician?
She says she is much better when she has a job to do, rather than trying to get the job.She says she is much better when she has a job to do, rather than trying to get the job.
She doesn’t want to get hired to be a “constant candidate”, she says.She doesn’t want to get hired to be a “constant candidate”, she says.
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Clinton is asked about how to help poor communities combat gun violence.Clinton is asked about how to help poor communities combat gun violence.
“We are in a crisis when it comes to gun violence,” she says. “It is truly an epidemic.” She calls for “common sense gun safety reforms”.“We are in a crisis when it comes to gun violence,” she says. “It is truly an epidemic.” She calls for “common sense gun safety reforms”.
She calls for comprehensive background checks, and the closure of the gun show and online loopholes.She calls for comprehensive background checks, and the closure of the gun show and online loopholes.
She points out that Sanders voted for a law that gave immunity from lawsuits to gun manufacturers for the crimes committed with their guns, and Clinton voted against it.She points out that Sanders voted for a law that gave immunity from lawsuits to gun manufacturers for the crimes committed with their guns, and Clinton voted against it.
She talks about the mothers of those who have been killed by guns, who she says she has got to know.She talks about the mothers of those who have been killed by guns, who she says she has got to know.
The obstacle to resolving this is the gun lobby, Clinton says. “Maybe I’ve just met too many families who have lost loved ones to gun violence in some of the big mass shootings.”The obstacle to resolving this is the gun lobby, Clinton says. “Maybe I’ve just met too many families who have lost loved ones to gun violence in some of the big mass shootings.”
The Charleston killer should not have been able to get his gun, she says.The Charleston killer should not have been able to get his gun, she says.
I’m going to take them on. I don’t know how much we can get done but I am sick and tired of these killings.I’m going to take them on. I don’t know how much we can get done but I am sick and tired of these killings.
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I’m no Trump speechwriter, but just off the top of my head: “Foreigners want Clinton to beat me, they should keep their nose out, the American people will decide, and they’ll decide TRUMP!”I’m no Trump speechwriter, but just off the top of my head: “Foreigners want Clinton to beat me, they should keep their nose out, the American people will decide, and they’ll decide TRUMP!”
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I can imagine Trump trying to use those comments about foreign leaders trying to intervene to help Clinton beat him against her.I can imagine Trump trying to use those comments about foreign leaders trying to intervene to help Clinton beat him against her.
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The man who said his family were worried about Donald Trump earlier asks Clinton the same question he asked Sanders: which Democrat stand the best chance of defeating Trump?The man who said his family were worried about Donald Trump earlier asks Clinton the same question he asked Sanders: which Democrat stand the best chance of defeating Trump?
Clinton says she is the only candidate who has got more voters than Trump - 600,00 more, she says.Clinton says she is the only candidate who has got more voters than Trump - 600,00 more, she says.
She says she is building a broad-based, inclusive campaign and that is the best way of beating him.She says she is building a broad-based, inclusive campaign and that is the best way of beating him.
Republicans have been after her for 25 years and “there isn’t anything they haven’t already said about me”.Republicans have been after her for 25 years and “there isn’t anything they haven’t already said about me”.
I am not new to the national arena, and I think whoever goes up against Donald Trump better be ready and I feel I am the best prepared and ready candidate.I am not new to the national arena, and I think whoever goes up against Donald Trump better be ready and I feel I am the best prepared and ready candidate.
There are going to be a lot of arguments to make against him - “I’m not going to spill the beans now.”There are going to be a lot of arguments to make against him - “I’m not going to spill the beans now.”
But she says foreign leaders are asking if they can endorse her to stop Trump. “This is up to Americans, thank you very much, but I get what you mean.”But she says foreign leaders are asking if they can endorse her to stop Trump. “This is up to Americans, thank you very much, but I get what you mean.”
She notes in passing that she was there in the situation room helping advise Obama to go after Osama bin Laden, which is a bit of a humblebrag ...She notes in passing that she was there in the situation room helping advise Obama to go after Osama bin Laden, which is a bit of a humblebrag ...
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Tapper asks about fracking, a big industry in Ohio, and an anti-fracking activist takes up the theme.Tapper asks about fracking, a big industry in Ohio, and an anti-fracking activist takes up the theme.
As president, will she let local communities ban fracking if they want to? (Ohio doesn’t allow that.)As president, will she let local communities ban fracking if they want to? (Ohio doesn’t allow that.)
Clinton says she has to figure out what she can do at the federal level, rather than the state level.Clinton says she has to figure out what she can do at the federal level, rather than the state level.
She says there is growing evidence that tremors in Oklahoma are linked to fracking.She says there is growing evidence that tremors in Oklahoma are linked to fracking.
She says she will try to regulate it better, rather than ban it. No president could do that, she says, because there are “too many layers of law we’ve got to deal with”.She says she will try to regulate it better, rather than ban it. No president could do that, she says, because there are “too many layers of law we’ve got to deal with”.
There is a lot of applause for what was to be honest a rather ambiguous answer.There is a lot of applause for what was to be honest a rather ambiguous answer.
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Should Democrats stop taking money from private prisons?Should Democrats stop taking money from private prisons?
Yes, the answer is yes, she says.Yes, the answer is yes, she says.
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Clinton is asked about the criminal justice system. She says it is absolutely unacceptable that so many African American men will end up in jail during their lifetime.Clinton is asked about the criminal justice system. She says it is absolutely unacceptable that so many African American men will end up in jail during their lifetime.
An African American young man is more likely to be arrested, charged and incarcerated than a white man doing the same thing, she says.An African American young man is more likely to be arrested, charged and incarcerated than a white man doing the same thing, she says.
We have got to be willing to stand up and question these inequities, she says.We have got to be willing to stand up and question these inequities, she says.
We need to divert many more people out of the jail and prison system into jobs and skills programmes, Clinton says. And we need more mental health treatment.We need to divert many more people out of the jail and prison system into jobs and skills programmes, Clinton says. And we need more mental health treatment.
And we need to end private prisons, she says, calling them a “shameful blot on our prison system”.And we need to end private prisons, she says, calling them a “shameful blot on our prison system”.
She wants to replace the “school to prison pipeline” with a “cradle to college pipeline”.She wants to replace the “school to prison pipeline” with a “cradle to college pipeline”.
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Clinton is asked about Obamacare, and goes through a series of intricate questions about the questioner’s particular case, sounding like a solicitous and knowledgable telephone helpline operator. She certainly knows how Obamacare works.Clinton is asked about Obamacare, and goes through a series of intricate questions about the questioner’s particular case, sounding like a solicitous and knowledgable telephone helpline operator. She certainly knows how Obamacare works.
She asks the questioner to go on to the insurance exchange and try to drive the price of her care down.She asks the questioner to go on to the insurance exchange and try to drive the price of her care down.
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Before the forum, Hillary Clinton appeared at a Democratic dinner in Columbus, and Lauren Gambino was there.Before the forum, Hillary Clinton appeared at a Democratic dinner in Columbus, and Lauren Gambino was there.
Hillary Clinton used her strongest language yet to condemn Donald Trump at a Democratic party dinner in Columbus on Sunday night, saying he is “not who we are”.Hillary Clinton used her strongest language yet to condemn Donald Trump at a Democratic party dinner in Columbus on Sunday night, saying he is “not who we are”.
“Let’s just tell the truth about what’s going on here. Donald Trump is running a cynical campaign of hate and fear for one reason: to get votes,” she said. “He’s encouraging violence and chaos to get votes. He is pitting Americans against each other to get votes.”“Let’s just tell the truth about what’s going on here. Donald Trump is running a cynical campaign of hate and fear for one reason: to get votes,” she said. “He’s encouraging violence and chaos to get votes. He is pitting Americans against each other to get votes.”
Taking the stage after Bernie Sanders, Clinton impressed on the voters in the room that Trump would be defeated by votes – not rhetoric.Taking the stage after Bernie Sanders, Clinton impressed on the voters in the room that Trump would be defeated by votes – not rhetoric.
“We can criticize and protest Mr Trump all we want,” she said, “But none of that matters if we don’t also show up at the polls. If you want to shut him down, then let’s vote him down.”“We can criticize and protest Mr Trump all we want,” she said, “But none of that matters if we don’t also show up at the polls. If you want to shut him down, then let’s vote him down.”
Clinton was repeatedly interrupted by bursts of cheering and “Hillary!” chants. The Democratic frontrunner also took the opportunity to distinguish herself from Sanders on trade, an issue they have been arguing back and forth on since the Michigan primary.Clinton was repeatedly interrupted by bursts of cheering and “Hillary!” chants. The Democratic frontrunner also took the opportunity to distinguish herself from Sanders on trade, an issue they have been arguing back and forth on since the Michigan primary.
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Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and was exonerated, says he spent many of those years on death row and “came perilously close to my own execution”. How can she be pro-death penalty?Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and was exonerated, says he spent many of those years on death row and “came perilously close to my own execution”. How can she be pro-death penalty?
Clinton says the states have proven themselves incapable of carrying out fair trials and she would “breathe a sigh of relief” if the states or the supreme court eliminated the death penalty.Clinton says the states have proven themselves incapable of carrying out fair trials and she would “breathe a sigh of relief” if the states or the supreme court eliminated the death penalty.
But she says that “for very limited” circumstances, it should be retained for the federal justice system. She mentions the 9/11 attackers and the Oklahoma City bomber.But she says that “for very limited” circumstances, it should be retained for the federal justice system. She mentions the 9/11 attackers and the Oklahoma City bomber.
“What happened to you was a travesty and I just can’t even imagine what you went through,” she says.“What happened to you was a travesty and I just can’t even imagine what you went through,” she says.
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Clinton is asked if the US will get involved in more conflicts under President Clinton.Clinton is asked if the US will get involved in more conflicts under President Clinton.
She says she wants to use “smart power” and diplomacy, leading the rest of the world, not “going off on our own”.She says she wants to use “smart power” and diplomacy, leading the rest of the world, not “going off on our own”.
.@HillaryClinton on military "action v inaction: "Obviously, force should always be a last resort, not a first choice.".@HillaryClinton on military "action v inaction: "Obviously, force should always be a last resort, not a first choice."
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A laid-off steelworker asks about the “illegal dumping of foreign steel”.A laid-off steelworker asks about the “illegal dumping of foreign steel”.
Clinton says she wants to summon up the political and legal arguments to take that on. The US government should stand up for steel, stand up for the companies and the workers, she says.Clinton says she wants to summon up the political and legal arguments to take that on. The US government should stand up for steel, stand up for the companies and the workers, she says.
And she has proposed a trade prosecutor, she says.And she has proposed a trade prosecutor, she says.
“A steel industry is in America’s national security interest as well as in our economic interest,” she says.“A steel industry is in America’s national security interest as well as in our economic interest,” she says.
She calls China “the major rule-breaker in the international economy”.She calls China “the major rule-breaker in the international economy”.