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Trump seeks Florida knockout as Kasich battles for Ohio upset – campaign live Trump seeks Florida knockout as Kasich battles for Ohio upset – campaign live
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Oliver Laughland
Interviews with former employees of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump point to detail-obsessed boss with little regard for diversity or low-level staff, reports the Guardian’s Oliver Laugland.
Randal Pinkett’s first day in the Trump Organization was one he would never forget. Summoned to the offices in Trump Tower, the billionaire’s garish midtown skyscraper, Pinkett entered the room as Trump thumbed through a stack of the day’s newspapers and magazines.
It was 2005, and having just won season four of The Apprentice, the only African American to do so in the show’s history, Pinkett expected Trump’s attention. But as the two spoke about his hard-won contract with the company, it was clear Trump really only cared about one thing: himself.
He broke off from the conversation intermittently, pulling a paper from the pile, carefully scanning each page with a yellow Post-It note stuck to it and disregarding the rest – an aide had already combed through the publications to mark out every article that mentioned the boss. This was his morning routine.
“I think that just speaks volumes,” Pinkett said in an interview. “Donald loves Donald.
“His identity is wrapped around being a winner. If you challenge him, or if he’s put into a losing position, now you begin to take Donald out of his comfort zone.”
In interviews with 12 former employees of Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination and now one of the most controversial figures in modern American politics, none disagreed with Pinkett’s frank assessment of his former boss’s inflated sense of self.
Related: Ex-Trump workers describe egocentric micromanager: 'Donald loves Donald'
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Live: Donald Trump speaks in Vienna, Ohio.
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Ben JacobsBen Jacobs
A pro-Donald Trump protester interrupted Ted Cruz’s rally in Peoria, Illinois shouting “go back to Canada” and waving a Trump sign.A pro-Donald Trump protester interrupted Ted Cruz’s rally in Peoria, Illinois shouting “go back to Canada” and waving a Trump sign.
Cruz responded to his shouts by saying “one difference between this and a Donald Trump rally is I’m not asking anyone to punch you in the face” as security eventually appeared to lead the protester away. It likely marked the first time a supporter of Donald Trump showed up to protest at a Cruz rally.Cruz responded to his shouts by saying “one difference between this and a Donald Trump rally is I’m not asking anyone to punch you in the face” as security eventually appeared to lead the protester away. It likely marked the first time a supporter of Donald Trump showed up to protest at a Cruz rally.
Although Trump rallies have been beset by protests and violence in recent weeks, culminating with a Trump event in Chicago that was cancelled on Friday, Cruz’s events have been peaceful and in line with the norms of American presidential elections.Although Trump rallies have been beset by protests and violence in recent weeks, culminating with a Trump event in Chicago that was cancelled on Friday, Cruz’s events have been peaceful and in line with the norms of American presidential elections.
Although Cruz was interrupted by an animal rights protester at earlier event on Monday and pro-immigration reform protests have showed up at his events in the past, the interruption of his event represented a sea change in the presidential campaign.Although Cruz was interrupted by an animal rights protester at earlier event on Monday and pro-immigration reform protests have showed up at his events in the past, the interruption of his event represented a sea change in the presidential campaign.
Trump, who has claimed without evidence that many of the protesters at his events had been sent by campaign of Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and has threatened to send his supporters to disrupt campaign events held by the Vermont senator.Trump, who has claimed without evidence that many of the protesters at his events had been sent by campaign of Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and has threatened to send his supporters to disrupt campaign events held by the Vermont senator.
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The White House is streaming a live performance of the blockbuster musical Hamilton from the East Room. For those of you who haven’t sold your kidneys in order to purchase a ticket to the must-see musical (#SorryNotSorry), this might be the closest you get.The White House is streaming a live performance of the blockbuster musical Hamilton from the East Room. For those of you who haven’t sold your kidneys in order to purchase a ticket to the must-see musical (#SorryNotSorry), this might be the closest you get.
Just you wait.Just you wait.
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David SmithDavid Smith
Sarah Palin has weighed into the controversy over violence at Donald Trump rallies, dismissing it as “petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff” and blaming the media for distorted coverage, reports the Guardian’s David Smith in Tampa, Florida:Sarah Palin has weighed into the controversy over violence at Donald Trump rallies, dismissing it as “petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff” and blaming the media for distorted coverage, reports the Guardian’s David Smith in Tampa, Florida:
The former Alaska governor, whose husband Todd is in intensive care after a snow machine accident, made a surprise appearance at Trump “town hall” event in Tampa, Florida, where again tensions ran high.The former Alaska governor, whose husband Todd is in intensive care after a snow machine accident, made a surprise appearance at Trump “town hall” event in Tampa, Florida, where again tensions ran high.
“What we don’t have time for is all that petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff that’s been going on with those quote-unquote protesters who are doing nothing but wasting your time and trying to take away your first amendment rights, your rights to assemble peacefully,” Palin told the crowd.“What we don’t have time for is all that petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff that’s been going on with those quote-unquote protesters who are doing nothing but wasting your time and trying to take away your first amendment rights, your rights to assemble peacefully,” Palin told the crowd.
“And the media being on the thugs’ side - what the heck are you guys thinking, media? It doesn’t make sense! Well, you all get it. I think the media and too many of the other candidates are underestimating the wisdom of the people. You’re smart, energized, optimistic, positive and that’s why you’re here today and I thank you for spending your time here today.”“And the media being on the thugs’ side - what the heck are you guys thinking, media? It doesn’t make sense! Well, you all get it. I think the media and too many of the other candidates are underestimating the wisdom of the people. You’re smart, energized, optimistic, positive and that’s why you’re here today and I thank you for spending your time here today.”
Trump stands accused of encouraging political violence at his campaign events. Last Friday a rally in Chicago was cancelled and descended into chaos.Trump stands accused of encouraging political violence at his campaign events. Last Friday a rally in Chicago was cancelled and descended into chaos.
As the billionaire businessman addressed a predominantly white crowd in Tampa, a black protester jumped on a chair and ripped two Trump placards while shouting and waving her arms. The woman was escorted by police and security guards amid loud booing but a female Trump supporter confronted her, jabbing an angry finger and shouting. The two women squared up for a moment, their faces close to each other, before the demonstrator was led away.As the billionaire businessman addressed a predominantly white crowd in Tampa, a black protester jumped on a chair and ripped two Trump placards while shouting and waving her arms. The woman was escorted by police and security guards amid loud booing but a female Trump supporter confronted her, jabbing an angry finger and shouting. The two women squared up for a moment, their faces close to each other, before the demonstrator was led away.
A white female protester was ejected in the same incident. Soon after a young white man wearing spectacles who rushed towards the stage where the Republican frontrunner was speaking was also grabbed and taken away as the crowd threatened to turn on him.A white female protester was ejected in the same incident. Soon after a young white man wearing spectacles who rushed towards the stage where the Republican frontrunner was speaking was also grabbed and taken away as the crowd threatened to turn on him.
Before the event, around 30 demonstrators marched past the queue of Trump supporters waiting outside the Tampa Convention Center, waving placards and singing: “Build a wall / Build it high / Let’s put Donald Trump inside!”Before the event, around 30 demonstrators marched past the queue of Trump supporters waiting outside the Tampa Convention Center, waving placards and singing: “Build a wall / Build it high / Let’s put Donald Trump inside!”
Some of the candidate’s supporters made obscene gestures and a group began chanting: “USA! USA!” The demonstrators joined in the chant too.Some of the candidate’s supporters made obscene gestures and a group began chanting: “USA! USA!” The demonstrators joined in the chant too.
Kofi Hunt, 33, a community organizer, said: “We’re non-violent. We’ve organized marshals to keep a distance between them us. They’re telling us to ‘get a job’. There’s only 30 of us here. There’s hundreds of them here.”Kofi Hunt, 33, a community organizer, said: “We’re non-violent. We’ve organized marshals to keep a distance between them us. They’re telling us to ‘get a job’. There’s only 30 of us here. There’s hundreds of them here.”
“Donald Trump is saying a lot of hateful things and trying to divide Americans. He is going to hear from us every time he comes to Tampa Bay with his hateful rhetoric.”“Donald Trump is saying a lot of hateful things and trying to divide Americans. He is going to hear from us every time he comes to Tampa Bay with his hateful rhetoric.”
Trump supporter Anthony Arnold, 45, a publisher, was unimpressed. “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “It’s nonsense. They’re not doing anything, they’re not trying to change anybody’s mind. They’re just trading off ignorance.”Trump supporter Anthony Arnold, 45, a publisher, was unimpressed. “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “It’s nonsense. They’re not doing anything, they’re not trying to change anybody’s mind. They’re just trading off ignorance.”
At the event Trump received the endorsement of Florida attorney general Pam Bondi. He reiterated his pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border, telling his noisily enthusiastic supporters: “You watch and that wall will go up like magic.”At the event Trump received the endorsement of Florida attorney general Pam Bondi. He reiterated his pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border, telling his noisily enthusiastic supporters: “You watch and that wall will go up like magic.”
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NAACP president on Trump's rhetoric: “This is hateful; this is racist”NAACP president on Trump's rhetoric: “This is hateful; this is racist”
Cornell Williams Brooks, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), didn’t mince words in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the impact of billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the tone of the 2016 presidential campaign.Cornell Williams Brooks, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), didn’t mince words in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the impact of billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the tone of the 2016 presidential campaign.
“This is hateful; this is racist,” Brooks said, calling Trump’s past comments about Barack Obama “morally silly and politically dangerous.”“This is hateful; this is racist,” Brooks said, calling Trump’s past comments about Barack Obama “morally silly and politically dangerous.”
“We need to begin to think about the american people and begin to understand that they’re the central characters in this narrate,” Brooks said, calling Trump’s candidacy “a sideshow.”“We need to begin to think about the american people and begin to understand that they’re the central characters in this narrate,” Brooks said, calling Trump’s candidacy “a sideshow.”
“Stop engaging in the politics of demagoguery,” Brooks told Trump. Every time Trump engages in what Brooks characterized as un-American rhetoric, “his poll numbers go up, his votes go up, but the fact of the matter is, those votes are being extracted from who we are as a country.”“Stop engaging in the politics of demagoguery,” Brooks told Trump. Every time Trump engages in what Brooks characterized as un-American rhetoric, “his poll numbers go up, his votes go up, but the fact of the matter is, those votes are being extracted from who we are as a country.”
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Live: Bernie Sanders speaks in Charlotte, North Carolina.Live: Bernie Sanders speaks in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Mitt Romney: John Kasich "is the guy Ohio needs to vote for"Mitt Romney: John Kasich "is the guy Ohio needs to vote for"
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hasn’t officially endorsed any of the four remaining would-be successors yet, but an appearance in Ohio with the state’s governor, candidate John Kasich, came pretty close.Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hasn’t officially endorsed any of the four remaining would-be successors yet, but an appearance in Ohio with the state’s governor, candidate John Kasich, came pretty close.
WATCH: @MittRomney campaigns with @JohnKasich: "This is the guy Ohio needs to vote for." https://t.co/W8z4nToRX8 https://t.co/cml89I2GePWATCH: @MittRomney campaigns with @JohnKasich: "This is the guy Ohio needs to vote for." https://t.co/W8z4nToRX8 https://t.co/cml89I2GeP
“If you want to actually see a balanced budget in Washington, if you want to get rid of Obamacare, if you want to see employers come back to America instead of fleeing America, and jobs come again, if you want to get wages up,” Romney said, “this is the guy Ohio needs to vote for.”“If you want to actually see a balanced budget in Washington, if you want to get rid of Obamacare, if you want to see employers come back to America instead of fleeing America, and jobs come again, if you want to get wages up,” Romney said, “this is the guy Ohio needs to vote for.”
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This made the Guardian’s Dan Roberts chuckle, for obvious reasons:This made the Guardian’s Dan Roberts chuckle, for obvious reasons:
Logo on Bernie campaign alert advising Ohio voters how to deal with any polling irregularities tomorrow pic.twitter.com/3CnQ1VHA3ILogo on Bernie campaign alert advising Ohio voters how to deal with any polling irregularities tomorrow pic.twitter.com/3CnQ1VHA3I
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Lauren GambinoLauren Gambino
“Love Trumps hate,” Hillary Clinton told group of Latino activists in Chicago on the eve of the Illinois primary, reports the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino from Chicago:“Love Trumps hate,” Hillary Clinton told group of Latino activists in Chicago on the eve of the Illinois primary, reports the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino from Chicago:
Beginning her day Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, which has a strong Mexican-American community, Clinton implored the group to mobilize their community to vote against Donald Trump, who she did not mention by name.Beginning her day Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, which has a strong Mexican-American community, Clinton implored the group to mobilize their community to vote against Donald Trump, who she did not mention by name.
“Do you know how to stop the hate?,” Clinton said at The Resurrection Project at La Casa, which helps Mexican-Americans become US citizens. “In a democracy you make your voice heard by becoming a citizen and voting on election day to make sure your voice is heard,” Clinton said. “Yes, there are voices of bigotry and hatred and prejudice and division.”“Do you know how to stop the hate?,” Clinton said at The Resurrection Project at La Casa, which helps Mexican-Americans become US citizens. “In a democracy you make your voice heard by becoming a citizen and voting on election day to make sure your voice is heard,” Clinton said. “Yes, there are voices of bigotry and hatred and prejudice and division.”
Clinton was joined by congressman Luis Gutierrez and labor leader Dolores Huerta.Clinton was joined by congressman Luis Gutierrez and labor leader Dolores Huerta.
“I know you have work to do,” Clinton told the group. “I don’t want to interrupt the work, but please tell everyone to come out and vote tomorrow, we have to have a big vote tomorrow that can send a strong message that love trumps hate.”“I know you have work to do,” Clinton told the group. “I don’t want to interrupt the work, but please tell everyone to come out and vote tomorrow, we have to have a big vote tomorrow that can send a strong message that love trumps hate.”
Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against Latinos, and campaign promise to build a wall along the US’s southern border paid for by Mexico, has mobilized the Latino and Hispanic communities to mobilize in opposition.Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against Latinos, and campaign promise to build a wall along the US’s southern border paid for by Mexico, has mobilized the Latino and Hispanic communities to mobilize in opposition.
“We are going to make sure there are 1 million new immigrant citizens before November of 2016,” Gutierrez said while introducing Clinton.“We are going to make sure there are 1 million new immigrant citizens before November of 2016,” Gutierrez said while introducing Clinton.
Clinton and her opponent Bernie Sanders are locked in a tight battle here, with Clinton’s campaign concerned the Senator has made inroads. Sanders has attacked the city’s embattled mayor, Rahm Emmanuel, a former aide in the Clinton administration.Clinton and her opponent Bernie Sanders are locked in a tight battle here, with Clinton’s campaign concerned the Senator has made inroads. Sanders has attacked the city’s embattled mayor, Rahm Emmanuel, a former aide in the Clinton administration.
“Hillary Clinton proudly lists mayor Rahm Emanuel as one of her leading mayoral endorsers,” Sanders said told reporters in Chicago on Saturday. “Well let me be as clear as I can be: Based on his disastrous record as mayor of the city of Chicago, I do not want mayor Emanuel’s endorsement if I win the Democratic nomination.”“Hillary Clinton proudly lists mayor Rahm Emanuel as one of her leading mayoral endorsers,” Sanders said told reporters in Chicago on Saturday. “Well let me be as clear as I can be: Based on his disastrous record as mayor of the city of Chicago, I do not want mayor Emanuel’s endorsement if I win the Democratic nomination.”
After meeting with the activists, Clinton headed to a rally at a union hall in Chicago’s Near West Side. She is scheduled to campaign in Chicago and Springfield before making her way to North Carolina for an evening rally.After meeting with the activists, Clinton headed to a rally at a union hall in Chicago’s Near West Side. She is scheduled to campaign in Chicago and Springfield before making her way to North Carolina for an evening rally.
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Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s surprise appearance at a Donald Trump rally in Tampa, Florida, wasn’t streaming when she walked onstage, but video of the maverick-y conservative superstar has finally appeared online.Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s surprise appearance at a Donald Trump rally in Tampa, Florida, wasn’t streaming when she walked onstage, but video of the maverick-y conservative superstar has finally appeared online.
Palin was previously announced by the Trump campaign to be en route to Alaska, where her husband has been hospitalized following a “bad snow machine accident.”Palin was previously announced by the Trump campaign to be en route to Alaska, where her husband has been hospitalized following a “bad snow machine accident.”
“What we don’t have time for is all that petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff that’s been going on with those quote-unquote protesters who are doing nothing but wasting your time and trying to take away your first amendment rights, your rights to assemble peacefully,” Palin said.“What we don’t have time for is all that petty punk-ass little thuggery stuff that’s been going on with those quote-unquote protesters who are doing nothing but wasting your time and trying to take away your first amendment rights, your rights to assemble peacefully,” Palin said.
“And the media being on the thugs’ side - what the heck are you guys thinking, media?” Palin continued. “It doesn’t make sense! Well, you all get it. I think the media and too many other candidates are underestimating the wisdom of the people. You’re smart, energized, optimistic, positive and that’s why you’re here today and I thank you for spending your time here today, because it is time, we have all recognized the majority of americans have recognized Republicans, independents, good old blue=dog Reagan Democrats out there ! we have all recognized, we need a revolution!”“And the media being on the thugs’ side - what the heck are you guys thinking, media?” Palin continued. “It doesn’t make sense! Well, you all get it. I think the media and too many other candidates are underestimating the wisdom of the people. You’re smart, energized, optimistic, positive and that’s why you’re here today and I thank you for spending your time here today, because it is time, we have all recognized the majority of americans have recognized Republicans, independents, good old blue=dog Reagan Democrats out there ! we have all recognized, we need a revolution!”
“It is time to get rid of the status quo. The status quo has to go, right? We have needed a revolution, and we found our revolutionary. Donald Trump is that revolutionary!”“It is time to get rid of the status quo. The status quo has to go, right? We have needed a revolution, and we found our revolutionary. Donald Trump is that revolutionary!”
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Fox News politics producer Nick Kalman spotted a pair of Donald Trump supporters sporting armbands at a campaign event in Tampa, Florida, this afternoon.Fox News politics producer Nick Kalman spotted a pair of Donald Trump supporters sporting armbands at a campaign event in Tampa, Florida, this afternoon.
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Scott BixbyScott Bixby
Florida attorney general Pam Bondi has endorsed billionaire frontrunner Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination in a campaign event in Tampa, Florida.Florida attorney general Pam Bondi has endorsed billionaire frontrunner Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination in a campaign event in Tampa, Florida.
FL AG Pam Bondi endorses Trump on stage at Tampa rallyFL AG Pam Bondi endorses Trump on stage at Tampa rally
Bondi, a former prosecutor and Fox News legal analyst, was the lead attorney general in Florida et al v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, the landmark Supreme Court case that unsuccessfully attempted to overturn the Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare).Bondi, a former prosecutor and Fox News legal analyst, was the lead attorney general in Florida et al v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, the landmark Supreme Court case that unsuccessfully attempted to overturn the Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare).
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Palin appears at Trump rally after earlier cancellationPalin appears at Trump rally after earlier cancellation
It seems Sarah Palin was not “returning to Alaska to be with her husband” as previously announced by the Trump campaign following a cancellation of an event this morning with Palin.It seems Sarah Palin was not “returning to Alaska to be with her husband” as previously announced by the Trump campaign following a cancellation of an event this morning with Palin.
Todd Palin was hospitalized following a “bad snow machine accident,” the campaign said.Todd Palin was hospitalized following a “bad snow machine accident,” the campaign said.
But now Palin has popped up at a later Trump rally:But now Palin has popped up at a later Trump rally:
Surprise appearance by Sarah Palin, who says her husband is recovering in ICU and accuses the media of siding with violent protesters.Surprise appearance by Sarah Palin, who says her husband is recovering in ICU and accuses the media of siding with violent protesters.
Live stream here:Live stream here:
The Guardian’s David Smith is in the room:The Guardian’s David Smith is in the room:
Chris Christie: "Florida, tomorrow, is going to be Trump country, isn't it?" pic.twitter.com/9zf9mqhorDChris Christie: "Florida, tomorrow, is going to be Trump country, isn't it?" pic.twitter.com/9zf9mqhorD
Christie: "There's only one person left who can beat Hillary Clinton and that person is called Donald Trump."Christie: "There's only one person left who can beat Hillary Clinton and that person is called Donald Trump."
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Yes, pretty good:Yes, pretty good:
Here it is, the best GIF of this entire election cycle: pic.twitter.com/hEK3ovBWJmHere it is, the best GIF of this entire election cycle: pic.twitter.com/hEK3ovBWJm
The original video of the Trump rally interrupted by a protester at the weekend is here.The original video of the Trump rally interrupted by a protester at the weekend is here.
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Sanders: 'I think we're going to win OhioSanders: 'I think we're going to win Ohio
At a rally in Akron, Bernie Sanders said he is confident that high turnout among low-income, working-class and young voters can deliver him a win in Ohio, the AP reports:At a rally in Akron, Bernie Sanders said he is confident that high turnout among low-income, working-class and young voters can deliver him a win in Ohio, the AP reports:
If you don’t tell anybody,” the Vermont senator said in a whispered tone, “let me mention to you, I think we’re going to win Ohio tomorrow.”If you don’t tell anybody,” the Vermont senator said in a whispered tone, “let me mention to you, I think we’re going to win Ohio tomorrow.”