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| Hillary Clinton turns away from Sanders to set sights on Trump – campaign live | Hillary Clinton turns away from Sanders to set sights on Trump – campaign live |
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| Deputies disciplined for 'failure to act' at Trump rally where protester sucker-punched | |
| Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have been demoted and two suspended without pay for “unsatisfactory performance” at a 9 March Donald Trump rally at which a protester was sucker punched – leading deputies to pounce on the protester, ignoring his assailant. | |
| The disciplinary measures were announced on the Facebook page of Cumberland County sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler. | |
| “We have disciplined five deputies following a professional standards investigation arising from the events at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville,” the statement said. | |
| “Three deputies were demoted in rank, and they were suspended for a period of five days each without pay for unsatisfactory performance and failing to discharge the duties and policies of the Office of Sheriff. | |
| “Two other deputies were suspended for a period of three days without pay for unsatisfactory performance and the failure to discharge their duties.” | |
| Here’s video of the incident: | |
| The assailant, John McGraw, was later charged with assault and battery. In an interview at the rally he warned that the protester, Rakeem Jones, might be an Isis member and “the next time we see him, we might have to kill him.” | |
| Jones is not an Isis member. He told local media that he was “satisfied” with the disciplining of the deputies but that his life had changed. | |
| “When I was threatened on national TV, this man was saying, ‘we are going to have to kill him’,” Jones told TWCNews. “Though I’m satisfied with the discipline of the sheriffs, I would like to know who is ‘we’”. | |
| The five disciplined deputies were placed on probationary status for a year, the sheriff’s statement said. | |
| “The actions of the deputies and their failures to act in situations such as that which occurred during the Trump rally at the Crown Coliseum have never been and will not ever be tolerated under the policies of this office,” the statement said. | |
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| Carson, Rubio, Trump warn of brokered convention dangers | |
| Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told CNN last night that there would be “a lot of turmoil” if Donald Trump was nudged aside by the Republican party in a brokered convention, should Trump’s lead in the nominating race remain strong. | |
| “There’s no question that there would be a lot of turmoil if the establishment tries to thwart the will of the people, recognizing that millions of new voters have come into the Republican fold, largely as a result of Donald Trump,” Carson said. | |
| Carson’s remarks were prompted by a warning by Trump Tuesday that if he holds a big lead going into the convention but not a full majority of delegates, and the party nominated someone else, “I think you’d have riots.” | |
| Rubio also warned of potential chaos from a brokered convention, in a conference call late Wednesday with supporters. | |
| “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. | |
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| Rubio: Cruz 'only conservative left in the race' | Rubio: Cruz 'only conservative left in the race' |
| Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio has told Minnesota supporters on a conference call that he thinks fellow senator Ted Cruz is the “the only conservative left in the race,” the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports. | Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio has told Minnesota supporters on a conference call that he thinks fellow senator Ted Cruz is the “the only conservative left in the race,” the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports. |
| Rubio did not endorse Cruz on the call. He did warn of the dangers of potentially elevating a trailing candidate to nominee in a brokered convention. | Rubio did not endorse Cruz on the call. He did warn of the dangers of potentially elevating a trailing candidate to nominee in a brokered convention. |
| Rubio’s comments followed an assessment late Wednesday by Ben Carson, also a former candidate, that “turmoil” would attend a contested convention. | Rubio’s comments followed an assessment late Wednesday by Ben Carson, also a former candidate, that “turmoil” would attend a contested convention. |
| “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. | “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. |
| “This election was entirely driven by national media coverage, in many ways,” he said. “When the media narrative goes negative on you, and all the news is bad, it kind of knocks us off.” | “This election was entirely driven by national media coverage, in many ways,” he said. “When the media narrative goes negative on you, and all the news is bad, it kind of knocks us off.” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Video – How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice | Video – How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice |
| Related: How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice | Related: How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s an active morning of foreign policy headlines with the sentencing in North Korea of an American student to 15 years of hard labor for trying to swipe a hotel poster ... and secretary of state John Kerry expected to announce this morning the administration’s finding that Islamic State fighters have committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in Iraq and Syria. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s an active morning of foreign policy headlines with the sentencing in North Korea of an American student to 15 years of hard labor for trying to swipe a hotel poster ... and secretary of state John Kerry expected to announce this morning the administration’s finding that Islamic State fighters have committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in Iraq and Syria. |
| A genocide against Christians may be a topic the presidential candidates feel inclined to weigh in on. Meanwhile the Hillary Clinton camp continued its slow starboard turn away from Democratic rival Bernie Sanders to take on anticipated – or current – rival Donald Trump: | A genocide against Christians may be a topic the presidential candidates feel inclined to weigh in on. Meanwhile the Hillary Clinton camp continued its slow starboard turn away from Democratic rival Bernie Sanders to take on anticipated – or current – rival Donald Trump: |
| Trump is fanning the flames of chaos and violence. That's not leadership—it’s dangerous. https://t.co/wGsfs9ZS8R pic.twitter.com/4ICA9VzSLI | Trump is fanning the flames of chaos and violence. That's not leadership—it’s dangerous. https://t.co/wGsfs9ZS8R pic.twitter.com/4ICA9VzSLI |
| Trump: making a joke of democracy – or revealing the power of the people? | Trump: making a joke of democracy – or revealing the power of the people? |
| Related: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump | Related: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump |
| Obama is heading to Cuba next week: | Obama is heading to Cuba next week: |
| Related: Obama's address to Cuban people will be highlight of historic visit | Related: Obama's address to Cuban people will be highlight of historic visit |
| ‘President Trump’ judged major threat to global economy: | ‘President Trump’ judged major threat to global economy: |
| Related: 'President Trump' as big a threat as jihadi terror to global economy - EIU | Related: 'President Trump' as big a threat as jihadi terror to global economy - EIU |
| Thanks for joining us for all our politics coverage today. What news lines are you following this morning? Let us know in the comments! | Thanks for joining us for all our politics coverage today. What news lines are you following this morning? Let us know in the comments! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.50pm GMT | at 1.50pm GMT |