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Ted Cruz attacks Donald Trump on home turf – campaign live | Ted Cruz attacks Donald Trump on home turf – campaign live |
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Would you rather be shot or poisoned? was how senator Lindsey Graham put it. But then he hosted a fundraiser for Cruz – so maybe it’s not such an intractable conundrum. | |
VOTER: “If you don’t get this nomination, will you support this bozo Trump or this Cruz?”KASICH: “Boy, I wish I hadn’t called on you." | |
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In warning Donald Trump against attacking his wife Heidi, which Trump threatened to do on Twitter, Ted Cruz borrowed a line from the film The American President: | |
Ted Cruz literally lifted a line from The American President pic.twitter.com/BdG7Qcr4Ye | |
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Paul Ryan on ugly political discourse: ‘It didn’t use to be this bad’ – video | |
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Clinton to speak on national security | Clinton to speak on national security |
Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
Hillary Clinton will train her fire on Republicans’ “rhetorical bluster” during a speech on counterterrorism at Stanford this afternoon, one day after the attacks in Brussels. | Hillary Clinton will train her fire on Republicans’ “rhetorical bluster” during a speech on counterterrorism at Stanford this afternoon, one day after the attacks in Brussels. |
Clinton will argue that the US must be “nimble and comprehensive” in its efforts to defeat ISIS, according to a campaign official, and she will call for strengthening international alliances, specifically NATO. | Clinton will argue that the US must be “nimble and comprehensive” in its efforts to defeat ISIS, according to a campaign official, and she will call for strengthening international alliances, specifically NATO. |
Clinton is expected to target Republicans’ responses to the Brussels attacks. On Tuesday, Ted Cruz called for patrolling Muslim neighborhoods, while Donald Trump reiterated his call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country. | Clinton is expected to target Republicans’ responses to the Brussels attacks. On Tuesday, Ted Cruz called for patrolling Muslim neighborhoods, while Donald Trump reiterated his call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country. |
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Cruz attacks Trump on home turf | Cruz attacks Trump on home turf |
Ted Cruz is in New York City today – and uses the occasion to attack two hometown boys and the former senator from the state, reports the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino from the scene in midtown: | Ted Cruz is in New York City today – and uses the occasion to attack two hometown boys and the former senator from the state, reports the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino from the scene in midtown: |
.@tedcruz says Democratic candidates consist of a "wild-eyed socialist with dangerous ideas for America, and Bernie Sanders" | .@tedcruz says Democratic candidates consist of a "wild-eyed socialist with dangerous ideas for America, and Bernie Sanders" |
.@tedcruz goes after @realDonaldTrump on his home turf, calling out Trump for "bankrolling" New York Democrats at rally in Midtown | .@tedcruz goes after @realDonaldTrump on his home turf, calling out Trump for "bankrolling" New York Democrats at rally in Midtown |
Big cheers when they mentioned @tedcruz big Utah romp pic.twitter.com/ewf1i1He1G | Big cheers when they mentioned @tedcruz big Utah romp pic.twitter.com/ewf1i1He1G |
Cruz on Graham endorsement: "I never had an event held by someone who three weeks ago had publicly called for my murder." | Cruz on Graham endorsement: "I never had an event held by someone who three weeks ago had publicly called for my murder." |
CNN notices that Trump appears to have a light week scheduled. In any case there’s not much Republican voting going on before a stack of states on 26 April. Wisconsin votes on 5 April, Colorado votes on 8 April and New York votes on 19 April. | CNN notices that Trump appears to have a light week scheduled. In any case there’s not much Republican voting going on before a stack of states on 26 April. Wisconsin votes on 5 April, Colorado votes on 8 April and New York votes on 19 April. |
As Ted Cruz adds events & slams Trump on national security issues, Trump's keeping a light schedule. No public sked for the rest of the week | As Ted Cruz adds events & slams Trump on national security issues, Trump's keeping a light schedule. No public sked for the rest of the week |
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Obama cricitized for carrying on with Cuba trip | Obama cricitized for carrying on with Cuba trip |
President Barack Obama’s decision Tuesday to carry on with his Cuba trip instead of returning to the United States in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Brussels was criticized by all three Republican presidential candidates and others who questioned whether Obama could help coordinate an international response to the attacks from the Estado Latinoamerico in Havana. | President Barack Obama’s decision Tuesday to carry on with his Cuba trip instead of returning to the United States in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Brussels was criticized by all three Republican presidential candidates and others who questioned whether Obama could help coordinate an international response to the attacks from the Estado Latinoamerico in Havana. |
Obama attended an exhibition baseball game Tuesday afternoon in Cuba as key aspects of the attacks – from the casualty count to the suspects’ names to links to the November Paris attackers to a claim of responsibility by the Islamic State – were emerging or had freshly emerged. | Obama attended an exhibition baseball game Tuesday afternoon in Cuba as key aspects of the attacks – from the casualty count to the suspects’ names to links to the November Paris attackers to a claim of responsibility by the Islamic State – were emerging or had freshly emerged. |
Obama also addressed Cuban officials and dignitaries at Havana’s Gran Teatro on Tuesday. The speech, in which the president called for free speech for political dissidents, was broadcast in Cuba and internationally. | Obama also addressed Cuban officials and dignitaries at Havana’s Gran Teatro on Tuesday. The speech, in which the president called for free speech for political dissidents, was broadcast in Cuba and internationally. |
Multiple European countries announced new border controls, meanwhile, as Belgian authorities and Nato allies worked with US officials to organize a response to the attacks. | Multiple European countries announced new border controls, meanwhile, as Belgian authorities and Nato allies worked with US officials to organize a response to the attacks. |
Obama should have been there, too, said Ohio governor John Kasich. | Obama should have been there, too, said Ohio governor John Kasich. |
“What I hope he will say is, he’s leaving Cuba and heading back to the White House,” Kasich told Fox News. “He’s gonna begin to organize meetings with the leaders around the world and at the same time get himself in the position of where we can send teams of people immediately to Europe to begin to dig in terms of what we need to do to address the vulnerabilities we have.” | “What I hope he will say is, he’s leaving Cuba and heading back to the White House,” Kasich told Fox News. “He’s gonna begin to organize meetings with the leaders around the world and at the same time get himself in the position of where we can send teams of people immediately to Europe to begin to dig in terms of what we need to do to address the vulnerabilities we have.” |
Obama addressed the criticism in an interview with ESPN during the baseball game. | Obama addressed the criticism in an interview with ESPN during the baseball game. |
“It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world, particularly in this age of 24/7 news coverage,” Obama said. “You want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation, but the whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives.” | “It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world, particularly in this age of 24/7 news coverage,” Obama said. “You want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation, but the whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives.” |
The White House released a photo of Obama and national security adviser Susan Rice taking a call about the attacks at the residence of the US chief of mission in Havana: | The White House released a photo of Obama and national security adviser Susan Rice taking a call about the attacks at the residence of the US chief of mission in Havana: |
Ted Cruz, who on Monday hit Obama for complying with a photo opportunity in Cuba that featured in the background a large mural of Che Guevara, said Tuesday that Obama should either return from Cuba or travel himself to Brussels: | Ted Cruz, who on Monday hit Obama for complying with a photo opportunity in Cuba that featured in the background a large mural of Che Guevara, said Tuesday that Obama should either return from Cuba or travel himself to Brussels: |
“President Obama is spending his time going to baseball games with the Castros,” Cruz, the Cuban-American son of a Cuban refugee father, said. “The American people deserve a president who doesn’t grovel before a communist dictator who hates America,” Cruz said. | “President Obama is spending his time going to baseball games with the Castros,” Cruz, the Cuban-American son of a Cuban refugee father, said. “The American people deserve a president who doesn’t grovel before a communist dictator who hates America,” Cruz said. |
Trump also got in on the act: | Trump also got in on the act: |
Pres. Obama should leave the baseball game in Cuba immediately & get home to Washington- where a #POTUS, under a serious emergency belongs! | Pres. Obama should leave the baseball game in Cuba immediately & get home to Washington- where a #POTUS, under a serious emergency belongs! |
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From the comments / nothing | From the comments / nothing |
Hi, we’d omitted to enable comments on the blog. We’ve enabled them now. Sorry about that. No wonder no one was answering our callout to predict what Paul Ryan would say in his speech. | Hi, we’d omitted to enable comments on the blog. We’ve enabled them now. Sorry about that. No wonder no one was answering our callout to predict what Paul Ryan would say in his speech. |
Thanks for reading and participating! | Thanks for reading and participating! |
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Ryan said “it did not use to be this way” and asserted it does not have to be this way. | Ryan said “it did not use to be this way” and asserted it does not have to be this way. |
But is he a general without an army? Donald Trump has won 20 states. | But is he a general without an army? Donald Trump has won 20 states. |
Paul Ryan is talking about a Republican party that simply does not exist today | Paul Ryan is talking about a Republican party that simply does not exist today |
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Ryan is asked whose job it is to improve political discourse. | Ryan is asked whose job it is to improve political discourse. |
“Sometimes today we see a politics that is degrading, a politics that goes to our base,” Ryan says. | “Sometimes today we see a politics that is degrading, a politics that goes to our base,” Ryan says. |
Leaders, we need to raise our gaze, and raise our game, and talk about ideas, not prey upon people in their separate identities. [...] | Leaders, we need to raise our gaze, and raise our game, and talk about ideas, not prey upon people in their separate identities. [...] |
People must accept that other people think differently, he says. “Every one of our jobs as citizens is to respect other people’s different opinions.. without impugning their motives.” | People must accept that other people think differently, he says. “Every one of our jobs as citizens is to respect other people’s different opinions.. without impugning their motives.” |
Ryan says he’s not going to name names. But “we are slipping into being a divisive country. We are speaking to each other in echo chambers.” | Ryan says he’s not going to name names. But “we are slipping into being a divisive country. We are speaking to each other in echo chambers.” |
Ryan: "If we are going to keep this beautiful American experiment going, we are going to need to unify as a country." | Ryan: "If we are going to keep this beautiful American experiment going, we are going to need to unify as a country." |
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Politics can be a battle of ideas, not a battle of insults. It can be about solutions. It can be about making a difference. .. That’s what it can be, and that’s what it should be. | Politics can be a battle of ideas, not a battle of insults. It can be about solutions. It can be about making a difference. .. That’s what it can be, and that’s what it should be. |
He’s done. Brief speech. A call for civility in politics. He’s going to take questions. | He’s done. Brief speech. A call for civility in politics. He’s going to take questions. |
3.26pm GMT | 3.26pm GMT |
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Ryan: 'I was wrong' to divide Americans | Ryan: 'I was wrong' to divide Americans |
Ryan moves into a sketch of contrasts between what the national politics is and what it could be. There’s an implicit criticism throughout of the avatars of national political nastiness. Whomever he means by that. | Ryan moves into a sketch of contrasts between what the national politics is and what it could be. There’s an implicit criticism throughout of the avatars of national political nastiness. Whomever he means by that. |
“Instead of playing to your anxieties, we can appeal to your aspirations,” Ryan says. He says that playing identity politics is wrong. | “Instead of playing to your anxieties, we can appeal to your aspirations,” Ryan says. He says that playing identity politics is wrong. |
“We don’t just resort to scaring you, we dare to inspire you,” in his ideal politics, Ryan says. “We don’t just oppose, we propose...We don’t just win your support, we win the argument, we win hearts and minds.” | “We don’t just resort to scaring you, we dare to inspire you,” in his ideal politics, Ryan says. “We don’t just oppose, we propose...We don’t just win your support, we win the argument, we win hearts and minds.” |
Then Ryan gets personal, referring to a mistake he’s admitted before, in previously dividing Americans between makers and takers. | Then Ryan gets personal, referring to a mistake he’s admitted before, in previously dividing Americans between makers and takers. |
“There was a time when I would talk about a difference between makers and takers in this country... I realized that I was wrong... most people don’t want to be dependent, and to label a whole group of Americans that way was wrong. I shouldn’t castigate a whole group of Americans just to make a point. | “There was a time when I would talk about a difference between makers and takers in this country... I realized that I was wrong... most people don’t want to be dependent, and to label a whole group of Americans that way was wrong. I shouldn’t castigate a whole group of Americans just to make a point. |
“I say this not to be politically correct. I say this because I was wrong.” | “I say this not to be politically correct. I say this because I was wrong.” |