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| Donald Trump hosts homecoming rally in New York state – live coverage | Donald Trump hosts homecoming rally in New York state – live coverage |
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| After an enthusiastic reception on Long Island, Donald Trump has returned to his home state for a two-week tour in the hopes of reigniting momentum for his presidential bid. | |
| Step one: Announcing a leadership team to make up for serious cracks in his campaign’s organizational structure. Trump’s campaign has announced a team of upstate and downstate political organizers that, in their words, represent “the most powerful presidential campaign organization in the state.” | |
| “New York is my home and I am so proud to have been able to assemble such an incredible team,” Trump said in a statement. “I have watched and known these people for so many years. They love New York and our country.” | |
| Among the team members: Congressman Chris Collins, an honorary co-chair of the campaign, a position he shared with Carl Paladino, the 2010 Republican candidate for governor and, like Trump, a successful real-estate developer. | |
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| Coming at you live from a McDonald’s in Bethpage, Long Island... | |
| ...where there are more people in Donald Trump-branded swag in one place than we’ve ever seen outside of an actual Trump rally. | |
| Police reported that minor fights were breaking out as 12,000 people (the capacity of the Grumman Studio space rented by the Trump campaign) attempted to board the five courtesy shuttles meant to take people back to their vehicles. The choice between a three-mile walk and a 45-minute wait punctuated by occasional mob violence has driven us to the Golden Arches. | |
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| Donald Trump: 'We are going to win, win, win! | Donald Trump: 'We are going to win, win, win! |
| And with that, Donald Trump exits the stage. | And with that, Donald Trump exits the stage. |
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| “We’re going to be tough, we’re going to be vigilant, we’re not going to be politically correct all the time,” Donald Trump declared. “We’re going to bring back our country - we’re going to make our country strong again, we’re going to make our country respected again,” he continued. | “We’re going to be tough, we’re going to be vigilant, we’re not going to be politically correct all the time,” Donald Trump declared. “We’re going to bring back our country - we’re going to make our country strong again, we’re going to make our country respected again,” he continued. |
| “You’re going to look at this night, in two years, in four years, in twelve years, and you’re going to say, ‘this was a great evening.’ When you heard somebody finally say, ‘we’re not going to allow us to be a scapegoat anymore,’” he continued. | “You’re going to look at this night, in two years, in four years, in twelve years, and you’re going to say, ‘this was a great evening.’ When you heard somebody finally say, ‘we’re not going to allow us to be a scapegoat anymore,’” he continued. |
| “I’m going to say it here and I’m going to say it now: America first!” Trump said, perhaps-accidentally-perhaps-not quoting isolationist icon Charles Lindbergh, to raucous applause. | “I’m going to say it here and I’m going to say it now: America first!” Trump said, perhaps-accidentally-perhaps-not quoting isolationist icon Charles Lindbergh, to raucous applause. |
| “We’re gonna start winning again, folks!” | “We’re gonna start winning again, folks!” |
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| Donald Trump reads The Snake again... | Donald Trump reads The Snake again... |
| The song, a 1968 folk classic by Al Wilson - although Trump mistakenly that it was written by “the great Al Green” - tells the story of a wicked snake that tricks a “tender-hearted woman” into saving its life, only to bite and kill her. Trump, who uses the lyrics as a metaphor for the threat posed by refugees who seek entry into the US, has taken to reading it at each of his rallies. | The song, a 1968 folk classic by Al Wilson - although Trump mistakenly that it was written by “the great Al Green” - tells the story of a wicked snake that tricks a “tender-hearted woman” into saving its life, only to bite and kill her. Trump, who uses the lyrics as a metaphor for the threat posed by refugees who seek entry into the US, has taken to reading it at each of his rallies. |
| Here’s the full text, for your interpretation: | Here’s the full text, for your interpretation: |
| On her way to work one morning,Down the path alongside the lake,A tender-hearted woman saw a poor, half-frozen snake. | On her way to work one morning,Down the path alongside the lake,A tender-hearted woman saw a poor, half-frozen snake. |
| His pretty-colored skin had been all frosted with the dew.“Oh well,” she cried, “I’ll take you in and I’ll take care of you!”“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silkAnd then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk.Now she hurried home from work that night - as soon as she arrivedShe found that pretty snake she’d taking in had been revived.“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.Now she clutched him to her bosom, “You’re so beautiful!” she cried.“But if I hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died.”Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tightBut instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite.“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.“I saved you!” cried that woman.“And you’ve bit me even - why?You know your bite is poisonous and now I’m going to die!”“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin.“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in!“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake. | His pretty-colored skin had been all frosted with the dew.“Oh well,” she cried, “I’ll take you in and I’ll take care of you!”“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silkAnd then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk.Now she hurried home from work that night - as soon as she arrivedShe found that pretty snake she’d taking in had been revived.“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.Now she clutched him to her bosom, “You’re so beautiful!” she cried.“But if I hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died.”Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tightBut instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite.“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake.“I saved you!” cried that woman.“And you’ve bit me even - why?You know your bite is poisonous and now I’m going to die!”“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin.“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in!“Take me in, oh tender woman,Take me in, for heaven’s sake,Take me in, oh tender woman,” sighed the snake. |
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| Donald Trump frequently criticizes members of the press for not illustrating how massive his crowds are - and they are massive. So, here you go: | Donald Trump frequently criticizes members of the press for not illustrating how massive his crowds are - and they are massive. So, here you go: |
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| “Remember the debate? When he started lecturing me on New York values, like they were no good?” Donald Trump says of opponent Ted Cruz, to an incensed crowd. | “Remember the debate? When he started lecturing me on New York values, like they were no good?” Donald Trump says of opponent Ted Cruz, to an incensed crowd. |
| “So I looked at him, and I started talking about our incredible police, our incredible firefighters, our incredible people, our incredible construction workers,” Trump continued, to growing applause and cheers from the audience. “The worst attack in the history of the United States - the bravery that we showed was incredible, we all lived through it, we all know people who’ve died, and I’ve got this guy over here, talking about New York values with scorn on his face!” | “So I looked at him, and I started talking about our incredible police, our incredible firefighters, our incredible people, our incredible construction workers,” Trump continued, to growing applause and cheers from the audience. “The worst attack in the history of the United States - the bravery that we showed was incredible, we all lived through it, we all know people who’ve died, and I’ve got this guy over here, talking about New York values with scorn on his face!” |
| “I think you can forget about him.” | “I think you can forget about him.” |
| “LYIN’ TED! LYIN’ TED! LYIN’ TED!” the audience chanted. | “LYIN’ TED! LYIN’ TED! LYIN’ TED!” the audience chanted. |
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| After warming up the crowd with compliments for his daughter, compliments for Bethpage (where he once played baseball) and promises to take care of American veterans, billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump promised that the world will “change quickly” once he is elected president. | After warming up the crowd with compliments for his daughter, compliments for Bethpage (where he once played baseball) and promises to take care of American veterans, billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump promised that the world will “change quickly” once he is elected president. |
| “I love the Mexican people, I love Hispanics, I love Hispanics, they’re unbelievable people,” Trump said, to mixed boos and cheers from the audience. But “our companies are being uprooted, they’re moving to Mexico, they’re moving to other countries... and you know what? We’re gonna end the practice. We’re gonna bring those companies back, and we’re gonna bring ’em back to the United States.” | “I love the Mexican people, I love Hispanics, I love Hispanics, they’re unbelievable people,” Trump said, to mixed boos and cheers from the audience. But “our companies are being uprooted, they’re moving to Mexico, they’re moving to other countries... and you know what? We’re gonna end the practice. We’re gonna bring those companies back, and we’re gonna bring ’em back to the United States.” |
| As the audience shouted “Built the wall! Build the wall!” an elderly woman was led past the press section on a gurney, an oxygen mask attached to her mouth. She appeared to have fainted. | As the audience shouted “Built the wall! Build the wall!” an elderly woman was led past the press section on a gurney, an oxygen mask attached to her mouth. She appeared to have fainted. |
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| Donald Trump takes the stage in Long Island | Donald Trump takes the stage in Long Island |
| “Y’all ready for this?” | “Y’all ready for this?” |
| With NBA halftime music blasting a volume almost commensurate with the screaming of the thousands-strong crowd, billionaire Republican frontrunner took the state at a movie studio in Bethpage, New York, with a wide grin on his face. | With NBA halftime music blasting a volume almost commensurate with the screaming of the thousands-strong crowd, billionaire Republican frontrunner took the state at a movie studio in Bethpage, New York, with a wide grin on his face. |
| “It’s great to be home!” Trump told the raucous crowd. | “It’s great to be home!” Trump told the raucous crowd. |
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| Less than two weeks after giving birth, Ivanka Trump introduced her father as “an icon” who will put America first. | Less than two weeks after giving birth, Ivanka Trump introduced her father as “an icon” who will put America first. |
| “My father, as he’s done his whole life, will work tirelessly, and he’ll work tirelessly for this country,” the younger Trump said. “He’s not beholden to anyone - other than you.” | “My father, as he’s done his whole life, will work tirelessly, and he’ll work tirelessly for this country,” the younger Trump said. “He’s not beholden to anyone - other than you.” |
| Ivanka noted that, although she has a one-week-old son at home, she felt compelled to join her father’s campaign in Bethpage. | Ivanka noted that, although she has a one-week-old son at home, she felt compelled to join her father’s campaign in Bethpage. |
| “I can tell you, it was note easy to leave him for so much as a minute to be here,” Ivanka said, “but it was incredibly important to me that I did. Because I believe that the importance of this election, and what it means for the future of our country, is more important now than ever.” | “I can tell you, it was note easy to leave him for so much as a minute to be here,” Ivanka said, “but it was incredibly important to me that I did. Because I believe that the importance of this election, and what it means for the future of our country, is more important now than ever.” |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Moments before Donald Trump was scheduled to begin speaking here at a movie studio in Bethpage, New York, the universally understood signal for a “troublemaker” - in the campaign’s parlance - was sounded. | Moments before Donald Trump was scheduled to begin speaking here at a movie studio in Bethpage, New York, the universally understood signal for a “troublemaker” - in the campaign’s parlance - was sounded. |
| “Trump! Trump! Trump!” a group in the center of the thousands-strong spectators, raising their hands and pointing down at a man in a blue-and-white patterned foam cowboy hat. | “Trump! Trump! Trump!” a group in the center of the thousands-strong spectators, raising their hands and pointing down at a man in a blue-and-white patterned foam cowboy hat. |
| As the security moved toward the center of the room, the majority of the crowd created an impromptu response to the protester. | As the security moved toward the center of the room, the majority of the crowd created an impromptu response to the protester. |
| “ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE!” the crowd chanted, accompanied by a tomahawk-style arm chop in the direction of the protester. Boos filled the massive hangar as David Bowie filled the air. | “ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE!” the crowd chanted, accompanied by a tomahawk-style arm chop in the direction of the protester. Boos filled the massive hangar as David Bowie filled the air. |
| “It’s like a bit in a David Lynch movie, where things get really violent and then soothing music comes on,” a nearby British reporter noted. | “It’s like a bit in a David Lynch movie, where things get really violent and then soothing music comes on,” a nearby British reporter noted. |
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| The chair of the Suffolk County Republican party, John Jay LaValle, announced at Donald Trump’s rally in Bethpage, Long Island, that the group was endorsing the billionaire frontrunner’s bid for the Republican nomination. | The chair of the Suffolk County Republican party, John Jay LaValle, announced at Donald Trump’s rally in Bethpage, Long Island, that the group was endorsing the billionaire frontrunner’s bid for the Republican nomination. |
| It makes Trump the “establishment” candidate east of the East River - and opens up the coffers of well-to-do North Shore donors in Suffolk County to Trump. | It makes Trump the “establishment” candidate east of the East River - and opens up the coffers of well-to-do North Shore donors in Suffolk County to Trump. |
| Not that he wants your money. | Not that he wants your money. |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| A first at a rally for Donald Trump: A Trump-branded cell phone case, carried by Sharon Genchi and her daughter-in-law-to-be Marissa MacCulloch, both Bethpage natives. | A first at a rally for Donald Trump: A Trump-branded cell phone case, carried by Sharon Genchi and her daughter-in-law-to-be Marissa MacCulloch, both Bethpage natives. |
| “I just love him - I think he’s gonna be the one who’s gonna make America great again,” said Genchi, who told the Guardian that she “walked miles to get here, fought through the protesters” to see Trump speak. | “I just love him - I think he’s gonna be the one who’s gonna make America great again,” said Genchi, who told the Guardian that she “walked miles to get here, fought through the protesters” to see Trump speak. |
| MacCulloch told the Guardian that her main issue was jobs. “We need jobs back.” Her future mother-in-law agreed. “I have two sons, one with a master’s degree and one with a bachelor’s degree, and they both struggle to find jobs!” Genchi said. “They’re making $15 an hour and they’re both incredibly smart - it’s just ridiculous.” | MacCulloch told the Guardian that her main issue was jobs. “We need jobs back.” Her future mother-in-law agreed. “I have two sons, one with a master’s degree and one with a bachelor’s degree, and they both struggle to find jobs!” Genchi said. “They’re making $15 an hour and they’re both incredibly smart - it’s just ridiculous.” |
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| “Yeah, I’m tough. I’m tough,” onetime New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino told the antsy crowd, which erupted into a “Trump! Trump! Trump!” chant out of apparent boredom. | “Yeah, I’m tough. I’m tough,” onetime New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino told the antsy crowd, which erupted into a “Trump! Trump! Trump!” chant out of apparent boredom. |
| Paladino continued on. “We want to stop the flow of immigrants - of aliens into our country! We want jobs for Americans! We want to stop letting the Chinese take advantage of us! We have a $2.5 trillion trade deficit! Over the past five years! That’s what the light is telling us.” | Paladino continued on. “We want to stop the flow of immigrants - of aliens into our country! We want jobs for Americans! We want to stop letting the Chinese take advantage of us! We have a $2.5 trillion trade deficit! Over the past five years! That’s what the light is telling us.” |
| “Our native son is here now,” Paladino said. “A guy born and raised in New York who doesn’t apologize to anybody, or anything.” | “Our native son is here now,” Paladino said. “A guy born and raised in New York who doesn’t apologize to anybody, or anything.” |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Just spoke to Rahul Jaggi, 17, and Justin Simon, 16, two young supporters of Donald Trump - to varying degrees - who waited more than two hours for a chance to see the candidate here at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. | Just spoke to Rahul Jaggi, 17, and Justin Simon, 16, two young supporters of Donald Trump - to varying degrees - who waited more than two hours for a chance to see the candidate here at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. |
| “I’m torn between between Trump and Bernie Sanders,” said Justin. “I want to see if he could persuade me.” How could Trump persuade him? “If he doesn’t make a total fool of himself, if he talks more politically...” | “I’m torn between between Trump and Bernie Sanders,” said Justin. “I want to see if he could persuade me.” How could Trump persuade him? “If he doesn’t make a total fool of himself, if he talks more politically...” |
| Rahul interjected. “To see if he really has a plan, to get more jobs back from other nations-” | Rahul interjected. “To see if he really has a plan, to get more jobs back from other nations-” |
| Justin interjected back. “-and more true to his statements – if he can really build the wall, and show us that he has a plan, then yeah, he’d win my support.” | Justin interjected back. “-and more true to his statements – if he can really build the wall, and show us that he has a plan, then yeah, he’d win my support.” |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| After a two-mile walk and a friendly encounter with a drug-sniffing dog, I’m here at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York, where Donald Trump is scheduled to address the thousands-strong crowd of Long Islanders in his first speech since last night’s bitter loss in the Wisconsin primary. | After a two-mile walk and a friendly encounter with a drug-sniffing dog, I’m here at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York, where Donald Trump is scheduled to address the thousands-strong crowd of Long Islanders in his first speech since last night’s bitter loss in the Wisconsin primary. |
| We’ll be liveblogging the proceedings, as well as political news from the rest of the world - stay tuned! | We’ll be liveblogging the proceedings, as well as political news from the rest of the world - stay tuned! |
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| #Kaisch2016. | #Kaisch2016. |
| Excited to join #Kaisch4Us veterans townhall tomorrow night at VFW in Brooklyn. Get tix at https://t.co/lBa8CeP6fJ pic.twitter.com/xWCUKaJERW | Excited to join #Kaisch4Us veterans townhall tomorrow night at VFW in Brooklyn. Get tix at https://t.co/lBa8CeP6fJ pic.twitter.com/xWCUKaJERW |
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