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| Trump endorsed by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani – campaign live | Trump endorsed by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani – campaign live |
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| Trump: Giuliani nod 'such a great honor' | |
| Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs sends along this statement from Donald Trump on the news of the Rudy Giuliani endorsement. Statement via the Trump campaign: | |
| Everyone has tremendous respect for Rudy Giuliani and this is such a great honor. Rudy knows me well and therefore it is an even greater honor than it would normally be. | |
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| Bill Clinton heckled in Philadelphia | |
| Bill Clinton appeared in Philadelphia this afternoon to stump for Hillary Clinton. But then he was confronted by a heckler with a “Hillary Clinton is a murderer” sign –which developed into what appears to have been a pretty intense showdown with the crowd. | |
| We have video and a longer report on the way... | |
| Woman with a "Hillary Clinton is a murderer" sign heckles @billclinton and he launches into diatribe about everything he's done for country. | |
| Bill Clinton getting protested hard in Philly over the crime & welfare bills.This is going to get its own headlines pic.twitter.com/JMyiTWuJm3 | |
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| Giuliani backs Trump– report | Giuliani backs Trump– report |
| “I support Trump. I’m gonna vote for Trump,” former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani told The New York Post on Thursday, the newspaper reported. | “I support Trump. I’m gonna vote for Trump,” former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani told The New York Post on Thursday, the newspaper reported. |
| The 9/11 mayor and former Republican presidential candidate had kept his preference in the race a secret, against intense media interest and, one assumes, no small amount of lobbying by the candidates. | The 9/11 mayor and former Republican presidential candidate had kept his preference in the race a secret, against intense media interest and, one assumes, no small amount of lobbying by the candidates. |
| There’s reason to think that Giuliani could help Trump gain traction among Republicans voting in the primary. But if Trump makes the general, the kiss of Rudy may decline in value. | There’s reason to think that Giuliani could help Trump gain traction among Republicans voting in the primary. But if Trump makes the general, the kiss of Rudy may decline in value. |
| Republicans polled in 2013 after Giuliani endorsed Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota (who would go on to lose to Bill de Blasio) said Giuliani’s endorsement made a difference in a positive way. | Republicans polled in 2013 after Giuliani endorsed Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota (who would go on to lose to Bill de Blasio) said Giuliani’s endorsement made a difference in a positive way. |
| “Most Republicans — 72% — say a Giuliani endorsement makes them more likely to vote for Lhota while 8% report it makes them less inclined to support him,” a Marist poll found. “Among Democrats, 57% think Giuliani’s backing makes them less likely to cast their ballot for Lhota.” | “Most Republicans — 72% — say a Giuliani endorsement makes them more likely to vote for Lhota while 8% report it makes them less inclined to support him,” a Marist poll found. “Among Democrats, 57% think Giuliani’s backing makes them less likely to cast their ballot for Lhota.” |
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| Former Israeli ambassador accuses Sanders of blood libel | Former Israeli ambassador accuses Sanders of blood libel |
| Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, has accused Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders of “blood libel” for Sanders’ suggestion in a New York Daily News interview last Friday that Israel had killed more than 10,000 innocent Palestinians during the last Gaza war. | Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, has accused Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders of “blood libel” for Sanders’ suggestion in a New York Daily News interview last Friday that Israel had killed more than 10,000 innocent Palestinians during the last Gaza war. |
| “First of all, he should get his facts right. Secondly, he owes Israel an apology,” Oren, now a member of the Knesset, told the Times of Israel in an interview. “He accused us of a blood libel. He accused us of bombing hospitals. He accused us of killing 10,000 Palestinian civilians. Don’t you think that merits an apology?” | “First of all, he should get his facts right. Secondly, he owes Israel an apology,” Oren, now a member of the Knesset, told the Times of Israel in an interview. “He accused us of a blood libel. He accused us of bombing hospitals. He accused us of killing 10,000 Palestinian civilians. Don’t you think that merits an apology?” |
| Sanders’ take in the Daily News interview on the 2014 conflict was more inflected than Oren allowed, but he did mention the number 10,000. From the transcript: | Sanders’ take in the Daily News interview on the 2014 conflict was more inflected than Oren allowed, but he did mention the number 10,000. From the transcript: |
| Daily News: Do you support the Palestinian leadership’s attempt to use the International Criminal Court to litigate some of these issues to establish that, in their view, Israel had committed essentially war crimes? | Daily News: Do you support the Palestinian leadership’s attempt to use the International Criminal Court to litigate some of these issues to establish that, in their view, Israel had committed essentially war crimes? |
| Sanders: No. | Sanders: No. |
| Daily News: Why not? | Daily News: Why not? |
| Sanders: Why not? | Sanders: Why not? |
| Daily News: Why not, why it... | Daily News: Why not, why it... |
| Sanders: Look, why don’t I support a million things in the world? I’m just telling you that I happen to believe...anybody help me out here, because I don’t remember the figures, but my recollection is over 10,000 innocent people were killed in Gaza. Does that sound right? | Sanders: Look, why don’t I support a million things in the world? I’m just telling you that I happen to believe...anybody help me out here, because I don’t remember the figures, but my recollection is over 10,000 innocent people were killed in Gaza. Does that sound right? |
| Daily News: I think it’s probably high, but we can look at that. | Daily News: I think it’s probably high, but we can look at that. |
| Sanders: I don’t have it in my number...but I think it’s over 10,000. My understanding is that a whole lot of apartment houses were leveled. Hospitals, I think, were bombed. So yeah, I do believe and I don’t think I’m alone in believing that Israel’s force was more indiscriminate than it should have been. | Sanders: I don’t have it in my number...but I think it’s over 10,000. My understanding is that a whole lot of apartment houses were leveled. Hospitals, I think, were bombed. So yeah, I do believe and I don’t think I’m alone in believing that Israel’s force was more indiscriminate than it should have been. |
| Daily News: Okay. We will check the facts. I don’t want to venture a number that I’m not sure on, but we will check those facts. | Daily News: Okay. We will check the facts. I don’t want to venture a number that I’m not sure on, but we will check those facts. |
| Hamas said that over 1,000 civilians were killed in the Gaza conflict, a figure which the Israeli government disputes. Sanders, who once lived in Israel, used the 1,000 figure in a foreign policy speech in March when he also acknowledged “Hamas’ use of civilian neighborhoods to launch those attacks.” | Hamas said that over 1,000 civilians were killed in the Gaza conflict, a figure which the Israeli government disputes. Sanders, who once lived in Israel, used the 1,000 figure in a foreign policy speech in March when he also acknowledged “Hamas’ use of civilian neighborhoods to launch those attacks.” |
| The criticism from Oren is particularly striking as the former ambassador is a former academic and a political centrist in Israel. The Guardian reported in July 2014 that four hospitals had been hit in the conflict. Israeli officials dispute the numbers and said fighters were operating at civilian sites. | The criticism from Oren is particularly striking as the former ambassador is a former academic and a political centrist in Israel. The Guardian reported in July 2014 that four hospitals had been hit in the conflict. Israeli officials dispute the numbers and said fighters were operating at civilian sites. |
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| Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively – AP poll | Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively – AP poll |
| “Seven in 10 Americans, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavorable view of Trump,” the AP reports: | “Seven in 10 Americans, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavorable view of Trump,” the AP reports: |
| It’s an opinion shared by majorities of men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks. | It’s an opinion shared by majorities of men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks. |
| BREAKING: AP-GfK Poll finds seven in 10 people have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump: https://t.co/Tb7NHOsqXU | BREAKING: AP-GfK Poll finds seven in 10 people have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump: https://t.co/Tb7NHOsqXU |
| Even in the South, a region where Trump has won decisively during the GOP primaries, close to 70 percent of Americans view him unfavorably. And among whites without a college education, one of Trump’s most loyal voting blocs, 55 percent have a negative opinion. | Even in the South, a region where Trump has won decisively during the GOP primaries, close to 70 percent of Americans view him unfavorably. And among whites without a college education, one of Trump’s most loyal voting blocs, 55 percent have a negative opinion. |
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| Trump taps lobbyist to manage convention | Trump taps lobbyist to manage convention |
| Donald Trump has hired lobbyist Paul Manafort, whose past client list includes the former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and a group tied to Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, as “convention manager.” | Donald Trump has hired lobbyist Paul Manafort, whose past client list includes the former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and a group tied to Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, as “convention manager.” |
| Manafort, who maintains one of multiple residences in the Trump Tower in Manhattan, helped Gerald Ford win a 1976 convention fight and helped with convention planning on the 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign, according to a Washington Post profile. | Manafort, who maintains one of multiple residences in the Trump Tower in Manhattan, helped Gerald Ford win a 1976 convention fight and helped with convention planning on the 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign, according to a Washington Post profile. |
| A Trump statement announcing the hire sought to head off speculation that the rise of Manafort meant a lesser position for Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski or his lieutenant. | A Trump statement announcing the hire sought to head off speculation that the rise of Manafort meant a lesser position for Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski or his lieutenant. |
| “The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages,” Trump’s statement said. | “The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages,” Trump’s statement said. |
| I am organizing these responsibilities under someone who has done this job successfully in many campaigns. This will allow the rest of my team to deal with the increasing needs of a national campaign for both the pre-Convention phase and most importantly, the general election. Paul is a well-respected expert in this regard and we are pleased to have him join the efforts to Make America Great Again. | I am organizing these responsibilities under someone who has done this job successfully in many campaigns. This will allow the rest of my team to deal with the increasing needs of a national campaign for both the pre-Convention phase and most importantly, the general election. Paul is a well-respected expert in this regard and we are pleased to have him join the efforts to Make America Great Again. |
| (h/t: @bencjacobs) | (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
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| Cruz finds upstate voters in agreement – mostly | Cruz finds upstate voters in agreement – mostly |
| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| Megan Carpentier finds some voters impressed with Senator Ted Cruz after his appearance at the Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia, NY today. But a couple Cruz calls – for “more meat” in school lunches and for reining in the EPA – seemed poorly tailored to the local audience, she reports: | Megan Carpentier finds some voters impressed with Senator Ted Cruz after his appearance at the Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia, NY today. But a couple Cruz calls – for “more meat” in school lunches and for reining in the EPA – seemed poorly tailored to the local audience, she reports: |
| Cruz was nearly 45 minutes late for his rally, but the residents of New York’s Capital District who came from miles around to hear him speak – there were so many people that the organizers had many of them park outside of the small village’s downtown and bussed them in on yellow school buses – hardly seemed to mind. | Cruz was nearly 45 minutes late for his rally, but the residents of New York’s Capital District who came from miles around to hear him speak – there were so many people that the organizers had many of them park outside of the small village’s downtown and bussed them in on yellow school buses – hardly seemed to mind. |
| When Cruz finally came into the school’s tiny gym, the audience took to their feet to cheer and stayed there for his entire speech. | When Cruz finally came into the school’s tiny gym, the audience took to their feet to cheer and stayed there for his entire speech. |
| They were treated to a rousing version of the stump speech he gave last Friday night at Serb Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about “jobs, freedom and security” – with a few additions meant to highlight his electability. The crowd, which cheered loudest at his (many) mentions of the US constitution, was slightly less enthusiastic about his promise to “rein in the EPA”. | They were treated to a rousing version of the stump speech he gave last Friday night at Serb Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about “jobs, freedom and security” – with a few additions meant to highlight his electability. The crowd, which cheered loudest at his (many) mentions of the US constitution, was slightly less enthusiastic about his promise to “rein in the EPA”. |
| That’s possibly because residents are aware that the EPA-managed SuperFund program forced General Electric to remove tons of PCBs from the Husdon River (which the company reportedly knew were dangerous long before they admitted so publicly), the Clean Water Act helped reverse some of the impacts of pollution along the Mohawk River but problems remain, and it was the EPA that finally warned Hoosick Falls residents not to drink the heavily contaminated village water after state and local officials dragged their feet. | That’s possibly because residents are aware that the EPA-managed SuperFund program forced General Electric to remove tons of PCBs from the Husdon River (which the company reportedly knew were dangerous long before they admitted so publicly), the Clean Water Act helped reverse some of the impacts of pollution along the Mohawk River but problems remain, and it was the EPA that finally warned Hoosick Falls residents not to drink the heavily contaminated village water after state and local officials dragged their feet. |
| And though he held his event at the town’s lone private school (founded in 1974, and housed in the local public school’s former junior high school building), Cruz’s only mention of education policy was to promise the students “if Heidi becomes First Lady, meat is coming back to the cafeteria.” | And though he held his event at the town’s lone private school (founded in 1974, and housed in the local public school’s former junior high school building), Cruz’s only mention of education policy was to promise the students “if Heidi becomes First Lady, meat is coming back to the cafeteria.” |
| (Down the road at Scotia-Glenville Senior High School, cafeteria staff were at that very moment preparing to serve to students a “mashed potato and chicken bowl”, pizza with the options of pepperoni or “seasoned fajita chicken”, burgers, two types of chicken sandwiches and a variety of deli sandwiches with meats including turkey, ham, tuna and chicken. This alumni can confirm that students today have far more meat options than when she attended SGHS; I can assure the Cruz family that no return to the school lunches of yesteryear is necessary or likely desired.) | (Down the road at Scotia-Glenville Senior High School, cafeteria staff were at that very moment preparing to serve to students a “mashed potato and chicken bowl”, pizza with the options of pepperoni or “seasoned fajita chicken”, burgers, two types of chicken sandwiches and a variety of deli sandwiches with meats including turkey, ham, tuna and chicken. This alumni can confirm that students today have far more meat options than when she attended SGHS; I can assure the Cruz family that no return to the school lunches of yesteryear is necessary or likely desired.) |
| Still, the voters seemed impressed. Victoria, who declined to give her last name, from Niskayuna, NY, said after the speech “He’s young, handsome and smart”; Cruz signed her copy of his book as he worked the rope line in short sleeves. Karen, who also declined to give her last name, drove in from Fulton County bedecked in an American flag sweater, American flag rhinestone earrings and an American flag necklace. She’ll be voting for Cruz in the state’s primary, she said, “And he’s got to beat Hillary.” | Still, the voters seemed impressed. Victoria, who declined to give her last name, from Niskayuna, NY, said after the speech “He’s young, handsome and smart”; Cruz signed her copy of his book as he worked the rope line in short sleeves. Karen, who also declined to give her last name, drove in from Fulton County bedecked in an American flag sweater, American flag rhinestone earrings and an American flag necklace. She’ll be voting for Cruz in the state’s primary, she said, “And he’s got to beat Hillary.” |
| Bill Dussault, who across the Mohawk River in Rotterdam, NY, identifies as an independent and said, “I came to see what he had to say, and liked what he said.” Who he does not like is Donald Trump: “He seems to have an ego problem, and I just don’t like that at all.” He hasn’t yet made up his mind, but he’s leaning towards voting for Cruz in the primary. | Bill Dussault, who across the Mohawk River in Rotterdam, NY, identifies as an independent and said, “I came to see what he had to say, and liked what he said.” Who he does not like is Donald Trump: “He seems to have an ego problem, and I just don’t like that at all.” He hasn’t yet made up his mind, but he’s leaning towards voting for Cruz in the primary. |
| As they left the school, attendees were treated to a sheet scrawled with the words “GO HOME LYIN’ TED” hung on a fence across the street; it was manned by two male Trump fans in the mid-twenties. Those Cruzers who were left waiting down the block for the bus to take them back to their cars had to stare at a neighbor’s porch banner; it read “Hillary in 2016”. | As they left the school, attendees were treated to a sheet scrawled with the words “GO HOME LYIN’ TED” hung on a fence across the street; it was manned by two male Trump fans in the mid-twenties. Those Cruzers who were left waiting down the block for the bus to take them back to their cars had to stare at a neighbor’s porch banner; it read “Hillary in 2016”. |
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| Kasich eats Bronx deli out of food (maybe) | Kasich eats Bronx deli out of food (maybe) |
| WOW. | WOW. |
| That would be Mike’s Deli on Arthur Ave in the Bronx. Kasich better save some room for Bay Ridge. | That would be Mike’s Deli on Arthur Ave in the Bronx. Kasich better save some room for Bay Ridge. |
| Can the Ohio governor eat his way to the nomination? | Can the Ohio governor eat his way to the nomination? |
| Kasich is going wild, eats two helpings of spaghetti and part of a huge sandwich | Kasich is going wild, eats two helpings of spaghetti and part of a huge sandwich |
| I think Kasich is enjoying the Bronx pic.twitter.com/WXOBhO84my | I think Kasich is enjoying the Bronx pic.twitter.com/WXOBhO84my |
| @maxwelltani now drinking wine pic.twitter.com/Aps0BC9rJk | @maxwelltani now drinking wine pic.twitter.com/Aps0BC9rJk |
| Damn: after downing two plates of spaghetti and half a sandwich, Kasich orders pasta fagioli pic.twitter.com/8oXAxH3q3G | Damn: after downing two plates of spaghetti and half a sandwich, Kasich orders pasta fagioli pic.twitter.com/8oXAxH3q3G |
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| Trump has canceled an event in California in order to focus on the New York contest in the run-up to voting on 19 April, CNN reports. The majority of New York’s 95 Republican delegates will be won in the 16 congressional districts (out of 27) making up New York City and Long Island. A haul of all 95 for Trump would expand his delegate lead over Cruz by more than 40%. | Trump has canceled an event in California in order to focus on the New York contest in the run-up to voting on 19 April, CNN reports. The majority of New York’s 95 Republican delegates will be won in the 16 congressional districts (out of 27) making up New York City and Long Island. A haul of all 95 for Trump would expand his delegate lead over Cruz by more than 40%. |
| California, which also awards Republican delegates per congressional district, votes on 7 June. | California, which also awards Republican delegates per congressional district, votes on 7 June. |
| Campaign source tells me Trump cancelled event in CA to focus on winning all delegates in NY with goal of shrinking must win % from 60 to 52 | Campaign source tells me Trump cancelled event in CA to focus on winning all delegates in NY with goal of shrinking must win % from 60 to 52 |
| The LA Times has more on the cancellation here. | The LA Times has more on the cancellation here. |
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| Clinton lets surrogates reply to 'qualified' hit | Clinton lets surrogates reply to 'qualified' hit |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| The gloves might be off, but Hillary Clinton isn’t throwing the punches. | The gloves might be off, but Hillary Clinton isn’t throwing the punches. |
| The former secretary of state has so far declined to fire back at her opponent Bernie Sanders for questioning whether she is “qualified” to be president. | The former secretary of state has so far declined to fire back at her opponent Bernie Sanders for questioning whether she is “qualified” to be president. |
| She brushed off the comment this morning, calling it a “silly thing to say” when asked by reporters during a trip to the Bronx. “I don’t know why he’s saying that but I will take Bernie Sanders over Ted Cruz or Donald Trump any time,” she added. | She brushed off the comment this morning, calling it a “silly thing to say” when asked by reporters during a trip to the Bronx. “I don’t know why he’s saying that but I will take Bernie Sanders over Ted Cruz or Donald Trump any time,” she added. |
| But her campaign staff and allies are fighting back hard against – and fundraising off of – Sanders’s most recent attacks. | But her campaign staff and allies are fighting back hard against – and fundraising off of – Sanders’s most recent attacks. |
| Brian Fallon, Clinton’s national press secretary, demanded that Sanders “take back your words”. Sanders did not. Instead, his campaign sent out a press release that outlined the reasons why Clinton is not qualified to be president, including her Iraq war vote and campaign donations from “special interest funds”. | Brian Fallon, Clinton’s national press secretary, demanded that Sanders “take back your words”. Sanders did not. Instead, his campaign sent out a press release that outlined the reasons why Clinton is not qualified to be president, including her Iraq war vote and campaign donations from “special interest funds”. |
| Thought Clinton did not specifically say Sanders is “unqualified” to be president, she and her campaign have countered his rise by painting him as a progressive pipe-dream with big ideas and little chance of achieving them. Over the weekend, she said she “feel[s] sorry” for young people who believe Sanders’ claims that she takes money from the fossil fuel industry. | Thought Clinton did not specifically say Sanders is “unqualified” to be president, she and her campaign have countered his rise by painting him as a progressive pipe-dream with big ideas and little chance of achieving them. Over the weekend, she said she “feel[s] sorry” for young people who believe Sanders’ claims that she takes money from the fossil fuel industry. |
| Christina Reynolds, the campaign’s deputy communications director, told supporters in a fundraising email that Sanders had “crossed a line”. | Christina Reynolds, the campaign’s deputy communications director, told supporters in a fundraising email that Sanders had “crossed a line”. |
| In a statement, Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock called Clinton “one of the most qualified people ever to run for president of the United States”. | In a statement, Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock called Clinton “one of the most qualified people ever to run for president of the United States”. |
| “Anyone can talk a big game about what they would do if they were president. Not everyone, as Senator Sanders has demonstrated, can tell us how they would do any of it,” she said. | “Anyone can talk a big game about what they would do if they were president. Not everyone, as Senator Sanders has demonstrated, can tell us how they would do any of it,” she said. |
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| Update: Here’s video of that Ben Carson moment on CNN in which he suggests that co-host John Berman has “been charged with something.” | Update: Here’s video of that Ben Carson moment on CNN in which he suggests that co-host John Berman has “been charged with something.” |
| “I actually haven’t,” Berman replies. | “I actually haven’t,” Berman replies. |
| To be fair, Ben Carson didn't suggest that I had committed a crime. Only that I had been charged. Phew. https://t.co/ZZP7tAZ8Lz | To be fair, Ben Carson didn't suggest that I had committed a crime. Only that I had been charged. Phew. https://t.co/ZZP7tAZ8Lz |
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| Hundreds of new documents relating to Donald Trump’s arms-length friendship with the Clintons are due to be published: | Hundreds of new documents relating to Donald Trump’s arms-length friendship with the Clintons are due to be published: |
| Trump's at center of Clinton Library "document dump" set for April 12. Can't imagine @tedcruz won't be paying attn. pic.twitter.com/UHbE8gfYN2 | Trump's at center of Clinton Library "document dump" set for April 12. Can't imagine @tedcruz won't be paying attn. pic.twitter.com/UHbE8gfYN2 |
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| Meanwhile, back in Washington: | Meanwhile, back in Washington: |
| "MR. PRESIDENT": Moments ago @marcorubio was presiding officer over the U.S. Senate pic.twitter.com/umasK1b9ai | "MR. PRESIDENT": Moments ago @marcorubio was presiding officer over the U.S. Senate pic.twitter.com/umasK1b9ai |