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| Trump defends 'woman card' attack against Clinton – campaign live | Trump defends 'woman card' attack against Clinton – campaign live |
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| Cruz plans 'major' announcement | |
| Ted Cruz has announced a “major announcement” to drop at a rally in Indiana at 4pm. | |
| “I would ask folks to come out. We will have a major announcement, a rally,” Cruz said. | |
| Any guesses? Could it be something along the lines of, “I would like you all to stop talking about Donald Trump’s overwhelming victories of yesterday evening”? A twist on his alliance with John Kasich? A vice presidential pick? A Gene Hackman endorsement? | |
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| Trump on 'woman card' comment: 'It's not sexist, it's true' | Trump on 'woman card' comment: 'It's not sexist, it's true' |
| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump outperformed the polls last night to nab 55%-65% of the vote in Republican primaries in five north-eastern states, picking up more than 100 delegates and possibly as many as 150 (depending on how Pennsylvania’s unbound dozens eventually vote) – the vast majority at stake. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump outperformed the polls last night to nab 55%-65% of the vote in Republican primaries in five north-eastern states, picking up more than 100 delegates and possibly as many as 150 (depending on how Pennsylvania’s unbound dozens eventually vote) – the vast majority at stake. |
| “It’s over. As far as I’m concerned it’s over,” Trump said at a victory rally. “I consider myself the presumptive nominee.” | “It’s over. As far as I’m concerned it’s over,” Trump said at a victory rally. “I consider myself the presumptive nominee.” |
| Hillary Clinton turned in a night almost as strong, conceding only Rhode Island to rival Bernie Sanders, who released a statement at the end of the night that many took to be a proto-concession, expressing a desire to influence the Democratic agenda. | Hillary Clinton turned in a night almost as strong, conceding only Rhode Island to rival Bernie Sanders, who released a statement at the end of the night that many took to be a proto-concession, expressing a desire to influence the Democratic agenda. |
| Visit our interactive results page for the full rundown: | Visit our interactive results page for the full rundown: |
| Related: Primary results: track votes in Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island | Related: Primary results: track votes in Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island |
| Campaign trail action on Wednesday includes what is being billed as a major foreign policy address by Trump, scheduled for midday in Washington. It’s said Trump will use a teleprompter, uncharacteristically, and will call for the US to charge allies for protection, enact a sharply pro-tariff trade policy and increase its bias against foreign entanglements. | Campaign trail action on Wednesday includes what is being billed as a major foreign policy address by Trump, scheduled for midday in Washington. It’s said Trump will use a teleprompter, uncharacteristically, and will call for the US to charge allies for protection, enact a sharply pro-tariff trade policy and increase its bias against foreign entanglements. |
| But Trump has already been talking on TV this morning, defending an incendiary comment he made at the end of his victory speech last night, in which he attributed Hillary Clinton’s success as a politician to her “playing the woman card”. | But Trump has already been talking on TV this morning, defending an incendiary comment he made at the end of his victory speech last night, in which he attributed Hillary Clinton’s success as a politician to her “playing the woman card”. |
| “If Hillary Clinton were a man, frankly, I don’t think she’d get 5% of the vote,” Trump said. “The only thing she’s got going is the woman’s card.” | “If Hillary Clinton were a man, frankly, I don’t think she’d get 5% of the vote,” Trump said. “The only thing she’s got going is the woman’s card.” |
| Clinton seized on the comment last night on Twitter: | Clinton seized on the comment last night on Twitter: |
| Caught your speech, @realDonaldTrump. About that "woman's card"...https://t.co/kKaHWISchy | Caught your speech, @realDonaldTrump. About that "woman's card"...https://t.co/kKaHWISchy |
| Trump defended the comment this morning on three programs. “It’s not sexist, it’s true,” he told ABC News. | Trump defended the comment this morning on three programs. “It’s not sexist, it’s true,” he told ABC News. |
| Trump is doubling down on his 'woman card' comments about Clinton this morning. Here's how he answered q's about it: pic.twitter.com/MzjAsOCA3T | Trump is doubling down on his 'woman card' comments about Clinton this morning. Here's how he answered q's about it: pic.twitter.com/MzjAsOCA3T |
| Here’s the state of the Republican delegate race: | Here’s the state of the Republican delegate race: |
| And here’s the view on the Democratic side: | And here’s the view on the Democratic side: |
| Stick with us for all the latest throughout the day! | Stick with us for all the latest throughout the day! |