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| Donald Trump to deliver major foreign policy speech – campaign live | |
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| While we wait for Trump, here’s a noteworthy passage from Julia Ioffe’s new profile of Melania Trump in GQ: | |
| https://t.co/rHsJ6vqpqO pic.twitter.com/h4DKKuJaTs | |
| Read the full profile here. There’s a picture of her eating a bowl of jewels, presumably for breakfast. Pretending, of course. | |
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| Here’s a live video stream of Trump’s address on foreign policy: | |
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| Trump to deliver address on foreign policy | |
| Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in a few minutes at Washington’s Mayflower hotel to deliver the first major speech on foreign policy of his presidential campaign. | |
| Reuters interviewed Lanhee Chen, who advised former 2016 Republican candidate Marco Rubio and 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, about Trump’s foreign policy views. | |
| “His views are reckless and dangerous, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re unpopular,” said Chan. “That’s part of the challenge.” | |
| More from Reuters: | |
| Many foreign policy and defense advisers say his views are worrying, mingling isolationism and protectionism, with calls to force U.S. allies to pay more for their defense and proposals to impose punitive tariffs on some imported goods. | |
| He said he would focus on nuclear weapons as the single biggest threat in the world today. | |
| The billionaire businessman promises to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States and to build a wall to block off Mexico. | |
| Trump has declared the North Atlantic Treaty Organization obsolete and said European countries should be pulling more of their weight in the post-World War Two alliance. | |
| Read further here. | |
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| Who is the mystery man Martha Stewart ran into at the Time 100 gala last night? From the picture you can only see the back of his head. Could be anybody. | |
| Look who I bumped into at the Time 100 gala!! pic.twitter.com/iM8yuVhHV0 | |
| (h/t @holpuch) | |
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| Here is our coverage of two down-ticket (although not too far down in Maryland, where a US senate seat is in play) races from last night: | |
| Chris Van Hollen, the seven-term congressman from Washington’s northern Maryland suburbs, has won the Democratic primary against congresswoman Donna Edwards for one of the state’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seats on Tuesday night, writes Megan Carpentier: | Chris Van Hollen, the seven-term congressman from Washington’s northern Maryland suburbs, has won the Democratic primary against congresswoman Donna Edwards for one of the state’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seats on Tuesday night, writes Megan Carpentier: |
| The win in heavily Democratic Maryland’s primary all but assures that Van Hollen, a key ally of House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, will be seated in the US Senate in 2017. | The win in heavily Democratic Maryland’s primary all but assures that Van Hollen, a key ally of House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, will be seated in the US Senate in 2017. |
| Related: Congressman Chris Van Hollen wins Maryland's Democratic Senate primary | Related: Congressman Chris Van Hollen wins Maryland's Democratic Senate primary |
| Maryland state senator Catherine Pugh beat 11 other candidates, including activist DeRay Mckesson, in a hard-fought and historic primary election in Baltimore’s mayoral race Tuesday, on the eve of the first anniversary of the unrest that shook the city in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray last year, writes Baynard Woods: | Maryland state senator Catherine Pugh beat 11 other candidates, including activist DeRay Mckesson, in a hard-fought and historic primary election in Baltimore’s mayoral race Tuesday, on the eve of the first anniversary of the unrest that shook the city in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray last year, writes Baynard Woods: |
| Related: State senator Catherine Pugh wins Baltimore mayoral primary | Related: State senator Catherine Pugh wins Baltimore mayoral primary |
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| Clinton on Trump speech: 'loose cannons tend to misfire' | Clinton on Trump speech: 'loose cannons tend to misfire' |
| It appears that Trump will indeed use Teleprompters to talk foreign policy: | It appears that Trump will indeed use Teleprompters to talk foreign policy: |
| Yes, those are teleprompters you see set up here for @realDonaldTrump's DC foreign policy speech. pic.twitter.com/zuWelZcoHW | Yes, those are teleprompters you see set up here for @realDonaldTrump's DC foreign policy speech. pic.twitter.com/zuWelZcoHW |
| The Hillary Clinton campaign has released a pre-buttal of the Trump speech titled “Loose cannons tend to misfire”. “Nothing he can say can hide the long list of dangerous national security proposals he’s put forward over the course of this campaign,” a Clinton statement reads. “He has used the most reckless rhetoric of any major presidential candidate in modern history.” | The Hillary Clinton campaign has released a pre-buttal of the Trump speech titled “Loose cannons tend to misfire”. “Nothing he can say can hide the long list of dangerous national security proposals he’s put forward over the course of this campaign,” a Clinton statement reads. “He has used the most reckless rhetoric of any major presidential candidate in modern history.” |
| The statement goes on to detail what it calls “Trump’s recklessness with nuclear weapons,” “Trump’s dangerous plans for fighting Isis,” “Trump’s damaging Islamophobia,” “Trump’s support for brutal dictators and strongmen” and Trump proposals that would “undermine our key alliances.” | The statement goes on to detail what it calls “Trump’s recklessness with nuclear weapons,” “Trump’s dangerous plans for fighting Isis,” “Trump’s damaging Islamophobia,” “Trump’s support for brutal dictators and strongmen” and Trump proposals that would “undermine our key alliances.” |
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| Trump zeroes in on 1,237 | Trump zeroes in on 1,237 |
| How close is Donald Trump to winning the magic number of 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the Republican nomination? | |
| The GOP frontrunner would need to win 56% of the remaining pledged delegates to get there – which is about 7 points better than his pace to this point. | The GOP frontrunner would need to win 56% of the remaining pledged delegates to get there – which is about 7 points better than his pace to this point. |
| But Indiana’s contest next Tuesday is designed to rain delegates on the victor – 30 of the state’s 57 delegates go to the statewide winner, who will also pick up delegates in individual congressional districts. | But Indiana’s contest next Tuesday is designed to rain delegates on the victor – 30 of the state’s 57 delegates go to the statewide winner, who will also pick up delegates in individual congressional districts. |
| If Trump can win Indiana, where rival Ted Cruz has dug in with everything he’s got, then Trump could clear the 1,237 threshold with a strong showing in California on 7 June. | If Trump can win Indiana, where rival Ted Cruz has dug in with everything he’s got, then Trump could clear the 1,237 threshold with a strong showing in California on 7 June. |
| The California contest is unusually local, with the lion’s share of delegates going to the winners of the state’s 53 congressional districts and only 13 awarded statewide. There hasn’t been a lot of polling in the state, but what numbers there are indicate a double-digit lead for Trump, which of course could change or might be wrong in the first place. | The California contest is unusually local, with the lion’s share of delegates going to the winners of the state’s 53 congressional districts and only 13 awarded statewide. There hasn’t been a lot of polling in the state, but what numbers there are indicate a double-digit lead for Trump, which of course could change or might be wrong in the first place. |
| That’s all to say that Trump has a path and it’s not all that narrow, especially if he wins Indiana. | That’s all to say that Trump has a path and it’s not all that narrow, especially if he wins Indiana. |
| At this point, stopping Trump from 1237 would require both a win in IN & keeping him to 100 in CA. Even then he gets close enough to worry. | At this point, stopping Trump from 1237 would require both a win in IN & keeping him to 100 in CA. Even then he gets close enough to worry. |
| Here’s the bar chart: | Here’s the bar chart: |
| Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, in a piece titled The General Election Starts Now, argues that Trump does not have to get to 1,237 to win, because his sense of being the winner will be so strong: | Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, in a piece titled The General Election Starts Now, argues that Trump does not have to get to 1,237 to win, because his sense of being the winner will be so strong: |
| Is it possible that Trump ends the primary season short of 1,237? Yes, but it won’t be by many delegates. Moreover, the more he wins, the harder it’s going to be for his opponents to argue that he doesn’t “deserve” the nomination because he didn’t win the majority of pledged delegates. | Is it possible that Trump ends the primary season short of 1,237? Yes, but it won’t be by many delegates. Moreover, the more he wins, the harder it’s going to be for his opponents to argue that he doesn’t “deserve” the nomination because he didn’t win the majority of pledged delegates. |
| While lots of smarty-pants number crunchers are making the case for how/why Cruz can win on a second or third ballot, most voters have already wrapped their heads around the fact that Trump will be the nominee. That is only going to grow stronger, not weaker as we move forward. | While lots of smarty-pants number crunchers are making the case for how/why Cruz can win on a second or third ballot, most voters have already wrapped their heads around the fact that Trump will be the nominee. That is only going to grow stronger, not weaker as we move forward. |
| Good summation of the delegate math. Difficult for Cruz, but an IN win would give Cruz big del haul & shift mo again https://t.co/ktzPlzd95j | Good summation of the delegate math. Difficult for Cruz, but an IN win would give Cruz big del haul & shift mo again https://t.co/ktzPlzd95j |
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| Hastert to be sentenced | Hastert to be sentenced |
| Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who has pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to trying to manipulate large cash withdrawals so his bank would not flag them, using the cash, prosecutors say, to try to cover up sexual abuse he committed on at least four members of a high school wrestling team he used to coach, is to be sentenced imminently. | Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who has pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to trying to manipulate large cash withdrawals so his bank would not flag them, using the cash, prosecutors say, to try to cover up sexual abuse he committed on at least four members of a high school wrestling team he used to coach, is to be sentenced imminently. |
| Hastert, a Republican from Illinois, was House speaker from 1999-2007. He took the gavel after Representative Bob Livingston stepped aside under pressure tied to the exposure of an extramarital affair. Livingston succeeded Newt Gingrich, who was having an affair with a congressional aide, now his wife, as he shepherded the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky affair. Read more about the Republicans who prosecuted the impeachment case against Bill Clinton here. | Hastert, a Republican from Illinois, was House speaker from 1999-2007. He took the gavel after Representative Bob Livingston stepped aside under pressure tied to the exposure of an extramarital affair. Livingston succeeded Newt Gingrich, who was having an affair with a congressional aide, now his wife, as he shepherded the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky affair. Read more about the Republicans who prosecuted the impeachment case against Bill Clinton here. |
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| Do you have a #womancard? | Do you have a #womancard? |
| #womancard is trending on Twitter here in New York. A sampler: | #womancard is trending on Twitter here in New York. A sampler: |
| Love to buy some paid maternity leave with my #womancard 🍼 | Love to buy some paid maternity leave with my #womancard 🍼 |
| Taking advantage of my #womancard and enjoying a lower salary, unpaid maternity leave, and being told to smile more at creepy men. Wheeeee!! | Taking advantage of my #womancard and enjoying a lower salary, unpaid maternity leave, and being told to smile more at creepy men. Wheeeee!! |
| Will my #womancard get me a free coffee at @Starbucks? @realDonaldTrump is a fool. | Will my #womancard get me a free coffee at @Starbucks? @realDonaldTrump is a fool. |
| I wish my #womancard gave me discounts on shoes and tampons instead of being a discount card for same work pay. | I wish my #womancard gave me discounts on shoes and tampons instead of being a discount card for same work pay. |
| I think my #WomanCard got lost in the mail; I still make .79 to the $1 men make & senile old men are trying to possess my uterus. #ImWithHer | I think my #WomanCard got lost in the mail; I still make .79 to the $1 men make & senile old men are trying to possess my uterus. #ImWithHer |
| Finished my Ph.D. in global leadership last year ... thanks to #womancard, it was sooooo much easier! | Finished my Ph.D. in global leadership last year ... thanks to #womancard, it was sooooo much easier! |
| Will my #womancard earn me frequent flyer miles? | Will my #womancard earn me frequent flyer miles? |
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| Cruz plans 'major' announcement | Cruz plans 'major' announcement |
| Ted Cruz has announced a “major announcement” to drop at a rally in Indiana at 4pm. | 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. | “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? | 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! |