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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz stump in Indiana after Obama drops the mic – campaign live Donald Trump and Ted Cruz stump in Indiana after Obama drops the mic – campaign live
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The artist of a nude painting of Donald Trump says she was punched by a Trump supporter in Los Angeles and filed a police report. She has previously said that she was threatened with legal action over the painting, which is not anatomically charitable to the Republican frontrunner.The artist of a nude painting of Donald Trump says she was punched by a Trump supporter in Los Angeles and filed a police report. She has previously said that she was threatened with legal action over the painting, which is not anatomically charitable to the Republican frontrunner.
The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately confirm to the Guardian whether a police report was filed, and the artist did not answer a phone number listed to her name.
From Illma Gore’s Instagram post.From Illma Gore’s Instagram post.
Today I was punched in the face by a man who got out of his car and yelled, “Trump 2016!” in Los Angeles, just days after I returned home from London just down the road from my house. Though I encourage passion, opinion and emotion, especially though art, I think violence is disgusting. To live in a place where Facebook has given my address to an anonymous third party makes me feel like I am homeless again.Today I was punched in the face by a man who got out of his car and yelled, “Trump 2016!” in Los Angeles, just days after I returned home from London just down the road from my house. Though I encourage passion, opinion and emotion, especially though art, I think violence is disgusting. To live in a place where Facebook has given my address to an anonymous third party makes me feel like I am homeless again.
This type of violence makes creatives feel like we live in a world where our individual creative input isn’t safe. I am sad that this is the state of our America right now. I am sad that Trump, and many of his supporters, don’t find words enough to express their opinions - they need walls, waterboarding and punches.@realdonaldtrumpThis type of violence makes creatives feel like we live in a world where our individual creative input isn’t safe. I am sad that this is the state of our America right now. I am sad that Trump, and many of his supporters, don’t find words enough to express their opinions - they need walls, waterboarding and punches.@realdonaldtrump
Please stop glamorizing and perpetuating violence. Make America Decent Again!#makeamericadecentagain No, they have not been caught, and the men drove off laughing. A detailed police report has been filed.Please stop glamorizing and perpetuating violence. Make America Decent Again!#makeamericadecentagain No, they have not been caught, and the men drove off laughing. A detailed police report has been filed.
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The Republican frontrunner did not spend his morning facing a carousel of journalists, but he did use campaign time to watch the shows anyway.The Republican frontrunner did not spend his morning facing a carousel of journalists, but he did use campaign time to watch the shows anyway.
I watched Sen. Graham @FaceTheNation. Why don't they say that I ran him out of the race like a little boy, and in the end he had no support?I watched Sen. Graham @FaceTheNation. Why don't they say that I ran him out of the race like a little boy, and in the end he had no support?
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Far away, from the East Wing of the White House, an update on the first family’s plans for when they’re well away from politics.Far away, from the East Wing of the White House, an update on the first family’s plans for when they’re well away from politics.
Buried the lede: Malia is taking a gap year pic.twitter.com/qRG8z5DpibBuried the lede: Malia is taking a gap year pic.twitter.com/qRG8z5Dpib
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Graham: only Lucifer could lose to TrumpGraham: only Lucifer could lose to Trump
Senator Lindsey Graham, a former presidential candidate and one of the most vocal anti-Trump Republicans, is next on the CBS program.Senator Lindsey Graham, a former presidential candidate and one of the most vocal anti-Trump Republicans, is next on the CBS program.
He minces no words: “Lucifer is the only person Trump could beat in a general election.”He minces no words: “Lucifer is the only person Trump could beat in a general election.”
Graham now supports Ted Cruz, though he once compared the choice between Trump and Cruz to “being shot or poisoned”.Graham now supports Ted Cruz, though he once compared the choice between Trump and Cruz to “being shot or poisoned”.
“Trumpism will get creamed in the ballot box,” Graham says. “There’s a civil war going on in the Republican party, I hope and pray that Ted Cruz, who’s a reliable conservative, can carry the banner.”“Trumpism will get creamed in the ballot box,” Graham says. “There’s a civil war going on in the Republican party, I hope and pray that Ted Cruz, who’s a reliable conservative, can carry the banner.”
Graham defines Trumpism as a “cult of a strongman that absolutely is nowhere near conservatism”.Graham defines Trumpism as a “cult of a strongman that absolutely is nowhere near conservatism”.
The senator describes Trump’s plan to deport 11 million undocumented people as “unworkable and hateful” and his foreign policy as “the siren song of isolationism”.The senator describes Trump’s plan to deport 11 million undocumented people as “unworkable and hateful” and his foreign policy as “the siren song of isolationism”.
Graham sits on the Senate’s committee of foreign relations and says that Trump’s foreign policy ideas ignore past mistakes by the US. He says Japan and South Korea are not “freeriders” but “valuable allies”, that “globalization is here to stay”, and that the US needs Muslim Americans and partners abroad to fight terrorism.Graham sits on the Senate’s committee of foreign relations and says that Trump’s foreign policy ideas ignore past mistakes by the US. He says Japan and South Korea are not “freeriders” but “valuable allies”, that “globalization is here to stay”, and that the US needs Muslim Americans and partners abroad to fight terrorism.
“Our failure was not to follow through” in Libya and Iraq, Graham argues, blaming the president for withdrawing forces from the latter.“Our failure was not to follow through” in Libya and Iraq, Graham argues, blaming the president for withdrawing forces from the latter.
He ends with a desperate plea to his colleagues in Republican politics: reject Trump, be your own person, get as far away as possible or lose your seat in Congress.He ends with a desperate plea to his colleagues in Republican politics: reject Trump, be your own person, get as far away as possible or lose your seat in Congress.
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Sanders: Democrats will unifySanders: Democrats will unify
Bernie Sanders is appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, with host John Dickerson. Dickerson asks whether Sanders has any realistic chance left to win the nominationBernie Sanders is appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, with host John Dickerson. Dickerson asks whether Sanders has any realistic chance left to win the nomination
“It’s difficult, it’s not impossible,” Sanders insists. He says his campaign needs 65% of the remaining delegates. “California happens to be perhaps the most progressive state in this country, they have the most delegates.”“It’s difficult, it’s not impossible,” Sanders insists. He says his campaign needs 65% of the remaining delegates. “California happens to be perhaps the most progressive state in this country, they have the most delegates.”
California votes on 7 June.California votes on 7 June.
Sanders repeats a familiar argument that he’s best placed to defeat Donald Trump. If the Democrats want to win in November, he says, hinting toward superdelegats, “if they want the campaign that has the energy, the excitement, the young people,” then they should be turning to team Sanders.Sanders repeats a familiar argument that he’s best placed to defeat Donald Trump. If the Democrats want to win in November, he says, hinting toward superdelegats, “if they want the campaign that has the energy, the excitement, the young people,” then they should be turning to team Sanders.
He says that superdelegates, aka party officials who are free to vote as they please in the party’s convention, are not inherently unfair. “What’s unfair is even before I get into the campaign Hillray Clinton has some four, five hundred superdelegates on her side.”He says that superdelegates, aka party officials who are free to vote as they please in the party’s convention, are not inherently unfair. “What’s unfair is even before I get into the campaign Hillray Clinton has some four, five hundred superdelegates on her side.”
Then he starts talking about bigger ambitions – an echo of last week, when he said his campaign is “the future of the Democratic party”, and a departure from his many vows to win the nomination.Then he starts talking about bigger ambitions – an echo of last week, when he said his campaign is “the future of the Democratic party”, and a departure from his many vows to win the nomination.
Sanders maintains that he is the candidate representing working people, but argues that his underdog campaign is doing a net good for Democrats by continuing its fight with Hillary Clinton.Sanders maintains that he is the candidate representing working people, but argues that his underdog campaign is doing a net good for Democrats by continuing its fight with Hillary Clinton.
“I believe that it is good for American democracy when we have a vigorous debate on the issues, and I believe that it is good for the Democratic party when we have a vigorous debate on the issues,” he says.“I believe that it is good for American democracy when we have a vigorous debate on the issues, and I believe that it is good for the Democratic party when we have a vigorous debate on the issues,” he says.
He assures Dickerson that his supporters will come into the eventual fold: “of course the party needs to be unified and it will be unified after the convention in July.”He assures Dickerson that his supporters will come into the eventual fold: “of course the party needs to be unified and it will be unified after the convention in July.”
But he also asserts that “looking at the status quo,” the American people are dissatisfied. “They’re looking at the nation, and they’re saying as a nation we can do much better, and we can have real change.”But he also asserts that “looking at the status quo,” the American people are dissatisfied. “They’re looking at the nation, and they’re saying as a nation we can do much better, and we can have real change.”
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Cruz refuses to disavow TrumpCruz refuses to disavow Trump
Finally Todd gets round to asking Cruz a perennially awkward question: after all this talk bashing Donald Trump, would you support him if he’s the nominee?Finally Todd gets round to asking Cruz a perennially awkward question: after all this talk bashing Donald Trump, would you support him if he’s the nominee?
Cruz makes a familiar dodge: “I believe if the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump we will lose to Hillary, because when we offer Democrat-lite.”Cruz makes a familiar dodge: “I believe if the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump we will lose to Hillary, because when we offer Democrat-lite.”
Todd: All right. All right. All right. Can you support him?Todd: All right. All right. All right. Can you support him?
He tries hard to just get a yes or no out of Cruz. He points out it’s about votes and delegates, not “the media”, and that it doesn’t matter whether Cruz can beat Hillary Clinton if he can’t beat Trump. “Republican voters are the ones rejecting you,” Todd says. “This is not a media conspiracy, senator.He tries hard to just get a yes or no out of Cruz. He points out it’s about votes and delegates, not “the media”, and that it doesn’t matter whether Cruz can beat Hillary Clinton if he can’t beat Trump. “Republican voters are the ones rejecting you,” Todd says. “This is not a media conspiracy, senator.
The senator suggests maybe it is a conspiracy. “With all due respect, the media has given $2bn of free advertising to Donald. Well, let me ask you a question, for example. How much money did the networks make on every one of the Republican debates?”The senator suggests maybe it is a conspiracy. “With all due respect, the media has given $2bn of free advertising to Donald. Well, let me ask you a question, for example. How much money did the networks make on every one of the Republican debates?”
Todd has no idea, because he doesn’t run the business side of NBC, which didn’t air a Republican debate, much less boss of the other networks that aired debates. “Why won’t you answer that question – black – straightforward, black and white?”Todd has no idea, because he doesn’t run the business side of NBC, which didn’t air a Republican debate, much less boss of the other networks that aired debates. “Why won’t you answer that question – black – straightforward, black and white?”
Cruz doesn’t give up: “your network’s executives are partisan Democrats,” he says, without any evidence to support the generalization.Cruz doesn’t give up: “your network’s executives are partisan Democrats,” he says, without any evidence to support the generalization.
“The simple reality is the media, almost entirely, are liberal, partisan, Democrats. That is the reality of it. The media created this Trump phenomenon, and then – and then they don’t hold him accountable. Now, I’m sure the media plan to do so if he’s the nominee in the general election.“The simple reality is the media, almost entirely, are liberal, partisan, Democrats. That is the reality of it. The media created this Trump phenomenon, and then – and then they don’t hold him accountable. Now, I’m sure the media plan to do so if he’s the nominee in the general election.
“Suddenly you’re gonna hear every day about Donald Trump’s tax returns. When was the last time you talked about his tax returns? You-- you know, we ought to have a debate. There are real differences. Donald won’t debate and the media won’t hold him accountable. I think the people of Indiana deserve a debate…”“Suddenly you’re gonna hear every day about Donald Trump’s tax returns. When was the last time you talked about his tax returns? You-- you know, we ought to have a debate. There are real differences. Donald won’t debate and the media won’t hold him accountable. I think the people of Indiana deserve a debate…”
The verbal contortions are extraordinary. He jumps from one diversionary talking point – the media, debates, etc – to another.The verbal contortions are extraordinary. He jumps from one diversionary talking point – the media, debates, etc – to another.
“Listen, this is my kids’ future, Chuck. It’s not – it’s not simply a game,” he says.“Listen, this is my kids’ future, Chuck. It’s not – it’s not simply a game,” he says.
Todd: “Nobody’s saying it’s a game.”Todd: “Nobody’s saying it’s a game.”
Cruz says that “if we lose this we lose our country.”Cruz says that “if we lose this we lose our country.”
Even though Todd points out that Republican voters are rejecting him for Donald Trump and even John Kasich, he refuses to conceive of a United States that does not want Ted Cruz. “I’m not willing to give up on America.”Even though Todd points out that Republican voters are rejecting him for Donald Trump and even John Kasich, he refuses to conceive of a United States that does not want Ted Cruz. “I’m not willing to give up on America.”
Todd: “So let the record show, you have not taken a position on whether Trump-- whether you can support Trump if he’s the nominee. Fair enough?”Todd: “So let the record show, you have not taken a position on whether Trump-- whether you can support Trump if he’s the nominee. Fair enough?”
He asked him nine times. Cruz did not answer.He asked him nine times. Cruz did not answer.
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Cruz: Boehner, Trump and Clinton are 'corrupt cartel'Cruz: Boehner, Trump and Clinton are 'corrupt cartel'
Then Todd asks Cruz about comments by the former Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, who this week called Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” and the most “miserable son of a bitch” he ever worked with.Then Todd asks Cruz about comments by the former Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, who this week called Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” and the most “miserable son of a bitch” he ever worked with.
Cruz claims he doesn’t know John Boehner, even though Boehner led the Republican party in Congress for years while Cruz served in the Senate, and, as third in line to the presidency, was an extremely important person for anyone in Washington DC to know.Cruz claims he doesn’t know John Boehner, even though Boehner led the Republican party in Congress for years while Cruz served in the Senate, and, as third in line to the presidency, was an extremely important person for anyone in Washington DC to know.
“Number one, I don’t know John Boehner. The two of us haven’t said 50 words to each other in our entire lives.”“Number one, I don’t know John Boehner. The two of us haven’t said 50 words to each other in our entire lives.”
What? Cruz engineered a government shutdown that Boehner helped lead…What? Cruz engineered a government shutdown that Boehner helped lead…
“It’s actually a good illustration,” Cruz claims. He says he asked Senator Mike Lee and Beohner to join him, and – according to Cruz – Boehner said, “No interest. No value. I’m not willing to talk to you.”“It’s actually a good illustration,” Cruz claims. He says he asked Senator Mike Lee and Beohner to join him, and – according to Cruz – Boehner said, “No interest. No value. I’m not willing to talk to you.”
“So I don’t know him at all. But what was interesting about Boehner’s comments is he praised Hillary Clinton. He thinks she’s terrific.”“So I don’t know him at all. But what was interesting about Boehner’s comments is he praised Hillary Clinton. He thinks she’s terrific.”
Boehner and Clinton and Trump “are the Washington cartel. It is the corruption of Washington,” Cruz says.Boehner and Clinton and Trump “are the Washington cartel. It is the corruption of Washington,” Cruz says.
He keeps developing this conspiratorial theory. “Donald and Hillary are the ultimate Washington insiders. They have been enmeshed in the corruption. If you like John Boehner, if you want a presidential candidate like John Boehner, then Donald Trump is your candidate.”He keeps developing this conspiratorial theory. “Donald and Hillary are the ultimate Washington insiders. They have been enmeshed in the corruption. If you like John Boehner, if you want a presidential candidate like John Boehner, then Donald Trump is your candidate.”
He thinks Boehner “was auditioning” to be Trump’s vice-president – an unlikely move for a man who appeared in a comedic skit with Barack Obama last night.He thinks Boehner “was auditioning” to be Trump’s vice-president – an unlikely move for a man who appeared in a comedic skit with Barack Obama last night.
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Cruz: Trump's 'rapist' endorsement says somethingCruz: Trump's 'rapist' endorsement says something
Todd presses Cruz on the point, noting that taxes on the wealthiest have gone up, and so have jobs. “How do you explain that?”Todd presses Cruz on the point, noting that taxes on the wealthiest have gone up, and so have jobs. “How do you explain that?”
Cruz says he’s wrong, even though the US has consistently surpassed expectations regarding unemployment in recent years. “Job creation has not gone up, Chuck. We have the lowest percentage of Americans working of any year since 1977. The Obama-Clinton economy is a disaster…”Cruz says he’s wrong, even though the US has consistently surpassed expectations regarding unemployment in recent years. “Job creation has not gone up, Chuck. We have the lowest percentage of Americans working of any year since 1977. The Obama-Clinton economy is a disaster…”
Todd checks him: “we’re in a six-year expansion right now.”Todd checks him: “we’re in a six-year expansion right now.”
Well, it’s pretty slow, Cruz tries. “Millions of Americans are hurting. Income inequality has increased dramatically. Now, you know who is doing well? The rich. The Obama-Clinton economy has been very good for the Donald Trumps and Hillary Clintons of the world.”Well, it’s pretty slow, Cruz tries. “Millions of Americans are hurting. Income inequality has increased dramatically. Now, you know who is doing well? The rich. The Obama-Clinton economy has been very good for the Donald Trumps and Hillary Clintons of the world.”
Then Cruz, who himself is a millionaire and married to an executive at Goldman Sachs, tries on a populist costume. “The top 1% today earn a higher share of our income than any year since 1928.”Then Cruz, who himself is a millionaire and married to an executive at Goldman Sachs, tries on a populist costume. “The top 1% today earn a higher share of our income than any year since 1928.”
“If you go to our rallies, if you see who’s comin’ out, it’s the single mom. It’s the steel worker. It’s the truck driver. It’s the student. It’s Hispanics. It’s the people who are struggling to climb the economic ladder, who Washington ignores. That’s who we need to be fighting for. I recognize that Wall Street and the lobbyists in K Street are doin’ great under big government. But the rest of America is being ignored by Washington.”“If you go to our rallies, if you see who’s comin’ out, it’s the single mom. It’s the steel worker. It’s the truck driver. It’s the student. It’s Hispanics. It’s the people who are struggling to climb the economic ladder, who Washington ignores. That’s who we need to be fighting for. I recognize that Wall Street and the lobbyists in K Street are doin’ great under big government. But the rest of America is being ignored by Washington.”
Todd changes subject. He notes that Cruz’s new running-mate, Carly Fiorina, was not so long ago saying “Ted Cruz is like any other politician” who “says whatever he needs to say to get elected, and then he’s gonna do as he pleases.”Todd changes subject. He notes that Cruz’s new running-mate, Carly Fiorina, was not so long ago saying “Ted Cruz is like any other politician” who “says whatever he needs to say to get elected, and then he’s gonna do as he pleases.”
Cruz says it was all in good spirit back when Fiorina was his adversary in the Republican primary. She’s endorsed him for a full seven weeks – might as well be years. Then he touts her business experience. She had a controversial and short tenure at the head of Hewlett Packard, but Cruz doesn’t mention that.Cruz says it was all in good spirit back when Fiorina was his adversary in the Republican primary. She’s endorsed him for a full seven weeks – might as well be years. Then he touts her business experience. She had a controversial and short tenure at the head of Hewlett Packard, but Cruz doesn’t mention that.
“With Carly it’s the complete package. I was looking for someone who could be a partner. You know, I’ve never understood people who just want a ceremonial vice president.”“With Carly it’s the complete package. I was looking for someone who could be a partner. You know, I’ve never understood people who just want a ceremonial vice president.”
Todd tries something a little more direct. He asks Cruz whether he’s brought on Fiorina as a means of winning over women who object to Trump’s objectifying and derogatory language about women.Todd tries something a little more direct. He asks Cruz whether he’s brought on Fiorina as a means of winning over women who object to Trump’s objectifying and derogatory language about women.
Cruz takes the bait. He points out that Trump is endorsed by former boxer Mike Tyson, whom Cruz describes as “a convicted rapist who served three years in prison here in Indiana for rape”.Cruz takes the bait. He points out that Trump is endorsed by former boxer Mike Tyson, whom Cruz describes as “a convicted rapist who served three years in prison here in Indiana for rape”.
“You know what, Chuck? I don’t think rapists are tough guys. I think they’re weak, I think they’re bullies, I think they’re cowards. And it says something if Donald Trump thinks that a convicted rapist a tough guy.“You know what, Chuck? I don’t think rapists are tough guys. I think they’re weak, I think they’re bullies, I think they’re cowards. And it says something if Donald Trump thinks that a convicted rapist a tough guy.
“He’s proud of Mike Tyson’s support, I’m proud of Carly Fiorina and, and Mike Pence’s support. And that is as clear a contrast for the people of Indiana and the people of this country as you could ask for.”“He’s proud of Mike Tyson’s support, I’m proud of Carly Fiorina and, and Mike Pence’s support. And that is as clear a contrast for the people of Indiana and the people of this country as you could ask for.”
Todd follows up, asking what Cruz make’s of Trump’s comment that Hillary Clinton is playing “the woman card”.Todd follows up, asking what Cruz make’s of Trump’s comment that Hillary Clinton is playing “the woman card”.
“It’s typical Donald Trump,” Cruz says. “The only thing he knows how to do in any given circumstance is he yells, he screams, he curses, or he insults. So there he’s insulting Hillary. Listen, Hillary is a very smart, committed liberal. Her policies are profoundly wrong.“It’s typical Donald Trump,” Cruz says. “The only thing he knows how to do in any given circumstance is he yells, he screams, he curses, or he insults. So there he’s insulting Hillary. Listen, Hillary is a very smart, committed liberal. Her policies are profoundly wrong.
The he says Trump secretly supports her policies: “Donald and Hillary, they’re flipsides of the same coin. They’ve both gotten rich exploiting Washington, exploiting government power.”The he says Trump secretly supports her policies: “Donald and Hillary, they’re flipsides of the same coin. They’ve both gotten rich exploiting Washington, exploiting government power.”
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Ted Cruz is now on NBC’s Meet the Press, where host Chuck Todd asks him about his somewhat dubious ability to unify Republicans.Ted Cruz is now on NBC’s Meet the Press, where host Chuck Todd asks him about his somewhat dubious ability to unify Republicans.
Cruz says that that’s exactly what he’s doing, saying that even though Donald Trump won five large states in the north-east last week, he himself won five (much smaller) states in the weeks before, out west.Cruz says that that’s exactly what he’s doing, saying that even though Donald Trump won five large states in the north-east last week, he himself won five (much smaller) states in the weeks before, out west.
Then he touts his new runningmate, Carly Fiorina, and an endorsement of Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, “a strong, principled conservative”.Then he touts his new runningmate, Carly Fiorina, and an endorsement of Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, “a strong, principled conservative”.
“That is really an illustration of how the party is coming together. And I think the people of Indiana, the entire country is looking to Indiana. And I think the country is really depending on Indiana,” he says.“That is really an illustration of how the party is coming together. And I think the people of Indiana, the entire country is looking to Indiana. And I think the country is really depending on Indiana,” he says.
So how important is Indiana, Todd asks. “Indiana is an important state,” Cruz replies. “We are competing hard. We’re barnstorming the state. We’re on a bus tour, Heidi and I and the girls and Carly.”So how important is Indiana, Todd asks. “Indiana is an important state,” Cruz replies. “We are competing hard. We’re barnstorming the state. We’re on a bus tour, Heidi and I and the girls and Carly.”
Todd: So if Indiana rejects you, they’re rejecting that argument, are they not?Todd: So if Indiana rejects you, they’re rejecting that argument, are they not?
Cruz says he doesn’t think so. He thinks his support “is surging”. He stumps a little about jobs and wages, and adds: “Donald’s only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40% tax hike of a giant tariff. That would send us into a recession. It would drive jobs overseas. It would kill small businesses.”Cruz says he doesn’t think so. He thinks his support “is surging”. He stumps a little about jobs and wages, and adds: “Donald’s only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40% tax hike of a giant tariff. That would send us into a recession. It would drive jobs overseas. It would kill small businesses.”
Then he compares himself to Ronald Reagan and JFK both, saying not entirely correctly that they cut taxes and lifted regulations on small business.Then he compares himself to Ronald Reagan and JFK both, saying not entirely correctly that they cut taxes and lifted regulations on small business.
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Wallace asks Trump about Barack Obama’s mockery of him at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The president joked at Trump’s expense at length, including a quip that Trump would be great at shutting down Guantánamo Bay.Wallace asks Trump about Barack Obama’s mockery of him at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The president joked at Trump’s expense at length, including a quip that Trump would be great at shutting down Guantánamo Bay.
“Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground.”“Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground.”
Trump didn’t mind Obama’s jokes at all. “I think it’s fine, it’s a comedy, it’s fine.”Trump didn’t mind Obama’s jokes at all. “I think it’s fine, it’s a comedy, it’s fine.”
“I guess I’m good at something because I’ve made more than $10bn and I started with a $1m loan.”“I guess I’m good at something because I’ve made more than $10bn and I started with a $1m loan.”
Finally Wallace asks Trump about Indiana, the next state to vote. Governor Mike Pence gave a lukewarm endorsement to Ted Cruz this week, and Cruz has tried to use boxer Mike Tyson’s support for Trump against him.Finally Wallace asks Trump about Indiana, the next state to vote. Governor Mike Pence gave a lukewarm endorsement to Ted Cruz this week, and Cruz has tried to use boxer Mike Tyson’s support for Trump against him.
Trump doesn’t really care. “I haven’t seen Mike in years,” he says. Cruz is “the greatest liar that ever lived except he gets caught all the time.”Trump doesn’t really care. “I haven’t seen Mike in years,” he says. Cruz is “the greatest liar that ever lived except he gets caught all the time.”
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Trump defends isolationist ideasTrump defends isolationist ideas
Wallace turns to foreign policy – Trump gave a speech this week billed as a detailed policy plan. It was not entirely coherent.Wallace turns to foreign policy – Trump gave a speech this week billed as a detailed policy plan. It was not entirely coherent.
The Fox News host asks Trump about his philosophy of “America first”, a more isolationist stance toward the world that would concentrate on domestic spending and avoid intervention abroad. He asks Trump whether he would prefer to keep autocratic strongmen, like Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, to the troubled revolutions that deposed those men.The Fox News host asks Trump about his philosophy of “America first”, a more isolationist stance toward the world that would concentrate on domestic spending and avoid intervention abroad. He asks Trump whether he would prefer to keep autocratic strongmen, like Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, to the troubled revolutions that deposed those men.
Trump seems to conflate Mubarak with Gaddafi, and doesn’t mention Egypt, which is specifically what Wallace asked about.Trump seems to conflate Mubarak with Gaddafi, and doesn’t mention Egypt, which is specifically what Wallace asked about.
“You have a mess. You have a big fat mess,” he says. “When you knock out Iraq you’re going to ruin the balance.”“You have a mess. You have a big fat mess,” he says. “When you knock out Iraq you’re going to ruin the balance.”
“What we’ve done in the Middle East, we’ve spent $4 trillion and we’re far worse than when the first gunshot was fired.”“What we’ve done in the Middle East, we’ve spent $4 trillion and we’re far worse than when the first gunshot was fired.”
He gets back to domestic problems. “We have to rebuild our country. Our country is becoming third world,” he says, comparing China’s trains that travel “300mph” to American railroads. “We have the Long Island Railroad, and it can hardly – it can hardly move.”He gets back to domestic problems. “We have to rebuild our country. Our country is becoming third world,” he says, comparing China’s trains that travel “300mph” to American railroads. “We have the Long Island Railroad, and it can hardly – it can hardly move.”
Wallace gets him back to foreign policy, but Trump quickly goes on a tangent: “Isis now has Libyan oil, you know it’s among the finest oil in the world … And if we would’ve left Gaddafi, we wouldn’t have had that.”Wallace gets him back to foreign policy, but Trump quickly goes on a tangent: “Isis now has Libyan oil, you know it’s among the finest oil in the world … And if we would’ve left Gaddafi, we wouldn’t have had that.”
Then he boasts about his lack of notable foreign policy advisors. “I don’t want the people that’ve been involved for 15 years because those are the people what they’ve absolutely done to this country, and our country.”Then he boasts about his lack of notable foreign policy advisors. “I don’t want the people that’ve been involved for 15 years because those are the people what they’ve absolutely done to this country, and our country.”
Wallace: So is it far to say that Hillary Clinton will be the hawk in this race and you’ll be the dove?Wallace: So is it far to say that Hillary Clinton will be the hawk in this race and you’ll be the dove?
“No I’ll tell you what I will be much tougher than her, I will have much more respect,” Trump insists, ignoring the point about intervention versus reputation. He says he’s glad to hear that foreign leaders are a little alarmed about his success. “Let them be a little concerned.”“No I’ll tell you what I will be much tougher than her, I will have much more respect,” Trump insists, ignoring the point about intervention versus reputation. He says he’s glad to hear that foreign leaders are a little alarmed about his success. “Let them be a little concerned.”
“We’re like the policemen to the world, what’s going on is crazy.”“We’re like the policemen to the world, what’s going on is crazy.”
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Trump: riots were 'love fest'Trump: riots were 'love fest'
Donald Trump is ending a long hiatus from the Sunday shows to appear on Fox News Sunday, with host Chris Wallace. It’s been almost a month since Trump appeared on any of the shows, which were long one of his favorite weekend activities.Donald Trump is ending a long hiatus from the Sunday shows to appear on Fox News Sunday, with host Chris Wallace. It’s been almost a month since Trump appeared on any of the shows, which were long one of his favorite weekend activities.
Wallace asks about sometimes violent protests at Trump rallies, including in California on Friday.Wallace asks about sometimes violent protests at Trump rallies, including in California on Friday.
“It was like a love fest for an hour and a half,” Trump says of the California protests. “I didn’t even see the riots, you know these are wise guys that stomp on policemen’s cars.”“It was like a love fest for an hour and a half,” Trump says of the California protests. “I didn’t even see the riots, you know these are wise guys that stomp on policemen’s cars.”
Trump was forced from his motorcade by protesters at one point on Friday.Trump was forced from his motorcade by protesters at one point on Friday.
“These were professional agitators,” he continues, alluding to protesters that night. “These people have to be dealt with very strongly because you can’t allow that to happen to a police car.”“These were professional agitators,” he continues, alluding to protesters that night. “These people have to be dealt with very strongly because you can’t allow that to happen to a police car.”
“But this was an amazing evening,” he insists. “A record-setting crowd, and nobody even saw it.”“But this was an amazing evening,” he insists. “A record-setting crowd, and nobody even saw it.”
Wallace points out the general election is “a different deal” – that Trump is hugely disliked by Hispanic Americans and women voters beyond the Republican primary.Wallace points out the general election is “a different deal” – that Trump is hugely disliked by Hispanic Americans and women voters beyond the Republican primary.
“Those numbers are going way up once I start going. I have two more people to get rid of,” he says. “Once I start on Hillary you’ll see the numbers change.”“Those numbers are going way up once I start going. I have two more people to get rid of,” he says. “Once I start on Hillary you’ll see the numbers change.”
He says his record of success in the Republican primary is a sign of how he’ll do in the future. “One by one I won. Watch what happens with Hillary and watch what happens with my numbers.”He says his record of success in the Republican primary is a sign of how he’ll do in the future. “One by one I won. Watch what happens with Hillary and watch what happens with my numbers.”
He says he’s been “hit with 55,000 negative ads” and hasn’t been affected.He says he’s been “hit with 55,000 negative ads” and hasn’t been affected.
What about Hillary Clinton, Wallace asks – a Fox News host defending her – she was a senator, she was secretary of state, “to say if she were a man she would get 5%, isn’t that kind of dismissive?”What about Hillary Clinton, Wallace asks – a Fox News host defending her – she was a senator, she was secretary of state, “to say if she were a man she would get 5%, isn’t that kind of dismissive?”
“The fact is the only card she has is the woman’s card,” Trump says. “Even women don’t like her.”“The fact is the only card she has is the woman’s card,” Trump says. “Even women don’t like her.”
“I don’t think she’ll play it well at all. And it’s true. If she were not a woman she wouldn’t even be in this race.”“I don’t think she’ll play it well at all. And it’s true. If she were not a woman she wouldn’t even be in this race.”
Related: Donald Trump forced from his motorcade amid chaotic protests at California conventionRelated: Donald Trump forced from his motorcade amid chaotic protests at California convention
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Bernie Sanders has announced yet another extraordinary month of fundraising, raising $25.8m in April. The senator has routinely broke fundraising records with small donations, which he often touts on the campaign trail as a sign of his “political revolution”.Bernie Sanders has announced yet another extraordinary month of fundraising, raising $25.8m in April. The senator has routinely broke fundraising records with small donations, which he often touts on the campaign trail as a sign of his “political revolution”.
From the campaign:From the campaign:
Since the Sanders campaign was launched one year ago, his supporters have revolutionized campaign fundraising and demonstrated that he can wage a competitive campaign for president without relying on Wall Street and other special interests. More than 7.4 million contributions have poured in from more than 2.4 million donors totaling $210 million.Since the Sanders campaign was launched one year ago, his supporters have revolutionized campaign fundraising and demonstrated that he can wage a competitive campaign for president without relying on Wall Street and other special interests. More than 7.4 million contributions have poured in from more than 2.4 million donors totaling $210 million.
A key to Sanders’ fundraising success has been that his grassroots supporters consistently have contributed more to his campaign than Hillary Clinton’s big-dollar donors. Sanders’ April donations far exceeded Hillary for America’s $21 million in March.A key to Sanders’ fundraising success has been that his grassroots supporters consistently have contributed more to his campaign than Hillary Clinton’s big-dollar donors. Sanders’ April donations far exceeded Hillary for America’s $21 million in March.
“What our campaign is doing is bringing millions of Americans into the political process,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager.“What our campaign is doing is bringing millions of Americans into the political process,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager.
“Sanders is the candidate with the most energy and excitement. He is the candidate with the best chance of winning in November. He is the candidate who is in the best position to bring a new generation of voters into the democratic process and restore the faith of working-class voters that we can have a government that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent.”“Sanders is the candidate with the most energy and excitement. He is the candidate with the best chance of winning in November. He is the candidate who is in the best position to bring a new generation of voters into the democratic process and restore the faith of working-class voters that we can have a government that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent.”
Sanders’ average contribution was a little less than $26, the campaign said, boasting that teachers, students, engineers and young people make up the largest blocs of donors. It’s an implicit rebuke of Clinton, who has received a large number of contributions from people who work in finance, law or are retired.Sanders’ average contribution was a little less than $26, the campaign said, boasting that teachers, students, engineers and young people make up the largest blocs of donors. It’s an implicit rebuke of Clinton, who has received a large number of contributions from people who work in finance, law or are retired.
Sanders fundraising 2016:Jan: $20 mil (described as "jawdropping")Feb: $42 milMarch: $44 milApril: $25.8 milSanders fundraising 2016:Jan: $20 mil (described as "jawdropping")Feb: $42 milMarch: $44 milApril: $25.8 mil
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Republican Ted Cruz is next up on the CNN program.Republican Ted Cruz is next up on the CNN program.
CcHost Jake Tapper immediately notes comments by former Speaker of the House John Boehner – Republicans’ long-time leader in Congress. Boehner said Cruz was “Lucifer in the flesh”.CcHost Jake Tapper immediately notes comments by former Speaker of the House John Boehner – Republicans’ long-time leader in Congress. Boehner said Cruz was “Lucifer in the flesh”.
Cruz immediately notes how he’s gotten an endorsement from Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, and his new running-mate Carly Fiorina. He waxes grateful.Cruz immediately notes how he’s gotten an endorsement from Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, and his new running-mate Carly Fiorina. He waxes grateful.
Tapper turns it on him: doesn’t picking Fiorina this early, months before the convention and hundreds of delegates away from the nomination, smack of desperation?Tapper turns it on him: doesn’t picking Fiorina this early, months before the convention and hundreds of delegates away from the nomination, smack of desperation?
Cruz says that’s exactly what Trump wants you to think. “He either yells, screams, curses or insults, so it’s no surprise he went with insult.”Cruz says that’s exactly what Trump wants you to think. “He either yells, screams, curses or insults, so it’s no surprise he went with insult.”
“This is an unusual election but I think it’s important to give the voters a clear contrast, a clear choice, between Carly and me on the one hand and Donald and Hillary” on the other, he says.“This is an unusual election but I think it’s important to give the voters a clear contrast, a clear choice, between Carly and me on the one hand and Donald and Hillary” on the other, he says.
“They’re flipsides of the same coin. They agree with each other on issue after issue after issue,” Cruz goes on. “They’re both Washington insiders.”“They’re flipsides of the same coin. They agree with each other on issue after issue after issue,” Cruz goes on. “They’re both Washington insiders.”
“Trump has made billions buying politicians like Hillary Clinton,” he says, lumping in Boehner for good measure. “They’re all part of the same corrupt Washington system. Where the rich get richer.”“Trump has made billions buying politicians like Hillary Clinton,” he says, lumping in Boehner for good measure. “They’re all part of the same corrupt Washington system. Where the rich get richer.”
Cruz’s new populist argument is a tricky one to make: he is a millionaire lawyer married to a Goldman Sachs financier and running for president alongside a millionaire former CEO.Cruz’s new populist argument is a tricky one to make: he is a millionaire lawyer married to a Goldman Sachs financier and running for president alongside a millionaire former CEO.
Tapper then asks Cruz about his support for a North Carolina law that requires transgender people use the bathroom of the gender they were assigned at birth.Tapper then asks Cruz about his support for a North Carolina law that requires transgender people use the bathroom of the gender they were assigned at birth.
“The law doesn’t specify transgender it’s whatever you feel like at the given moment,” Cruz says, arguing that although transgender people might not threaten children, the anti-discrimination rules that protect them could somehow leave children vulnerable to predators.“The law doesn’t specify transgender it’s whatever you feel like at the given moment,” Cruz says, arguing that although transgender people might not threaten children, the anti-discrimination rules that protect them could somehow leave children vulnerable to predators.
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Clinton promises progressive platform with SandersClinton promises progressive platform with Sanders
Hillary Clinton is the first candidate to speak this morning, on CNN’s State of the Union with host Jake Tapper. It’s a pre-taped interview, the only one Clinton has given since her victory in four of five states that voted last Tuesday.Hillary Clinton is the first candidate to speak this morning, on CNN’s State of the Union with host Jake Tapper. It’s a pre-taped interview, the only one Clinton has given since her victory in four of five states that voted last Tuesday.
Do you consider yourself the presumptive nominee, she’s asked.Do you consider yourself the presumptive nominee, she’s asked.
“No,” she says, adding that she’s “on the path” and doesn’t want to take anything for granted.“No,” she says, adding that she’s “on the path” and doesn’t want to take anything for granted.
Tapper then asks her about Bernie Sanders’ turn toward changing the agenda of the democratic party, rather than winning the nomination outright. “There comes a time where you have to look at the reality,” Clinton replies.Tapper then asks her about Bernie Sanders’ turn toward changing the agenda of the democratic party, rather than winning the nomination outright. “There comes a time where you have to look at the reality,” Clinton replies.
“I certainly look forward to working with Senator Sanders,” she says, promising that “it will be a progressive platform.”“I certainly look forward to working with Senator Sanders,” she says, promising that “it will be a progressive platform.”
“I really welcome his ideas and his supporters’ passion and commitment, because the most important thing for us is for us to win in November,” she adds. The “primary objective”, she says, is “to make sure that Donald Trump is not president.“I really welcome his ideas and his supporters’ passion and commitment, because the most important thing for us is for us to win in November,” she adds. The “primary objective”, she says, is “to make sure that Donald Trump is not president.
Clinton commiserates with Sanders and his supporters. “It’s hard,” she says. “You throw yourself into these campaigns body and soul, you work 24/7.” Then she essentially thanks Sanders for his contributions: bringing people into the party, and being “a passionate advocate for the issues he feels passionately about”.Clinton commiserates with Sanders and his supporters. “It’s hard,” she says. “You throw yourself into these campaigns body and soul, you work 24/7.” Then she essentially thanks Sanders for his contributions: bringing people into the party, and being “a passionate advocate for the issues he feels passionately about”.
“We have far more in common,” she says, “than Donald Trump.”“We have far more in common,” she says, “than Donald Trump.”
Trump’s policy ideas are “disturbing”, she says, noting his proposals to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US and to create a religious registry.Trump’s policy ideas are “disturbing”, she says, noting his proposals to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US and to create a religious registry.
“I know that the stakes are high, that we face some real challenges and dangers in the world,” she says, but “I don’t think pretending you have some kind of secret plan is a smart way of leading.”“I know that the stakes are high, that we face some real challenges and dangers in the world,” she says, but “I don’t think pretending you have some kind of secret plan is a smart way of leading.”
Asked about Trump’s more isolationist tendencies, Clinton assures Tapper: “I’m always someone who uses military force as a last resort.”Asked about Trump’s more isolationist tendencies, Clinton assures Tapper: “I’m always someone who uses military force as a last resort.”
Asked about some of Trump’s remarks – about a “woman card” and “crooked Hillary” – she says she doesn’t respond to attacks. “I think it’s kind of silly,” she adds, noting that she’s been twice elected to the Senate, has two million more votes overall than Trump, and won Ohio and Pennsylvania by higher margins than he won in the Republican primary.Asked about some of Trump’s remarks – about a “woman card” and “crooked Hillary” – she says she doesn’t respond to attacks. “I think it’s kind of silly,” she adds, noting that she’s been twice elected to the Senate, has two million more votes overall than Trump, and won Ohio and Pennsylvania by higher margins than he won in the Republican primary.
“I had a lot of experience dealing with men who sometimes get off the reservation in the way they behave and the way they speak,” she says. “I’m not going to deal with their temper tantrums or their bullying.”“I had a lot of experience dealing with men who sometimes get off the reservation in the way they behave and the way they speak,” she says. “I’m not going to deal with their temper tantrums or their bullying.”
“I could [sic] really care less.”“I could [sic] really care less.”
In a hint at some of her anti-Trump tactics to come, she notes that Trump’s proposals are almost always extremely vague. “There’s nothing secret about what I want to d,” she says. “I’ve laid it all out there. And he can’t. Or he won’t. I can’t tell which. … Or he can continue on his insult fest. That’s a choice he’s making.”In a hint at some of her anti-Trump tactics to come, she notes that Trump’s proposals are almost always extremely vague. “There’s nothing secret about what I want to d,” she says. “I’ve laid it all out there. And he can’t. Or he won’t. I can’t tell which. … Or he can continue on his insult fest. That’s a choice he’s making.”
Tapper turns to a bit of policy himself. He asks about trade deals that Trump and Sanders have criticized at length for hurting manufacturing jobs. “They were mixed. They helped a lot of people and they hurt people,” Clinton says. “One of the problems in our country is we don’t do enough to help people who are hurt.”Tapper turns to a bit of policy himself. He asks about trade deals that Trump and Sanders have criticized at length for hurting manufacturing jobs. “They were mixed. They helped a lot of people and they hurt people,” Clinton says. “One of the problems in our country is we don’t do enough to help people who are hurt.”
Finally the host asks her about how she and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, attended the wedding of Donald and Melania Trump.Finally the host asks her about how she and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, attended the wedding of Donald and Melania Trump.
Clinton laughs, and grins when she says that it “never crossed my mind” that she could ever be running for president against the businessman.Clinton laughs, and grins when she says that it “never crossed my mind” that she could ever be running for president against the businessman.
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Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the 2016 primary election, the day after Barack Obama literally dropped the mic on Republicans, Democrats and the press, and only two days out from the crucial Indiana primary, which is likely the last realistic chance to block a former reality TV star from a clear path to his party’s nomination.Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the 2016 primary election, the day after Barack Obama literally dropped the mic on Republicans, Democrats and the press, and only two days out from the crucial Indiana primary, which is likely the last realistic chance to block a former reality TV star from a clear path to his party’s nomination.
Donald Trump needs 1,237 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination at the party’s convention in July, and party leaders in New Hampshire and elsewhere are trying to pack their contingents with anti-Trump Republicans. Trump’s main rival, Texas senator Ted Cruz, has meanwhile invested huge efforts into Indiana, a state with politics so conservative that its voters may yet choose the widely loathed senator over the nationally disliked businessman. Trump did not attend the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday night, although he’s been a guest before.Donald Trump needs 1,237 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination at the party’s convention in July, and party leaders in New Hampshire and elsewhere are trying to pack their contingents with anti-Trump Republicans. Trump’s main rival, Texas senator Ted Cruz, has meanwhile invested huge efforts into Indiana, a state with politics so conservative that its voters may yet choose the widely loathed senator over the nationally disliked businessman. Trump did not attend the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday night, although he’s been a guest before.
“Is this dinner too tacky for the Donald?” Obama asked the crowd. “What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home eating a Trump steak, tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What’s he doing?”“Is this dinner too tacky for the Donald?” Obama asked the crowd. “What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home eating a Trump steak, tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What’s he doing?”
Polls suggest the race is close: Cruz’s well-organized team has tended to over-perform in states such as Indiana, and the state’s rules mean whoever wins takes most of the delegates. Cruz himself will appear on nearly every Sunday talk show this morning to press his case that somehow he can be both America’s most conservative leader and a unifying, definitely-not-despised-by-colleagues force in American politics.Polls suggest the race is close: Cruz’s well-organized team has tended to over-perform in states such as Indiana, and the state’s rules mean whoever wins takes most of the delegates. Cruz himself will appear on nearly every Sunday talk show this morning to press his case that somehow he can be both America’s most conservative leader and a unifying, definitely-not-despised-by-colleagues force in American politics.
The Texas senator was not spared Obama’s mockery, especially for his talk of a “basketball ring” earlier this week. “What else is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks? Football hats? But, sure, I’m the foreign one.”The Texas senator was not spared Obama’s mockery, especially for his talk of a “basketball ring” earlier this week. “What else is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks? Football hats? But, sure, I’m the foreign one.”
Cruz is also hampered by John Kasich, a third Republican candidate who trails by a huge margin in the race and who has lured more moderate conservatives to his comparatively more moderate cause. Without any realistic chance at the nomination, Kasich has largely been ignored by party leaders such as former House Speaker John Boehner and Senator Lindsey Graham. This week Boehner called Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh”.Cruz is also hampered by John Kasich, a third Republican candidate who trails by a huge margin in the race and who has lured more moderate conservatives to his comparatively more moderate cause. Without any realistic chance at the nomination, Kasich has largely been ignored by party leaders such as former House Speaker John Boehner and Senator Lindsey Graham. This week Boehner called Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh”.
On the Democratic side of the race, underdog Bernie Sanders has lost nearly any mathematical chance at the nomination in terms of pledged and unpledged delegates. He has vowed to continue the race through its final stages, however, and already turned toward converting his remarkable success – he often notes that he started a year ago at 3% in the polls – into a progressive agenda for the Democratic party at large.On the Democratic side of the race, underdog Bernie Sanders has lost nearly any mathematical chance at the nomination in terms of pledged and unpledged delegates. He has vowed to continue the race through its final stages, however, and already turned toward converting his remarkable success – he often notes that he started a year ago at 3% in the polls – into a progressive agenda for the Democratic party at large.
Obama joked that the 74-year-old Sanders is “the bright new face of the Democratic party”. “I am hurt, though, Bernie, that you’ve been distancing yourself a little from me. I mean, that’s just not something that you do to your comrade.”Obama joked that the 74-year-old Sanders is “the bright new face of the Democratic party”. “I am hurt, though, Bernie, that you’ve been distancing yourself a little from me. I mean, that’s just not something that you do to your comrade.”
The democratic socialist senator from Vermont began his campaign exactly one year ago today (May Day), and his mission may yet prove a defining factor even should the frontrunner secure the nomination, as seems likely.The democratic socialist senator from Vermont began his campaign exactly one year ago today (May Day), and his mission may yet prove a defining factor even should the frontrunner secure the nomination, as seems likely.
That frontrunner, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, has already turned her attention away from Sanders and toward Trump and the general election. Clinton has given a rare exclusive interview to CNN this morning, and will likely have to field questions about her thoughts on a potential running mate, even though the party remains months from the convention.That frontrunner, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, has already turned her attention away from Sanders and toward Trump and the general election. Clinton has given a rare exclusive interview to CNN this morning, and will likely have to field questions about her thoughts on a potential running mate, even though the party remains months from the convention.
Obama didn’t spare his erstwhile cabinet member from a little teasing, and alluded to her hard road ahead uniting Sanders’ passionate base of young people. “You’ve got to admit it though, Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative who just signed up for Facebook.Obama didn’t spare his erstwhile cabinet member from a little teasing, and alluded to her hard road ahead uniting Sanders’ passionate base of young people. “You’ve got to admit it though, Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative who just signed up for Facebook.
“Obama out”, the president declared on Saturday night, at ease with his nearing departure from the White House. We’re in it for the long haul, so follow along to see how Trump, Cruz, Sanders and Clinton try to edge each other, redefine politics – and react to the presidential gibes at their expense.“Obama out”, the president declared on Saturday night, at ease with his nearing departure from the White House. We’re in it for the long haul, so follow along to see how Trump, Cruz, Sanders and Clinton try to edge each other, redefine politics – and react to the presidential gibes at their expense.
Related: Barack Obama in surprise swipe at Hillary at final correspondents' dinnerRelated: Barack Obama in surprise swipe at Hillary at final correspondents' dinner
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