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| Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live | Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live |
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| George Clooney doesn’t think so. | |
| Your next President of the United States, #MAGA pic.twitter.com/BGwalYnkcL | |
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| Trump to hold fundraiser | |
| Donald Trump is getting started on what he has promised will be a “world-class finance organization” with a fundraiser later this month in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports: | |
| The dinner fundraiser is set to be the first of as many as 50 finance events that the campaign and party are racing to set up... The Trump campaign, which has no apparatus to solicit contributions, is now finalizing plans with the RNC to participate in a joint fundraising committee that can accept large contributions. | |
| Read the full piece here. | |
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| George Clooney has said that Donald Trump will not win the US presidential election as the American public will not be ruled by fear, writes the Guardian’s Henry Barnes. | |
| Take it from George Clooney: | |
| “There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump,” he said. “Fear is not going to drive our country. We’re not afraid of Muslims or immigrants or women. We’re not going to be afraid of anything.” | |
| Does George Clooney know what he’s talking about? | |
| Related: George Clooney: 'There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump' | |
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| Et tu, Graham? | Et tu, Graham? |
| Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security | Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security |
| Update: Apparently Trump called Graham for foreign policy advice on the same day he blamed Graham for Isis “winning”: | |
| Trump *yesterday* on Lindsey Graham:"His thinking is so far off... that's why ISIS is essentially winning" https://t.co/21g0rCVYWj | |
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| Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' | Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' |
| Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. | Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. |
| Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 | Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 |
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| Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report | Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report |
| Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: | Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: |
| Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb | Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb |
| Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: | Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: |
| “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. | “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. |
| “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. | “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. |
| Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' | Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' |
| And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: | And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: |
| The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. | The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. |
| The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. | The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. |
| Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP | Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP |
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| Trump's longtime butler calls for Obama's death | Trump's longtime butler calls for Obama's death |
| Donald Trump’s longtime butler – apparently Trump has a longtime butler, Anthony Senecal, currently stationed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida – has posted on Facebook that the president “should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent”, reports Mother Jones. | Donald Trump’s longtime butler – apparently Trump has a longtime butler, Anthony Senecal, currently stationed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida – has posted on Facebook that the president “should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent”, reports Mother Jones. |
| Mother Jones confirmed with Senecal, 84, that the post was his. “I wrote that. I believe that,” he told the magazine. | Mother Jones confirmed with Senecal, 84, that the post was his. “I wrote that. I believe that,” he told the magazine. |
| Here’s the text of the post: | Here’s the text of the post: |
| To all my friends on FB, just a short note to you on our pus headed “president” !!!! This character who I refer to as zero (0) should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term !!!!! Instead he still remains in office doing every thing he can to gut the America we all know and love !!!!! Now comes Donald J Trump to put an end to the corruption in government !!!! The so called elite, who are nothing but common dog turds from your front lawn are shaking in their boots because there is a new Sheriff coming to town, and the end to their corruption of the American people (YOU) is at hand !!!! I cannot believe that a common murder is even allowed to run (killery clinton) OR that a commie like bernie is a also allowed to also run !!!! Come on America put your big boy pants on---this election you have a choice---GET YOUR ASS OUT AND VOTE !!!! Thank you !!!! | To all my friends on FB, just a short note to you on our pus headed “president” !!!! This character who I refer to as zero (0) should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term !!!!! Instead he still remains in office doing every thing he can to gut the America we all know and love !!!!! Now comes Donald J Trump to put an end to the corruption in government !!!! The so called elite, who are nothing but common dog turds from your front lawn are shaking in their boots because there is a new Sheriff coming to town, and the end to their corruption of the American people (YOU) is at hand !!!! I cannot believe that a common murder is even allowed to run (killery clinton) OR that a commie like bernie is a also allowed to also run !!!! Come on America put your big boy pants on---this election you have a choice---GET YOUR ASS OUT AND VOTE !!!! Thank you !!!! |
| In earlier posts, Senecal wrote of Obama, “this prick needs to be hung for treason!!!” and called for “dragging that ball less dick head from the white mosque and hanging his scrawny ass from the portico.” | In earlier posts, Senecal wrote of Obama, “this prick needs to be hung for treason!!!” and called for “dragging that ball less dick head from the white mosque and hanging his scrawny ass from the portico.” |
| Read the full Mother Jones piece here. | Read the full Mother Jones piece here. |
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| Activists are delivering taco salads to Republican congress members in protest of Trump’s presence in Washington and the Republican cascade of support behind him. | Activists are delivering taco salads to Republican congress members in protest of Trump’s presence in Washington and the Republican cascade of support behind him. |
| The salads refer to this patronizing tweet by Trump last week. | The salads refer to this patronizing tweet by Trump last week. |
| VIDEO: Protesters delivering taco salads in opposition to Trump now at office of @RepDavidValadao (R-Calif.) pic.twitter.com/Oqw9fkiH19 | VIDEO: Protesters delivering taco salads in opposition to Trump now at office of @RepDavidValadao (R-Calif.) pic.twitter.com/Oqw9fkiH19 |
| Trailed by Spanish TV cameras, @americasvoice is delivering taco salads today to Senate Republicans backing Trump. pic.twitter.com/HFWkaqwy53 | Trailed by Spanish TV cameras, @americasvoice is delivering taco salads today to Senate Republicans backing Trump. pic.twitter.com/HFWkaqwy53 |
| Meanwhile, Tom Perez, the Labor secretary, tells reporters that Trump would be “a train wreck” for Latinos: | Meanwhile, Tom Perez, the Labor secretary, tells reporters that Trump would be “a train wreck” for Latinos: |
| On press call, Clinton surrogate @LaborSec says a Donald Trump presidency would be "a train wreck for Latinos" | On press call, Clinton surrogate @LaborSec says a Donald Trump presidency would be "a train wreck for Latinos" |
| On Clinton press call @danmericaCNN asks the question on everyone's minds: On VP buzz, Tom Perez says "I’ve had no conversations about that" | On Clinton press call @danmericaCNN asks the question on everyone's minds: On VP buzz, Tom Perez says "I’ve had no conversations about that" |
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| What are the Republican senators cheering about at luncheon? Is it meatloaf Thursday? | What are the Republican senators cheering about at luncheon? Is it meatloaf Thursday? |
| Cheers coming from the Senate Republican luncheon. | Cheers coming from the Senate Republican luncheon. |
| Applause from senate GOP lunch. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN | Applause from senate GOP lunch. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN |
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| Senate majority whip John Cornyn today, with the man who he warned in February could be “an albatross around the down-ballot races”: | Senate majority whip John Cornyn today, with the man who he warned in February could be “an albatross around the down-ballot races”: |
| Good, constructive meeting with Senate leadership and @realDonaldTrump today pic.twitter.com/zijuu8F3FN | Good, constructive meeting with Senate leadership and @realDonaldTrump today pic.twitter.com/zijuu8F3FN |
| Thumbs up! | Thumbs up! |
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| Minority leader Harry Reid said the meetings served as “the latest sign that the Republican leaders in both houses are marching lockstep with Donald Trump”, write the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and David Smith: | Minority leader Harry Reid said the meetings served as “the latest sign that the Republican leaders in both houses are marching lockstep with Donald Trump”, write the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and David Smith: |
| The Nevada senator aimed his fire in particular at Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, who threw his support behind Trump last week when it became all but certain that the real estate mogul had clinched the nomination. | The Nevada senator aimed his fire in particular at Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, who threw his support behind Trump last week when it became all but certain that the real estate mogul had clinched the nomination. |
| Harry Reid on Senate floor: Trump owes his candidacy to Mitch McConnell https://t.co/dhkVUSy4J3 | Harry Reid on Senate floor: Trump owes his candidacy to Mitch McConnell https://t.co/dhkVUSy4J3 |
| “Donald Trump is everything that the Republican leader and his party could ever want in a nominee. His policy positions are identical to the Republican Party platform,” Reid said in remarks on the Senate floor. | “Donald Trump is everything that the Republican leader and his party could ever want in a nominee. His policy positions are identical to the Republican Party platform,” Reid said in remarks on the Senate floor. |
| He then proceeded to tie the GOP to Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric toward immigrants and women, pointing out that Republicans in Congress have blocked action on immigration reform and policies such as equal pay for women and paid family leave. | He then proceeded to tie the GOP to Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric toward immigrants and women, pointing out that Republicans in Congress have blocked action on immigration reform and policies such as equal pay for women and paid family leave. |
| “Trump owes his candidacy to the Republican leader and to the policies that he’s led,” Reid said. “It was an obstructionist, anti-woman, anti-Latino, anti-Muslim, anti-middle class, anti-environment, and anti-Obama and anti-everything Republican Party of the last eight years that made Donald Trump a reality.” | “Trump owes his candidacy to the Republican leader and to the policies that he’s led,” Reid said. “It was an obstructionist, anti-woman, anti-Latino, anti-Muslim, anti-middle class, anti-environment, and anti-Obama and anti-everything Republican Party of the last eight years that made Donald Trump a reality.” |
| Read more: | Read more: |
| Related: Ryan on meeting with Trump: 'It’s important we don’t fake unifying' | Related: Ryan on meeting with Trump: 'It’s important we don’t fake unifying' |
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| Video: Ryan calls Trump ‘warm and genuine’ | Video: Ryan calls Trump ‘warm and genuine’ |
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| McConnell: Trump meeting 'constructive' | McConnell: Trump meeting 'constructive' |
| Politico catches McConnell: | Politico catches McConnell: |
| McConnell back at Capitol, calls meeting "constructive" discussed "variety of issues" | McConnell back at Capitol, calls meeting "constructive" discussed "variety of issues" |
| Trump meanwhile makes another stop – at his lawyer’s: | Trump meanwhile makes another stop – at his lawyer’s: |
| Trump arrives at Jones Day, the law firm where campaign lawyer Don McGahn works. pic.twitter.com/ymukG53iNQ | Trump arrives at Jones Day, the law firm where campaign lawyer Don McGahn works. pic.twitter.com/ymukG53iNQ |
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| Donald Trump has left the senators and is headed to the airport. | Donald Trump has left the senators and is headed to the airport. |
| We’re hoping to have statements from the meeting participants shortly. | We’re hoping to have statements from the meeting participants shortly. |
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| “My most important meeting of the day,” he says. Rich. | “My most important meeting of the day,” he says. Rich. |
| My most important meeting of the day. pic.twitter.com/pnhIRkLPq6 | My most important meeting of the day. pic.twitter.com/pnhIRkLPq6 |
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| A report that Donald Trump is considering Newt Gingrich as vice president prompts musing as to whether and how two noted non-monogamists could use Bill Clinton’s sex scandals against Hillary Clinton (Trump has called Hillary Clinton an “enabler” of Bill Clinton whom he called an “abuser”): | A report that Donald Trump is considering Newt Gingrich as vice president prompts musing as to whether and how two noted non-monogamists could use Bill Clinton’s sex scandals against Hillary Clinton (Trump has called Hillary Clinton an “enabler” of Bill Clinton whom he called an “abuser”): |
| The chutzpah index would explode if these guys tried to hang Bill’s dalliances around Hillary. https://t.co/Q2O38wc1Mq | The chutzpah index would explode if these guys tried to hang Bill’s dalliances around Hillary. https://t.co/Q2O38wc1Mq |