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| Sanders slams superdelegate system: Democrats 'anointed' Clinton – campaign live | Sanders slams superdelegate system: Democrats 'anointed' Clinton – campaign live |
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| Over on Fox News Sunday, Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson and House homeland security committee chair Michael McCaul are talking Egypt Air. Despite Donald Trump’s certainty, it is not known if the plane came down because of terrorism. Jeff Sessions, the Alabama senator and Trump adviser, is also due to discuss the issue. | |
| McCaul has trailed his line of argument on Twitter, retweeting thus: | |
| .@RepMcCaul: Many signs do point to terror. #EgyptAirMS804 #FNS | |
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| Republican Representative Peter King is next on CNN, talking about the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804. | |
| He links the crash, without evidence, to terrorism. He draws a clearer line between security concerns in general at airports and reports that MS804 had, two years ago, had political graffiti written on it saying the plane would go down – a play on words between the plane’s registration letters and the name of Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. | |
| “People behind the scenes, those with the access,” King says, “airport workers, the cleaners, the scrubbers, anyone who does not face the same scrutiny as the passengers,” must be of greater concern. | |
| King grows more cautious when asked about what exactly brought down MS804 over the Mediterranean last week. “Right now the indicators are tip[ping] the scales” toward terrorism, he says, but “the longer it goes without responsibility being claimed it could also be a malfunction on the plane itself, an electrical malfunction.” | |
| No terror group has claimed responsibility in the several days since the plane crashed, unlike a quick claim by Isis after a Russian jet exploded over Egypt last year. | |
| King says “we should find out sooner rather than later” from studying debris about what caused the crash. “We always have to start off with the premise that terrorism is the most likely option,” he adds, “not to say that it was certain, [but] that it was the most likely, but to work our way back.” | |
| Donald Trump has said, without evidence, that the crash was caused by terrorism and that anyone who does not “And if anyone doesn’t think it was blown out of the sky, you’re 100% wrong.” | |
| King has said he will support Trump’s nomination but expressed reservations about his lack of knowledge on foreign policy, national security and terrorism. | |
| Hillary Clinton has also said she believes terrorism the most likely cause of the crash. | |
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| Libertarian candidate: Trump plan akin to Kristallnacht | Libertarian candidate: Trump plan akin to Kristallnacht |
| Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld is next on the CNN program, talking about a third-party campaign that’s already happening: the Libertarian party. | Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld is next on the CNN program, talking about a third-party campaign that’s already happening: the Libertarian party. |
| Weld is the vice-presidential pick for the Libertarian ticket, which is led by former New Mexico Gary Johnson. “You can have an administration that’s fiscally conservative and socially inclusive,” Weld says. | Weld is the vice-presidential pick for the Libertarian ticket, which is led by former New Mexico Gary Johnson. “You can have an administration that’s fiscally conservative and socially inclusive,” Weld says. |
| “I think that may be 40-[percent]-plus of the country” may feel that way, he adds. | “I think that may be 40-[percent]-plus of the country” may feel that way, he adds. |
| But he hasn’t gone around to any Republicans disaffected by Donald Trump yet, he says. | But he hasn’t gone around to any Republicans disaffected by Donald Trump yet, he says. |
| “I think we have our positions, we’re going to press them. I think we’d ideally nudge the Democrats” to the economic center, he continues. “I’d like to nudge the Republicans to get them away from their anti-abortion stance, their queasiness with gay and lesbians [and] the believable proposals made up in the immigration area.” | “I think we have our positions, we’re going to press them. I think we’d ideally nudge the Democrats” to the economic center, he continues. “I’d like to nudge the Republicans to get them away from their anti-abortion stance, their queasiness with gay and lesbians [and] the believable proposals made up in the immigration area.” |
| “This is really not prime time and we don’t mind saying so.” | “This is really not prime time and we don’t mind saying so.” |
| Tapper then asks whether Weld stands by his comparison of Donald Trump’s ideas to Kristallnacht, the pogroms in 1938 when Nazis burned synagogues, vandalized homes and killed nearly 100 Jews. | Tapper then asks whether Weld stands by his comparison of Donald Trump’s ideas to Kristallnacht, the pogroms in 1938 when Nazis burned synagogues, vandalized homes and killed nearly 100 Jews. |
| Weld stands by the comparison of Trump’s proposal to deport immigrants to the Nazis, saying it’s not hyperbole or overstatement. | Weld stands by the comparison of Trump’s proposal to deport immigrants to the Nazis, saying it’s not hyperbole or overstatement. |
| “I served five years on the US Holocaust commission” under George W Bush, he says. “You have to forget a lot of things if you think it’s a good idea to round up and deport 11 million people living peaceable.” | “I served five years on the US Holocaust commission” under George W Bush, he says. “You have to forget a lot of things if you think it’s a good idea to round up and deport 11 million people living peaceable.” |
| That could happen in “China maybe, but not the United States,” he concludes. | That could happen in “China maybe, but not the United States,” he concludes. |
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| Sanders: Democrats 'anointed' Clinton | Sanders: Democrats 'anointed' Clinton |
| Bernie Sanders is first up this morning on CNN’s State of the Union, where host Jake Tapper asks him about concern among Democrats that the senator’s campaign is damaging Hillary Clinton’s general election chances against Donald Trump. | Bernie Sanders is first up this morning on CNN’s State of the Union, where host Jake Tapper asks him about concern among Democrats that the senator’s campaign is damaging Hillary Clinton’s general election chances against Donald Trump. |
| “That’s nothing that I have ever said. The last that I heard is that we are a democracy,” Sanders says. “Elections are about vigorous debates over the issues. Secretary Clinton and I disagree on many issues.” | “That’s nothing that I have ever said. The last that I heard is that we are a democracy,” Sanders says. “Elections are about vigorous debates over the issues. Secretary Clinton and I disagree on many issues.” |
| He lists a few: a national $15 minimum wage, tax on carbon, universal healthcare, foreign intervention. | He lists a few: a national $15 minimum wage, tax on carbon, universal healthcare, foreign intervention. |
| “Those are legitimate issues to debate. What we are trying to do is bring more people into the political process.” | “Those are legitimate issues to debate. What we are trying to do is bring more people into the political process.” |
| Tapper asks Sanders about the math – it’s steeply stacked against him. Sanders says he’s fighting to win the pledged delegates, and that he while “it may not be a bad idea” to get rid of the superdelegates – party officials who can vote however they please – he thinks those unbound delegates should be thinking a lot more about their votes, rather than following orders from party leadership. | Tapper asks Sanders about the math – it’s steeply stacked against him. Sanders says he’s fighting to win the pledged delegates, and that he while “it may not be a bad idea” to get rid of the superdelegates – party officials who can vote however they please – he thinks those unbound delegates should be thinking a lot more about their votes, rather than following orders from party leadership. |
| “I assume that most of the people that come to my rallies can do arithmetic,” he says. But the fact that about 400 superdelegates had pledged to Clinton so early, he adds, “was an anointment, and that is bad for the process.” | “I assume that most of the people that come to my rallies can do arithmetic,” he says. But the fact that about 400 superdelegates had pledged to Clinton so early, he adds, “was an anointment, and that is bad for the process.” |
| “The current situation is undemocratic and it is ill-advised,” he adds.“The status quo clearly is unacceptable to me, and that has got to be changed.” | “The current situation is undemocratic and it is ill-advised,” he adds.“The status quo clearly is unacceptable to me, and that has got to be changed.” |
| He again pitches the superdelegates: “We have the energy, we have the excitement, we have the young people, we have the working people.” | He again pitches the superdelegates: “We have the energy, we have the excitement, we have the young people, we have the working people.” |
| He hints at what he wants to change in the Democratic party on a larger level, too. “Not all of my supporters go to these fancy fundraising dinners. They are working people who are hurting now and want real change,” he says. “I hope the Democratic leadership understands they have got to open up and let those people in.” | He hints at what he wants to change in the Democratic party on a larger level, too. “Not all of my supporters go to these fancy fundraising dinners. They are working people who are hurting now and want real change,” he says. “I hope the Democratic leadership understands they have got to open up and let those people in.” |
| Sanders adds that if elected president he would not reappoint the current chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. | Sanders adds that if elected president he would not reappoint the current chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. |
| As for accusations that he has not been “vetted”, he says he’s had a few “very ugly, very vicious” campaigns. “I’m not saying she cannot beat I am the stronger candidate because we appeal to independents, people who are not in love with either the Democratic or the Republican party, often for very good reasons.” | As for accusations that he has not been “vetted”, he says he’s had a few “very ugly, very vicious” campaigns. “I’m not saying she cannot beat I am the stronger candidate because we appeal to independents, people who are not in love with either the Democratic or the Republican party, often for very good reasons.” |
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| Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the 2016 presidential election, as it moves into the final days of its primaries most likely pitching a former reality TV star versus a former secretary of state who would be the most disliked candidate in history were it not for the former TV star. | Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the 2016 presidential election, as it moves into the final days of its primaries most likely pitching a former reality TV star versus a former secretary of state who would be the most disliked candidate in history were it not for the former TV star. |
| Washington state will hold its Republican primary this week, though Donald Trump stands alone as the party’s presumptive nominee. Hillary Clinton is on the brink of sealing the Democratic nomination, with her lead all but unassailable by Senator Bernie Sanders. | Washington state will hold its Republican primary this week, though Donald Trump stands alone as the party’s presumptive nominee. Hillary Clinton is on the brink of sealing the Democratic nomination, with her lead all but unassailable by Senator Bernie Sanders. |
| The senator from Vermont will make his case nonetheless, despite accusations from fellow Democrats that his diehard supporters threaten to cause chaos within the party by rejecting Clinton. Sanders is scheduled to appear three times this morning. | The senator from Vermont will make his case nonetheless, despite accusations from fellow Democrats that his diehard supporters threaten to cause chaos within the party by rejecting Clinton. Sanders is scheduled to appear three times this morning. |
| Trump has not deigned to meet the press this Sunday, though the businessman remains as unpredictable as ever. After telling the National Rifle Association he would “cherish” their gun rights on Friday, he tweeted on Saturday that Clinton’s secret service protection should disarm if she really wants to reduce the number of guns in America. | Trump has not deigned to meet the press this Sunday, though the businessman remains as unpredictable as ever. After telling the National Rifle Association he would “cherish” their gun rights on Friday, he tweeted on Saturday that Clinton’s secret service protection should disarm if she really wants to reduce the number of guns in America. |
| Crooked Hillary wants to get rid of all guns and yet she is surrounded by bodyguards who are fully armed. No more guns to protect Hillary! | Crooked Hillary wants to get rid of all guns and yet she is surrounded by bodyguards who are fully armed. No more guns to protect Hillary! |
| And then on Sunday. | And then on Sunday. |
| Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president because her judgement has been proven to be so bad! Would be four more years of stupidity! | Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president because her judgement has been proven to be so bad! Would be four more years of stupidity! |
| Trump’s speech before the NRA nearly coincided with a visit by Clinton to the family of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed teen who in 2012 was shot dead by a neighbor who considered himself a vigilante. The pair of speeches in many ways brought the primary process full circle: a year ago the US was reeling from mass shooting after mass shooting, protests over police violence and questions of systemic racism – questions raised in part by the violence and by Trump’s inflammatory remarks about minorities. | Trump’s speech before the NRA nearly coincided with a visit by Clinton to the family of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed teen who in 2012 was shot dead by a neighbor who considered himself a vigilante. The pair of speeches in many ways brought the primary process full circle: a year ago the US was reeling from mass shooting after mass shooting, protests over police violence and questions of systemic racism – questions raised in part by the violence and by Trump’s inflammatory remarks about minorities. |
| Those remarks include a proposal by Trump to bar all Muslims from entering the US until leaders “can figure out what is going on”. After an EgyptAir flight crashed in the Mediterranean this week, Trump immediately blamed – with no evidence – terrorism, a theme that is sure to loom large in the election and this Sunday. Several members of Congress – including a senator who supports Trump and is one of his main foreign policy advisers – are scheduled for interviews. | Those remarks include a proposal by Trump to bar all Muslims from entering the US until leaders “can figure out what is going on”. After an EgyptAir flight crashed in the Mediterranean this week, Trump immediately blamed – with no evidence – terrorism, a theme that is sure to loom large in the election and this Sunday. Several members of Congress – including a senator who supports Trump and is one of his main foreign policy advisers – are scheduled for interviews. |
| They may also discuss the news overnight from Pakistan, where the leader of the Taliban was killed by a US drone strike on Saturday. | They may also discuss the news overnight from Pakistan, where the leader of the Taliban was killed by a US drone strike on Saturday. |
| Related: Trump and Clinton on guns: two visions of race, justice and policing in the US | Related: Trump and Clinton on guns: two visions of race, justice and policing in the US |
| And finally, one of the last hopes of the vaunted but not very competent “Never Trump” movement will also appear: Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Like Trump, Cuban is a brash, wealthy businessman who gets involved in professional wrestling, reality TV and politics. Several Republicans in the anti-Trump coalition reportedly asked Cuban if he would assume the mantle of a third-party campaign for disaffected conservatives. He said no. | And finally, one of the last hopes of the vaunted but not very competent “Never Trump” movement will also appear: Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Like Trump, Cuban is a brash, wealthy businessman who gets involved in professional wrestling, reality TV and politics. Several Republicans in the anti-Trump coalition reportedly asked Cuban if he would assume the mantle of a third-party campaign for disaffected conservatives. He said no. |
| But Cuban still doesn’t like Trump, and will undoubtedly share his opinions. Trump loves it when his critics do that. Word fight. | But Cuban still doesn’t like Trump, and will undoubtedly share his opinions. Trump loves it when his critics do that. Word fight. |
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