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Protests erupt outside Albuquerque Trump rally as Washington votes – live Trump wins Washington primary as protests erupt outside Albuquerque rally – live
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The protests are focussing on Trump’s stance on Latinos:
Protesters outside site of Albuquerque rally chant "fuck Donald Trump," wave Mexican flags pic.twitter.com/DqHNQd1ztD
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Protests are still on going in Albuquerque, according to reports on the ground, where there are still a large number of protesters outside the convention center where Donald Trump spoke earlier.
Massive protest outside Trump ABQ rally. Police in standoff with anti Trump protesters pic.twitter.com/RWvvRYLL4Y
Glass bottles being thrown. @ABQPOLICE backing protestors to the point they're funneled into this small space @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/7zglwDcB16
But things do appear to be calming down from the violence we saw earlier.
Police have set up a perimeter across the street from the Albuquerque convention center. Things are much calmer now. Protesters dwindling
Our #APD horses are back out on the streets helping ensure safety. pic.twitter.com/kdipc0aonU
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Hillary Clinton wins the Washington state primary
...though this doesn’t in fact matter in the slightest, as the Washington Democratic delegate allocation was decided in March in the state’s caucuses.
BREAKING: Clinton wins Democratic primary in Washington. @AP race call at 11:24 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/GwtAAHfA47
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Also on the ballot in Washington state are John Kasich and Ted Cruz, both of whom dropped out of the primary race after the state ballots had already been printed. As of 8:20pm PST, with 69 percent of precincts reporting, both of the former candidates had won roughly ten percent of the vote each.
Ben Carson, who dropped out some while ago, was also on the ballot in Washington, reportedly because his campaign failed to file the requisite paperwork with the state party informing them that he had dropped out. He is currently winning just under 4 percent of the vote.
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The flare-up at Trump’s rally just as he wins the Washington primary may be a sign of things to come. Andrew Gumbel reported Tuesday that after Albuquerque Trump heads to the “riot-happy” city of Anaheim, California - so tonight may just be a harbinger.
Andrew reports:
Anaheim may be the home of Disneyland and a reliable source of affluent, conservative white voters in the suburban tracts an hour south of Los Angeles, but it is also bubbling over with tensions, as a restive and growing Latino minority clamors for greater political representation, a less repressive police force and a more tolerant environment for immigrants and their families.
In February, protesters furious at Trump’s hesitation to disavow the support of the white supremacist movement clashed with members of the Ku Klux Klan in an Anaheim park, resulting in three stabbings and two other vicious assaults. Two months later, on the eve of Trump’s first visit to southern California as a presidential candidate, the Anaheim city council came to blows over a proposed resolution to denounce Trump’s rhetoric against immigrants, Muslims and women.
You can read the whole piece here.
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Trump projected to win Washington
Trump finishes first in the Washington primary, the Associated Press projects.
BREAKING: Trump wins GOP primary in Washington state. @AP race call at 11:10 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/tBKybmQlB1
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Washington GOP primary resultsWashington GOP primary results
Track results as they are reported in the Washington Republican primary here:Track results as they are reported in the Washington Republican primary here:
Related: Washington Republican primary results: track the votes, county by countyRelated: Washington Republican primary results: track the votes, county by county
Forty-four delegates are at stake – not enough to push Donald Trump over the top. He has to wait until the next Republican primary voting on 7 June.Forty-four delegates are at stake – not enough to push Donald Trump over the top. He has to wait until the next Republican primary voting on 7 June.
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Reporters inside the Albuquerque convention center, the Trump rally location, tweet that they are not allowed to leave:Reporters inside the Albuquerque convention center, the Trump rally location, tweet that they are not allowed to leave:
Glass doors shattered at Albuquerque convention center where Trump held his rally. Cops not letting reporters out. pic.twitter.com/vGvmXQIvjKGlass doors shattered at Albuquerque convention center where Trump held his rally. Cops not letting reporters out. pic.twitter.com/vGvmXQIvjK
There is no confirmation that any gunshots were fired, contrary to reports. Possible damage to Convention Center Windows by pellet gunThere is no confirmation that any gunshots were fired, contrary to reports. Possible damage to Convention Center Windows by pellet gun
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The Associated Press reports tear gas in the air at the Trump event in Albuquerque: The Associated Press reports tear gas in the air at the Trump event in Albuquerque: [update: police deny tear gas; it’s just smoke they say.]
I got tear gassed again! Damn it! @realDonaldTrump protest getting violent. Protesters attacking @abqpolice pic.twitter.com/mewBAJZaKFI got tear gassed again! Damn it! @realDonaldTrump protest getting violent. Protesters attacking @abqpolice pic.twitter.com/mewBAJZaKF
The Albuquerque Journal hosts this video of the scene:The Albuquerque Journal hosts this video of the scene:
From the Albuquerque Journal report:From the Albuquerque Journal report:
Dozens of officers in riot gear are trying to contain an increasingly angry crowd of Donald Trump protesters outside a Trump rally in Downtown Albuquerque.Dozens of officers in riot gear are trying to contain an increasingly angry crowd of Donald Trump protesters outside a Trump rally in Downtown Albuquerque.
A group of about 100 protesters forced their way through a police barricade and tried to storm Albuquerque’s convention center minutes after presidential hopeful Donald Trump took the stage for his rally.A group of about 100 protesters forced their way through a police barricade and tried to storm Albuquerque’s convention center minutes after presidential hopeful Donald Trump took the stage for his rally.
Read further here.Read further here.
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Protesters clash with police outside Trump rallyProtesters clash with police outside Trump rally
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Trump is hosting a rally, report that protesters outside the rally are “throwing bottles and rocks”:Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Trump is hosting a rally, report that protesters outside the rally are “throwing bottles and rocks”:
Protestors are now throwing bottles and rocks at our Police Horses.Protestors are now throwing bottles and rocks at our Police Horses.
Footage of the scene reveals gaslike smoke and general mayhem: Footage of the scene reveals gaslike smoke [update: police deny tear gas; it’s just smoke they say.] and general mayhem:
Cops dropping gas in albu pic.twitter.com/be96hon2rRCops dropping gas in albu pic.twitter.com/be96hon2rR
Chaotic scene outside Trump rally, live on CNN... pic.twitter.com/wDPISCvjB6Chaotic scene outside Trump rally, live on CNN... pic.twitter.com/wDPISCvjB6
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Corker under investigation
Tennessee senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the foreign relations committee and one of many whose names has popped up on lists of potential Trump running mates (he met with Trump in New York yesterday), is under federal investigation for “stock transactions involving one of the nation’s top developers of shopping centers and malls,” Politico reports:
[Corker] failed to report millions of dollars in assets and income on his annual financial disclosure until the Wall Street Journal revealed the discrepancy last fall. In the wake of that report, Corker was forced to revise years’ worth of disclosure reports.
Corker has denied any wrongdoing. Read further here.
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Trump is campaigning tonight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where it seems that early talk of his possibly locating a running mate in governor Susana Martinez has foundered on the shoals of her unwillingness to endorse him, her refusal to meet him while he’s in town – and, now, an attack on his part:
Donald Trump slams New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) for economic problems in her state, especially increased food stamp use.
Martinez, head of Repub. Gov Association, isn't at rally tonight. Told @KOB4 she's "really busy" & focused on state. https://t.co/XvTBAG2pAc
Trump calls @HillaryClinton a "low life" for attacking over trying to benefit during housing crisis. Trump says "I'm a businessman"
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Trump calls Santorum endorsement 'really nice!'
Great honor to receive today's endorsement of @RickSantorum. Really nice! #Trump2016
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Two hours till ballot dropoff sites close in Washington state, which is holding a vote-by-mail Republican primary tonight.
In a parallel universe, one in which Trump had not prevailed in Indiana, his path to 1,237 delegates was not clear, and in which Ted Cruz and John Kasich had stayed in the race, the race tonight may have been vested with considerable suspense.
That didn’t happen.
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Trump backer funding lawsuit against Gawker – report
Prominent Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and a self-reckoning libertarian, has been financing a lawsuit by former pro wrestling entertainer Hulk Hogan against the media site Gawker, Forbes reports.
The Guardian has not independently verified the report.
Gawker founder Nick Denton said earlier Tuesday that he suspected there was anonymous money behind multiple lawsuits targeting Gawker. The New York Times reported:
At first, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, thought it an unlikely conspiracy theory.
Now, he’s starting to believe it himself.
Forbes reports that Denton was very right. A report by Ryan Mac begins:
One of Silicon Valley’s best-known investors has been footing a former wrestler’s legal bills in lawsuits against a shared enemy.
Peter Thiel, a PayPal cofounder and one of the earliest backers of Facebook, has been secretly covering the expenses for Hulk Hogan’s lawsuits against online news organization Gawker Media. According to people familiar with the situation who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, Thiel, a cofounder and partner at Founders Fund, has played a lead role in bankrolling the cases Terry Bollea, a.k.a. Hogan, brought against New York-based Gawker. Hogan is being represented by Charles Harder, a prominent Los Angeles-based lawyer.
Read the full Forbes report here. Read more about Thiel’s support for Trump:
Related: The only living Trump supporter in Silicon Valley | John Naughton
Peter Thiel's libertarianism: 1) using lawsuits to destroy publication 2) yearning for male-only enfranchisement 3) supporting Trump
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Santorum endorses Trump
Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator whose appeal among conservative Christians and values voters fueled his victories in 11 states in the 2012 Republican presidential nominating race, has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
Santorum said that a list of 11 potential supreme court nominees released by Trump had settled the issue for him. Reuters reports:
Santorum, who dropped out of the presidential race in February and threw his support to Senator Marco Rubio, told Fox News: “The most important issue is preserving the Constitution of this country and a liberal Supreme Court will destroy it.”
Last Wednesday, Trump unveiled a list of 11 judges he would consider, if elected, to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
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Clintons hail restoration of early voting in Ohio
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that cuts to early voting in Ohio, under a law signed by governor John Kasich, were unconstitutional and disenfranchised African Americans in particular.
In throwing out the law, the judge said it “results in less opportunity for African Americans to participate in the political process than other voters.”
Big win for those who think we should make it easier, not harder, to vote (which really should be all of us). https://t.co/GwwHT4qopp -H
ThinkProgress has this background on the Ohio law:
Since President Obama won reelection in 2012, Ohio’s Republican lawmakers and Secretary of State have voted to eliminate the days and times of early voting that were most convenient for those working full time: the weekend before election day, weekday evenings, and what’s known as “Golden Week,” the time about a month before election day when the registration period and the early voting period overlap.
Both Bill Clinton and the Hillary Clinton campaign hailed the judge’s ruling:
Important voting rights decision out of Ohio today, restoring Golden Week. Our country is stronger when voting is made easier, not harder!
From Hillary Clinton’s communications team:
this is a BFD:Federal judge rules Ohio law cutting early voting is unconstitutional.https://t.co/iGMXCWUpia pic.twitter.com/6LiFJKl3od
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Clinton asks: has Trump paid any federal taxes?
Hillary Clinton today said that one reason Donald Trump may be refusing to release his tax returns is that he has not “paid ever any federal income tax.”
Clinton in LA today: “It may be that [Trump] hasn’t paid ever any federal income tax, that’s why we wanna see his tax returns."
ABC News points out that Trump certainly did pay federal income tax – in the 1970s at least:
Except he did. Trump paid $18,714 in 1975, $10,832 in 1976 and $42,386 in 1977 per NJ officials who saw his returns. https://t.co/U3UQGUCp0j
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Washington primary to award 44 GOP delegates
Washington state Republicans will award 44 delegates tonight after tabulating the results of the state’s mail-in primary. Even if Trump wins every one of Washington’s delegates, he won’t cross the 1,237 threshold to claim a delegate majority. For that he’ll have to wait until the final Republican contests on 7 June.
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Clinton likes 'Lemonade'
Hillary Clinton says that she has “seen parts” of the hourlong film accompanying the latest Beyoncé album, Lemonade, which explores themes including marital infidelity and betrayal, and “I do like it”.
Important news break @HillaryClinton on Ellen Facebook Live on #lemonade: "I have seen parts of it and I do like it."