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| Cruz withholds Trump endorsement | |
| On the Paul Ryan / Marco Rubio spectrum – in which Ryan says he’s not ready to endorse Donald Trump and Rubio says he’ll release his delegates and support Trump at the national convention – former presidential candidate Ted Cruz seems to fall closer to Ryan. | |
| Cruz has repeatedly declined to back Trump in an interview Friday morning on Oklahoma radio, reports CNN’s Teddy Schleifer: | |
| Cruz again declines to back Trump:Would "true conservative" endorse Trump?Cruz: "That's a decision every voter is going to have to make" | |
| The Texas Tribune’s Patrick Svitek is listening, too: | |
| - Oklahoma radio host: It doesn't sound like Trump lives up to your standards.- @TedCruz: "I hope that he will." | |
| .@TedCruz reiterates: "I hope we have a nominee that will actually defend conservative principles." https://t.co/WgrNRVMs9y | |
| Cruz ended the race with 559 delegates. Releasing them to back Trump in a first round of voting at the Republican convention would allow for a show of party unity in the form of overwhelming majority backing for the nominee. On his own, Trump appears on track to capture less than 60% of the delegates at stake, depending on his performance on 7 June; Rubio’s 165 delegates could help push Trump closer to 70% in the first round of convention voting. | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Will House speaker Paul Ryan pay for his slowness to endorse presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? Sarah Palin has warned that Ryan would get “Cantor’d”, meaning lose his primary race in Wisconsin’s first congressional district to a challenger, in this case Paul Nehlen (such a fate befell former House majority leader Eric Cantor in 2014). | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Will House speaker Paul Ryan pay for his slowness to endorse presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? Sarah Palin has warned that Ryan would get “Cantor’d”, meaning lose his primary race in Wisconsin’s first congressional district to a challenger, in this case Paul Nehlen (such a fate befell former House majority leader Eric Cantor in 2014). |
| A Free Beacon poll out this morning brings some good news for Ryan: he appears to be leading Nehlen by 73 points, 80%-7%. But the primary isn’t until August. | A Free Beacon poll out this morning brings some good news for Ryan: he appears to be leading Nehlen by 73 points, 80%-7%. But the primary isn’t until August. |
| Hillary Clinton has tamped down speculation that her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders, might meet Donald Trump in a debate in advance of the 7 June California primary, saying “I don’t think it’s going to happen.” | Hillary Clinton has tamped down speculation that her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders, might meet Donald Trump in a debate in advance of the 7 June California primary, saying “I don’t think it’s going to happen.” |
| “You know, I know they’ve gone back and forth on this, and they seem to be saying it’s some kind of joke. Trump doesn’t sound very serious,” Clinton said in a call-in interview on MSNBC. “But I can tell you, I look forward to debating Donald Trump in the general election. I can’t wait to get on that debate stage with him.” | “You know, I know they’ve gone back and forth on this, and they seem to be saying it’s some kind of joke. Trump doesn’t sound very serious,” Clinton said in a call-in interview on MSNBC. “But I can tell you, I look forward to debating Donald Trump in the general election. I can’t wait to get on that debate stage with him.” |
| Sanders and (a bit more elusively) Trump, meanwhile, seemed game, with Sanders tweeting “let’s do it in the biggest stadium possible”. Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum offered on Thursday to promote the showdown. | Sanders and (a bit more elusively) Trump, meanwhile, seemed game, with Sanders tweeting “let’s do it in the biggest stadium possible”. Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum offered on Thursday to promote the showdown. |
| Sanders appeared on Thursday night on late-night jokester Jimmy Kimmel’s show, where Trump agreed in principle to the debate the night before. Kimmel posed a question to Sanders he said was direct from Trump: given how mistreated Sanders has been by the Democratic party (Trump said), would he consider running as an independent? | Sanders appeared on Thursday night on late-night jokester Jimmy Kimmel’s show, where Trump agreed in principle to the debate the night before. Kimmel posed a question to Sanders he said was direct from Trump: given how mistreated Sanders has been by the Democratic party (Trump said), would he consider running as an independent? |
| “Well, I think there’s a little bit of self-service there from Donald Trump,” Sanders said. “You think he’s really worried about me?” | “Well, I think there’s a little bit of self-service there from Donald Trump,” Sanders said. “You think he’s really worried about me?” |
| Elsewhere, Barack Obama has made the first-ever visit to Hiroshima by a sitting president. He greeted survivors of the atomic bombing and called for an end to the nuclear era. “Amongst those nations like my own that own nuclear stockpiles,” he said, “We must have the courage to escape the logic of fear and pursue a world without them.” | Elsewhere, Barack Obama has made the first-ever visit to Hiroshima by a sitting president. He greeted survivors of the atomic bombing and called for an end to the nuclear era. “Amongst those nations like my own that own nuclear stockpiles,” he said, “We must have the courage to escape the logic of fear and pursue a world without them.” |
| Trump spoke on energy policy in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Thursday afternoon, promising to revivify the coal industry and repeal environmental regulations put in place by the Obama administration. “We’re going to cancel the Paris climate agreement,” he said. | Trump spoke on energy policy in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Thursday afternoon, promising to revivify the coal industry and repeal environmental regulations put in place by the Obama administration. “We’re going to cancel the Paris climate agreement,” he said. |
| Related: Trump's climate claims: experts analyze Republican's energy policy remarks | Related: Trump's climate claims: experts analyze Republican's energy policy remarks |
| Finally, in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Florida senator and former presidential candidate Marco Rubio backed away from possibly serving as his party’s vice-presidential nominee this cycle, although he left the door open on running for office again in the future. | Finally, in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Florida senator and former presidential candidate Marco Rubio backed away from possibly serving as his party’s vice-presidential nominee this cycle, although he left the door open on running for office again in the future. |
| “It’s a safe assumption,” Rubio said of his chances of seeking office, although he ruled out running for re-election to the senate in this cycle. “If there’s an opportunity to serve again in a way I feel passionate about it, I’ll certainly explore it.” | “It’s a safe assumption,” Rubio said of his chances of seeking office, although he ruled out running for re-election to the senate in this cycle. “If there’s an opportunity to serve again in a way I feel passionate about it, I’ll certainly explore it.” |
| Related: Marco Rubio willing to speak for Trump at Republican convention if asked | Related: Marco Rubio willing to speak for Trump at Republican convention if asked |
| Today Trump is campaigning in San Diego, where reporters Rory Carroll and Nicky Woolf will be on hand to bear witness. Sanders is also in California, appearing in San Pedro. | Today Trump is campaigning in San Diego, where reporters Rory Carroll and Nicky Woolf will be on hand to bear witness. Sanders is also in California, appearing in San Pedro. |
| Hillary Clinton will take a part in a discussion with community leaders in Oakland, while on the other side of the country, her husband is campaigning in Edison, New Jersey, with reporter Amber Jamieson in attendance. | Hillary Clinton will take a part in a discussion with community leaders in Oakland, while on the other side of the country, her husband is campaigning in Edison, New Jersey, with reporter Amber Jamieson in attendance. |
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