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| Trump to address doubts over donations to veterans – campaign live | Trump to address doubts over donations to veterans – campaign live |
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| It appears the Trump news conference is about to start. Yes, it’s starting. Watch live here. | |
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| North Korea praises Trump: 'wise', 'far-sighted' | |
| North Korean state media has praised US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, describing him as a “wise politician” and “far-sighted candidate” who could help unify the Korean peninsula, writes JH Ahn for NK News, part of the North Korea Network: | |
| An editorial in DPRK Today, an official media outlet, welcomed the Republican presidential candidate’s proposal to hold direct talks with Kim Jong-un, saying he could help bring about Pyongyang’s “Yankee go home” policy. | |
| “There are many positive aspects to Trump’s ‘inflammatory policies’,” wrote Han Yong-mook, who described himself as a Chinese North Korean scholar. | |
| “Trump said he will not get involved in the war between the South and the North, isn’t this fortunate from North Korea’ perspective?” | |
| Analysts said that although the editorial was not officially from Pyongyang, it was sure to reflect thinking inside the regime. | |
| “This is very striking,” said Aidan Foster-Carter of the University of Leeds.“Admittedly it is not exactly Pyongyang speaking, or at least not the DPRK government in an official capacity. But it is certainly Pyongyang flying a kite, or testing the waters. | |
| “For the rest of us, this is a timely reminder – if it were needed – of just how completely Trump plans to tear up established US policy in the region.” | |
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| Related: North Korea praises Trump and urges US voters to reject 'dull Hillary' | |
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| California governor Jerry Brown endorses Clinton | |
| California governor Jerry Brown, who has been elected statewide four times, most recently in 2014 with 60% of the vote, has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, a week in advance of the state’s Democratic primary. | |
| Brown said in a statement that he was “deeply impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done” in the Democratic nominating competition. But he said Clinton had won the race and the party must unify. | |
| “For her part, Hillary Clinton has convincingly made the case that she knows how to get things done and has the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda,” Brown said. He called her lead over Sanders “insurmountable” and said Democrats should rally around her to “stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump.” | |
| “The stakes couldn’t be higher...” Brown said. “This is no time for Democrats to keep fighting each other. The general election has already begun. Hillary Clinton, with her long experience, especially as secretary of state, has a firm grasp of the issues and will be prepared to lead our country on day one.” | |
| A nationally recognized progressive leader who was Bill Clinton’s main challenger for the 1992 presidential nomination, Brown was first elected governor of California in 1974 at age 36. He served two terms before moving into other public roles including mayor of Oakland and state attorney general. His father Pat Brown was governor of California in the 1960s. | |
| Iconoclastic AND experienced, JerryBrownGov very well could have been the Dem nominee today, if he were only 10 years younger. Or even 5! | |
| In an indication of how important a strong showing in California is for the Clinton campaign, the candidate announced Monday that she would would spend the final five days before the 7 June primary campaigning across the state. | |
| Clinton is on track to win the Democratic presidential nomination irrespective of her performance in California, but a decisive victory there could be an accelerant to Democratic cohesion. Sanders has contested the race aggressively to the end, challenging a vote count in Kentucky despite no delegates appearing to be at stake and leveraging his support to add activists to the party’s platform committee. | |
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| Trump news conference live stream | Trump news conference live stream |
| Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at Trump Tower in about a half hour. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino (@lgamgam) is there. You can watch it live here: | Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at Trump Tower in about a half hour. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino (@lgamgam) is there. You can watch it live here: |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A day after Memorial Day, Donald Trump is to announce in an 11am news conference how his campaign has distributed millions of dollars in charitable donations (by his count) to veterans’ groups. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A day after Memorial Day, Donald Trump is to announce in an 11am news conference how his campaign has distributed millions of dollars in charitable donations (by his count) to veterans’ groups. |
| Trump is holding the news conference in part to answer doubts about whether the money he has raised for vets actually lives up to the claims he has made for his magnanimity. | Trump is holding the news conference in part to answer doubts about whether the money he has raised for vets actually lives up to the claims he has made for his magnanimity. |
| Trump originally said a charity event for veterans in January raised $6m, but his campaign admitted this month that the actual figure was smaller. The campaign also reversed itself on whether Trump had personally disbursed the $1m he promised to veterans, saying months ago that the money had already been distributed before Trump, under media pressure, announced last week that the money had in fact been donated just then. | Trump originally said a charity event for veterans in January raised $6m, but his campaign admitted this month that the actual figure was smaller. The campaign also reversed itself on whether Trump had personally disbursed the $1m he promised to veterans, saying months ago that the money had already been distributed before Trump, under media pressure, announced last week that the money had in fact been donated just then. |
| I have raised/given a tremendous amount of money to our great VETERANS, and have got nothing but bad publicity for doing so. Watch! | I have raised/given a tremendous amount of money to our great VETERANS, and have got nothing but bad publicity for doing so. Watch! |
| A Bernie Sanders rally in Oakland, California, saw some unusual activity Monday evening, as secret service agents jumped onstage in response to a reported four people in the crowd “rushing” the stage and yelling. They were arrested; Sanders just kept talking. | A Bernie Sanders rally in Oakland, California, saw some unusual activity Monday evening, as secret service agents jumped onstage in response to a reported four people in the crowd “rushing” the stage and yelling. They were arrested; Sanders just kept talking. |
| Hillary Clinton is in New Jersey and New York today before heading later this week for California, which votes in one week. | Hillary Clinton is in New Jersey and New York today before heading later this week for California, which votes in one week. |
| Speaking of difficulty counting, Trump appeared at the Rolling Thunder Memorial Day bike rally, and spoke to a crowd that spilled down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs reports: | Speaking of difficulty counting, Trump appeared at the Rolling Thunder Memorial Day bike rally, and spoke to a crowd that spilled down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs reports: |
| Trump repeatedly claimed – falsely – that hundreds of thousands were trying to attend the event, at one point claiming there were “600,000 people trying to get in”. | Trump repeatedly claimed – falsely – that hundreds of thousands were trying to attend the event, at one point claiming there were “600,000 people trying to get in”. |
| There were no visible lines or back-ups at any point in or around the mall. Furthermore, according to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of the District of Colombia is just 672,228. | There were no visible lines or back-ups at any point in or around the mall. Furthermore, according to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of the District of Colombia is just 672,228. |
| Related: Donald Trump a conquering hero for bikers at Rolling Thunder rally | Related: Donald Trump a conquering hero for bikers at Rolling Thunder rally |
| The Libertarian party on Sunday selected Gary Johnson as its nominee for president, on a second ballot. | The Libertarian party on Sunday selected Gary Johnson as its nominee for president, on a second ballot. |
| In his acceptance speech this year, Johnson told delegates his job will be to get the Libertarian platform before the voters at a level the party has not seen. | In his acceptance speech this year, Johnson told delegates his job will be to get the Libertarian platform before the voters at a level the party has not seen. |
| “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades,” Johnson told the Associated Press. “I would cut back on military interventions that have the unintended consequence of making us less safe in the world.” | “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades,” Johnson told the Associated Press. “I would cut back on military interventions that have the unintended consequence of making us less safe in the world.” |
| For all the laughing at the Libertarian convention, they nominated a ticket of two popular & twice elected governors. GOP nominated Trump. | For all the laughing at the Libertarian convention, they nominated a ticket of two popular & twice elected governors. GOP nominated Trump. |
| Meanwhile, somebody asked Stephen Hawking, the visionary physicist, about Trump, whom Hawking thinks is a “demagogue”: | Meanwhile, somebody asked Stephen Hawking, the visionary physicist, about Trump, whom Hawking thinks is a “demagogue”: |
| I can’t. He’s a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator. | I can’t. He’s a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator. |
| Related: Trump's popularity inexplicable and Brexit spells disaster, says Stephen Hawking | Related: Trump's popularity inexplicable and Brexit spells disaster, says Stephen Hawking |
| Thanks for reading, and as always please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading, and as always please join us in the comments. |
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