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| Clinton to counter Trump's 'trash-talking' in national security speech – live | Clinton to counter Trump's 'trash-talking' in national security speech – live |
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| “Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been fairly straightforward regarding how he feels in general about black people in America,” writes Rebecca Carroll for Guardian opinion: | |
| “– he failed to swiftly and effectively disavow former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in May, referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as “trouble” last fall, and during the course of his campaign other things have surfaced, such as his idea to air a “white v black” season of The Apprentice. | |
| Publicly, however, his most brazen racist remarks have been directed primarily at Muslims (a relatively small percentage of whom are black) and Mexicans. If it’s a backhanded political strategy to court the black vote (which he will ultimately need), he has underestimated the strength of our bond with other groups who have been marginalized and discriminated against. | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. In a big speech about national security today, Hillary Clinton is to “rebuke a litany of dangerous policies that [Donald] Trump has espoused”, her campaign said, and describe a “confidence in America” in “strong contrast to Donald Trump’s incessant trash-talking of America”. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. In a big speech about national security today, Hillary Clinton is to “rebuke a litany of dangerous policies that [Donald] Trump has espoused”, her campaign said, and describe a “confidence in America” in “strong contrast to Donald Trump’s incessant trash-talking of America”. |
| On the topic of talking smack: Barack Obama on Wednesday afternoon said the presumptive Republican nominee would mess up the economic recovery and voting for him “makes no sense”. Trump supporters: illogical! | On the topic of talking smack: Barack Obama on Wednesday afternoon said the presumptive Republican nominee would mess up the economic recovery and voting for him “makes no sense”. Trump supporters: illogical! |
| Clinton will speak in California, where she and Bill Clinton will be campaigning until the big primary on Tuesday. Bernie Sanders could score a come-from-behind victory in the state: a detailed NBC/WSJ poll released on Wednesday had the race neck-and-neck, with Clinton up by only two points, 49-47, in a survey with a 4.2-point margin of error. | Clinton will speak in California, where she and Bill Clinton will be campaigning until the big primary on Tuesday. Bernie Sanders could score a come-from-behind victory in the state: a detailed NBC/WSJ poll released on Wednesday had the race neck-and-neck, with Clinton up by only two points, 49-47, in a survey with a 4.2-point margin of error. |
| There’s lots of very interesting information in the poll, including this geographic breakdown: | There’s lots of very interesting information in the poll, including this geographic breakdown: |
| Fascinating geographical breakdown in NBC/WSJ/Marist poll of Calif https://t.co/NVSJpHqBK7 pic.twitter.com/NpA6VDZahG | Fascinating geographical breakdown in NBC/WSJ/Marist poll of Calif https://t.co/NVSJpHqBK7 pic.twitter.com/NpA6VDZahG |
| Seasoned Democratic senators Harry Reid (Nevada) and Barbara Boxer (California) both called on Sanders to exit the race on Wednesday. Sanders needs to recognize that “sometimes you just have to give up”, “math is math” and “I think he better do a little mathing”, Reid said. Boxer railed against Sanders’ dismissal of Clinton supporters. | Seasoned Democratic senators Harry Reid (Nevada) and Barbara Boxer (California) both called on Sanders to exit the race on Wednesday. Sanders needs to recognize that “sometimes you just have to give up”, “math is math” and “I think he better do a little mathing”, Reid said. Boxer railed against Sanders’ dismissal of Clinton supporters. |
| “I love Bernie, he’s my friend for a long time,” she said. “But you can’t just diss everybody who supports Hillary Clinton.” | “I love Bernie, he’s my friend for a long time,” she said. “But you can’t just diss everybody who supports Hillary Clinton.” |
| Meanwhile, AP reports: “Three days before Puerto Rico’s primary, Sanders is digging in on his opposition to a House deal to rescue the US territory from $70bn in debt. Sanders said Thursday that he will introduce his own legislation to help the island.” | Meanwhile, AP reports: “Three days before Puerto Rico’s primary, Sanders is digging in on his opposition to a House deal to rescue the US territory from $70bn in debt. Sanders said Thursday that he will introduce his own legislation to help the island.” |
| On the other side of the divide, the head of Hispanic media relations at the Republican National Committee told colleagues she is uncomfortable working on behalf of Donald Trump. Now she has resigned, the New York Times reported: | On the other side of the divide, the head of Hispanic media relations at the Republican National Committee told colleagues she is uncomfortable working on behalf of Donald Trump. Now she has resigned, the New York Times reported: |
| Ruth Guerra, who is of Mexican descent and was in charge of carrying the party’s message to Hispanic voters, is joining the American Action Network, a Republican-aligned “super PAC”, she confirmed in a brief interview on Wednesday. | Ruth Guerra, who is of Mexican descent and was in charge of carrying the party’s message to Hispanic voters, is joining the American Action Network, a Republican-aligned “super PAC”, she confirmed in a brief interview on Wednesday. |
| Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that Trump is not changing the GOP, in an interview flagged by the Washington Examiner. | Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that Trump is not changing the GOP, in an interview flagged by the Washington Examiner. |
| “He’s not going to change the Republican Party,” McConnell said. “We’ve had nominees before who were not deeply into Republican politics and philosophy. Trump is not going to change the institution; he’s not going to change the basic philosophy of the party.” | “He’s not going to change the Republican Party,” McConnell said. “We’ve had nominees before who were not deeply into Republican politics and philosophy. Trump is not going to change the institution; he’s not going to change the basic philosophy of the party.” |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments! | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments! |