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| Republican senator Mark Kirk vows not to support Trump – campaign live | Republican senator Mark Kirk vows not to support Trump – campaign live |
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| Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and presidential candidate, is not buying Trump’s claim that his comments about judge Gonzalo Curiel were “misconstrued”: | |
| Donald Trump should retract his comments, not defend them. There is no place for racism in the GOP, or this country. https://t.co/yizZUTiC6T | |
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| A voter's view: the lonely Republican | A voter's view: the lonely Republican |
| Rory Carroll | Rory Carroll |
| Spare a thought for lonely Republican voters in the the People’s Republic of Santa Monica, a wealthy, progressive bastion in western Los Angeles also known as Soviet Monica. | Spare a thought for lonely Republican voters in the the People’s Republic of Santa Monica, a wealthy, progressive bastion in western Los Angeles also known as Soviet Monica. |
| After interviewing a stream of Clinton and Sanders voters emerging from a polling station on 2ndstreet, the Guardian encountered an elderly man with a forage cap and wary expression. | After interviewing a stream of Clinton and Sanders voters emerging from a polling station on 2ndstreet, the Guardian encountered an elderly man with a forage cap and wary expression. |
| Asked for whom he voted, he waited for another voter to pass out of earshot. | Asked for whom he voted, he waited for another voter to pass out of earshot. |
| “The one person I’m not going to vote for is Mrs Clinton,” he murmured. “It’s the succession of lies. I distrust her. I can’t forgive or forget the Benghazi event. And her private server is bothersome for me.” | “The one person I’m not going to vote for is Mrs Clinton,” he murmured. “It’s the succession of lies. I distrust her. I can’t forgive or forget the Benghazi event. And her private server is bothersome for me.” |
| So.. he had voted for Bernie? | So.. he had voted for Bernie? |
| “No.” He leaned closer. “I’m Republican.” | “No.” He leaned closer. “I’m Republican.” |
| His name? | His name? |
| He tapped his nose. “Call me anonymous.” | He tapped his nose. “Call me anonymous.” |
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| Senator Duckworth, Kirk’s fellow US senator from Illinois, tweets a rather sick burn at Kirk, who earlier tweeted, “Given my military experience, Donald Trump does not have the temperament to command our military or our nuclear arsenal.” | Senator Duckworth, Kirk’s fellow US senator from Illinois, tweets a rather sick burn at Kirk, who earlier tweeted, “Given my military experience, Donald Trump does not have the temperament to command our military or our nuclear arsenal.” |
| Kirk was in the Naval Reserves, but Duckworth is the more seasoned member of the military, as a former US Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in combat in Iraq: | Kirk was in the Naval Reserves, but Duckworth is the more seasoned member of the military, as a former US Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in combat in Iraq: |
| Given my military experience, Mark Kirk doesn't have the temperament to be our Senator. https://t.co/U8GqdH8Mn9https://t.co/k5m2hi1Rdu | Given my military experience, Mark Kirk doesn't have the temperament to be our Senator. https://t.co/U8GqdH8Mn9https://t.co/k5m2hi1Rdu |
| (h/t: @bencjacobs) | (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Trump says comments on judge 'have been misconstrued' | Trump says comments on judge 'have been misconstrued' |
| Donald Trump has released a statement saying that his comments about judge Gonzalo Curiel, who Trump said had an “absolute conflict” of interest in presiding over cases against Trump University because of Curiel’s Mexican heritage, “have been miscontrued”. | Donald Trump has released a statement saying that his comments about judge Gonzalo Curiel, who Trump said had an “absolute conflict” of interest in presiding over cases against Trump University because of Curiel’s Mexican heritage, “have been miscontrued”. |
| Trump’s statement denies that he thinks that “one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial,” in spite of his prior comments. | Trump’s statement denies that he thinks that “one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial,” in spite of his prior comments. |
| “It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage,” Trump’s statement begins: | “It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage,” Trump’s statement begins: |
| I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges. All judges should be held to that standard. I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial, but, based on the rulings that I have received in the Trump University civil case, I feel justified in questioning whether I am receiving a fair trial. | I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges. All judges should be held to that standard. I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial, but, based on the rulings that I have received in the Trump University civil case, I feel justified in questioning whether I am receiving a fair trial. |
| Over the past few weeks, I have watched as the media has reported one inaccuracy after another concerning the ongoing litigation involving Trump University. There are several important facts the public should know and that the media has failed to report. | Over the past few weeks, I have watched as the media has reported one inaccuracy after another concerning the ongoing litigation involving Trump University. There are several important facts the public should know and that the media has failed to report. |
| Trump’s statement takes issue with one ruling, by which the judge allowed a plaintiff’s motion to have a witness removed from the case, he says. | Trump’s statement takes issue with one ruling, by which the judge allowed a plaintiff’s motion to have a witness removed from the case, he says. |
| The statement says that his attorneys have shown that Trump University “provided a substantive, valuable education” and names students who have had good experiences. “Indeed, these are just a few of literally thousands of positive surveys, all of which can be viewed online at www.98percentapproval.com,” the statement says. | The statement says that his attorneys have shown that Trump University “provided a substantive, valuable education” and names students who have had good experiences. “Indeed, these are just a few of literally thousands of positive surveys, all of which can be viewed online at www.98percentapproval.com,” the statement says. |
| Trump’s statement closes with reference to unspecified “unfair and mistaken rulings in this case”. “Due to those... and the Judge’s reported associations with certain professional organizations, questions were raised regarding the Obama appointed Judge’s impartiality,” the statement continues: | Trump’s statement closes with reference to unspecified “unfair and mistaken rulings in this case”. “Due to those... and the Judge’s reported associations with certain professional organizations, questions were raised regarding the Obama appointed Judge’s impartiality,” the statement continues: |
| It is a fair question. I hope it is not the case. | It is a fair question. I hope it is not the case. |
| While this lawsuit should have been dismissed, it is now scheduled for trial in November. I do not intend to comment on this matter any further. With all of the thousands of people who have given the courses such high marks and accolades, we will win this case! | While this lawsuit should have been dismissed, it is now scheduled for trial in November. I do not intend to comment on this matter any further. With all of the thousands of people who have given the courses such high marks and accolades, we will win this case! |
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| The Chicago Sun-Times has Kirk’s full statement. He makes it under some pressure; his fellow US senator from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, had criticized Kirk this morning for being “complicit” in Trump’s campaign of “hate and division”, the Chicago Tribune reported. | The Chicago Sun-Times has Kirk’s full statement. He makes it under some pressure; his fellow US senator from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, had criticized Kirk this morning for being “complicit” in Trump’s campaign of “hate and division”, the Chicago Tribune reported. |
| For more than a decade, Mark Kirk has been a model of a winning suburban blue-state Republican – his Trump disavowal is a big deal. | |
| Kirk’s statement singles out Trump’s statements about judge Gonzalo Curiel, which Kirk calls “un-American”. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world.”: | Kirk’s statement singles out Trump’s statements about judge Gonzalo Curiel, which Kirk calls “un-American”. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world.”: |
| I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers–not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American. | I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers–not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American. |
| As the Presidential campaign progressed, I was hoping the rhetoric would tone down and reflect a campaign that was inclusive, thoughtful and principled. While I oppose the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s latest statements, in context with past attacks on Hispanics, women and the disabled like me, make it certain that I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party. | As the Presidential campaign progressed, I was hoping the rhetoric would tone down and reflect a campaign that was inclusive, thoughtful and principled. While I oppose the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s latest statements, in context with past attacks on Hispanics, women and the disabled like me, make it certain that I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for President regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party. |
| It is absolutely essential that we are guided by a commander-in-chief with a responsible and proper temperament, discretion and judgment. Our President must be fit to command the most powerful military the world has ever seen, including an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world.” | It is absolutely essential that we are guided by a commander-in-chief with a responsible and proper temperament, discretion and judgment. Our President must be fit to command the most powerful military the world has ever seen, including an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons. After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world.” |
| Kirk is a member of the US Navy reserve who served in Yugoslavia and Iraq: | Kirk is a member of the US Navy reserve who served in Yugoslavia and Iraq: |
| Given my military experience, Donald Trump does not have the temperament to command our military or our nuclear arsenal. | Given my military experience, Donald Trump does not have the temperament to command our military or our nuclear arsenal. |
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| Republican senator vows not to support Trump | Republican senator vows not to support Trump |
| Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois, who is widely considered the most vulnerable of sitting Republican senators up for reelection this year, has announced that he will not support Donald Trump for president. | Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois, who is widely considered the most vulnerable of sitting Republican senators up for reelection this year, has announced that he will not support Donald Trump for president. |
| Kirk previously had not taken a definitive position on Trump. (He had said he would support his party’s nominee.) With fellow Republican senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Kirk’s is the most high-profile defection from the party’s effort to take back the White House. | Kirk previously had not taken a definitive position on Trump. (He had said he would support his party’s nominee.) With fellow Republican senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Kirk’s is the most high-profile defection from the party’s effort to take back the White House. |
| “I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for president regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party,” Kirk said in a statement. | “I cannot and will not support my party’s nominee for president regardless of the political impact on my candidacy or the Republican Party,” Kirk said in a statement. |
| Developing... | Developing... |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Iowa state senator David Johnson became the first elected official to leave the Republican party over Donald Trump today, likening the presumptive nominee’s campaign to the rise of Adolf Hitler. | Iowa state senator David Johnson became the first elected official to leave the Republican party over Donald Trump today, likening the presumptive nominee’s campaign to the rise of Adolf Hitler. |
| Johnson announced that he was changing his registration to No Party after Trump levelled accusations of bias at Judge Gonzalo Curiel, an American judge of Mexican heritage who allowed the release of some unflattering documents from a case against Trump University. | Johnson announced that he was changing his registration to No Party after Trump levelled accusations of bias at Judge Gonzalo Curiel, an American judge of Mexican heritage who allowed the release of some unflattering documents from a case against Trump University. |
| “I haven’t supported Mr Trump at any point along the way but what I am calling his racist remarks and judicial jihad is the last straw,” Johnson told the Guardian. | “I haven’t supported Mr Trump at any point along the way but what I am calling his racist remarks and judicial jihad is the last straw,” Johnson told the Guardian. |
| Johnson compared Trump’s run for the Republican nomination to the rise of Hitler and said Trump won “by reducing his campaign to reality tv and large crowds and divisive language and all the trappings of a good show for those who like that kind of approach and that’s what happened in the 1930s in Germany.” | Johnson compared Trump’s run for the Republican nomination to the rise of Hitler and said Trump won “by reducing his campaign to reality tv and large crowds and divisive language and all the trappings of a good show for those who like that kind of approach and that’s what happened in the 1930s in Germany.” |
| He added: “I think that’s all I need to say but certainly the fascists took control of Germany under the same types of strategies.” | He added: “I think that’s all I need to say but certainly the fascists took control of Germany under the same types of strategies.” |
| Related: Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump | Related: Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump |
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| Rory Carroll | Rory Carroll |
| She may have bagged the nomination, but Hillary Clinton could benefit from nimbler Latino outreach as she prepares to take on Donald Trump. | She may have bagged the nomination, but Hillary Clinton could benefit from nimbler Latino outreach as she prepares to take on Donald Trump. |
| So says Phillip Carter, a linguistics professor at Florida International University who has written a chapter on both candidates in a forthcoming book. In battling Bernie Sanders for up to 50 million Spanish speakers in the US, Clinton started well, then blundered, Carter says in an analysis for the Guardian. | So says Phillip Carter, a linguistics professor at Florida International University who has written a chapter on both candidates in a forthcoming book. In battling Bernie Sanders for up to 50 million Spanish speakers in the US, Clinton started well, then blundered, Carter says in an analysis for the Guardian. |
| “Hillary’s campaign started on a high note with Spanish - when she released her campaign announcement video on YouTube in April 2015, which depicted a diverse group of Americans discussing their hopes for the future, the voices of two Latino brothers describing a business venture in Spanish, ran beautifully and seamlessly throughout the video, interspersed with the stories of English speakers telling similar stories,” Carter said. “The inclusion of this story was a powerful yet subtle nod to the undeniably important role of Spanish in contemporary American life and seemed to hit all the right notes.” | “Hillary’s campaign started on a high note with Spanish - when she released her campaign announcement video on YouTube in April 2015, which depicted a diverse group of Americans discussing their hopes for the future, the voices of two Latino brothers describing a business venture in Spanish, ran beautifully and seamlessly throughout the video, interspersed with the stories of English speakers telling similar stories,” Carter said. “The inclusion of this story was a powerful yet subtle nod to the undeniably important role of Spanish in contemporary American life and seemed to hit all the right notes.” |
| “Since then, the campaign has faltered in its use of Spanish,” he continued. “In December, the Clinton campaign wrote a post on Clinton’s website entitled ‘7 Things Hillary Clinton Has in Common with Your Abuela,’ the Spanish word for ‘grandmother’. The post was written in English, with Spanish words like ‘respeto’ (‘respect’) peppered in, along with images of US Latinos, including pop singer Marc Anthony. The post was ridiculed on social media, where the hashtag #NotMyAbuela quickly gained traction on Twitter.” | “Since then, the campaign has faltered in its use of Spanish,” he continued. “In December, the Clinton campaign wrote a post on Clinton’s website entitled ‘7 Things Hillary Clinton Has in Common with Your Abuela,’ the Spanish word for ‘grandmother’. The post was written in English, with Spanish words like ‘respeto’ (‘respect’) peppered in, along with images of US Latinos, including pop singer Marc Anthony. The post was ridiculed on social media, where the hashtag #NotMyAbuela quickly gained traction on Twitter.” |
| “This June, during a campaign stop in California, Clinton pulled out the tried and true ‘Sí se puede,’ (‘Yes we can!’), a chant traceable to the United Farmworkers Rights movement of the 1970s, and since made famous by Anglo politicians looking to add a taste of authenticity to their campaigns. The trouble with Hillary’s usage, which has been uttered by Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and countless others, is that she bungled the pronunciation (‘Si se pueda, rather than Si se puede) in such a way that changed the meaning from ‘yes we can!’ to something more like ‘if one could.’ ” | “This June, during a campaign stop in California, Clinton pulled out the tried and true ‘Sí se puede,’ (‘Yes we can!’), a chant traceable to the United Farmworkers Rights movement of the 1970s, and since made famous by Anglo politicians looking to add a taste of authenticity to their campaigns. The trouble with Hillary’s usage, which has been uttered by Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and countless others, is that she bungled the pronunciation (‘Si se pueda, rather than Si se puede) in such a way that changed the meaning from ‘yes we can!’ to something more like ‘if one could.’ ” |
| “Of course, Hillary Clinton is not a Spanish speaker. At all,” Carter cautioned. “So the mispronunciation could perhaps be forgiven, but it happened to play right into what seems to be Hillary’s biggest problem with the electorate, both Latinos and non-Latinos alike: believability. While her Republican rival Donald Trump is praised by some for being a straight shooter - even when the language is broadly offensive - Hillary is seen as doing the opposite, shape-shifting to appeal to the diverse groups of people comprising America’s diverse electorate. Whether this depiction is fair or not, her use of Spanish on the campaign trail has played into this perception.” | “Of course, Hillary Clinton is not a Spanish speaker. At all,” Carter cautioned. “So the mispronunciation could perhaps be forgiven, but it happened to play right into what seems to be Hillary’s biggest problem with the electorate, both Latinos and non-Latinos alike: believability. While her Republican rival Donald Trump is praised by some for being a straight shooter - even when the language is broadly offensive - Hillary is seen as doing the opposite, shape-shifting to appeal to the diverse groups of people comprising America’s diverse electorate. Whether this depiction is fair or not, her use of Spanish on the campaign trail has played into this perception.” |
| “Ignoring Spanish, as Donald Trump has done, is not the same thing as ignoring Latinos, since most voting Latinos also speak English. But if a candidate does choose to speak Spanish on the campaign trail, getting it right is key, not only in terms of pronunciation, but also, especially, in tone.” | “Ignoring Spanish, as Donald Trump has done, is not the same thing as ignoring Latinos, since most voting Latinos also speak English. But if a candidate does choose to speak Spanish on the campaign trail, getting it right is key, not only in terms of pronunciation, but also, especially, in tone.” |
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| “Various.” | “Various.” |
| BREAKING: U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says it's time for Trump to stop attacking various minority groups | BREAKING: U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says it's time for Trump to stop attacking various minority groups |
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| Hillary Clinton, after clinching the Democratic nomination, will shift her focus to the general election with a trip to a few swing states, according to a release from her campaign, holding events in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Monday, June 13, and Tuesday, June 14. | Hillary Clinton, after clinching the Democratic nomination, will shift her focus to the general election with a trip to a few swing states, according to a release from her campaign, holding events in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Monday, June 13, and Tuesday, June 14. |
| The events will be held in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas. | The events will be held in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas. |
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| Donald Trump on American exceptionalism: ‘You’re insulting the world’ | Donald Trump on American exceptionalism: ‘You’re insulting the world’ |
| Donald Trump does “not like the term”. | Donald Trump does “not like the term”. |
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| A state senator in Iowa has abandoned the Republican party over its embrace of Donald Trump as its presumptive presidential nominee, according to the Des Moines Register: | A state senator in Iowa has abandoned the Republican party over its embrace of Donald Trump as its presumptive presidential nominee, according to the Des Moines Register: |
| Republican state senator from heavily-GOP NW Iowa "suspends" his party registration in response to Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/srCj6tR83d | Republican state senator from heavily-GOP NW Iowa "suspends" his party registration in response to Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/srCj6tR83d |
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| Maria L La Ganga | Maria L La Ganga |
| After inciting controversy over racially-charged remarks about Barack Obama during Hillary Clinton’s 2008 run, the former president is trying more cautious tactics, writes the Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga. | After inciting controversy over racially-charged remarks about Barack Obama during Hillary Clinton’s 2008 run, the former president is trying more cautious tactics, writes the Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga. |
| The 42nd president of the United States is a little older, a little thinner, a little raspier than he was eight years ago when he first hit the presidential hustings on behalf of his ambitious wife. | The 42nd president of the United States is a little older, a little thinner, a little raspier than he was eight years ago when he first hit the presidential hustings on behalf of his ambitious wife. |
| He is, however, a little more disciplined, which is a good thing for Hillary Clinton. | He is, however, a little more disciplined, which is a good thing for Hillary Clinton. |
| Crisscrossing California ahead of the 7 June, Bill Clinton has been hewing close to script: supportive, optimistic, urgent, careful. His swipes at Donald Trump, the bombastic billionaire who has polarized his own party, have been pointed but largely low-key. | Crisscrossing California ahead of the 7 June, Bill Clinton has been hewing close to script: supportive, optimistic, urgent, careful. His swipes at Donald Trump, the bombastic billionaire who has polarized his own party, have been pointed but largely low-key. |
| “Look, I know we can run this whole general election on Mr Trump’s greatest horrible hits,” he acknowledged from the bed of a white pickup truck. But on this bright Northern California afternoon, he restrained himself. | “Look, I know we can run this whole general election on Mr Trump’s greatest horrible hits,” he acknowledged from the bed of a white pickup truck. But on this bright Northern California afternoon, he restrained himself. |
| “Can we build a future, a tomorrow economy with broadly shared prosperity and less inequality and more upward mobility? Or do we have to settle for ‘making America great again’?” he asked the crowd of a few hundred assembled on Telegraph Avenue. | “Can we build a future, a tomorrow economy with broadly shared prosperity and less inequality and more upward mobility? Or do we have to settle for ‘making America great again’?” he asked the crowd of a few hundred assembled on Telegraph Avenue. |
| Related: The new Bill Clinton: his second go at presidential spousehood is more careful | Related: The new Bill Clinton: his second go at presidential spousehood is more careful |
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| The Associated Press may have called the Democratic primary contest for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, but there’s at least one person who is holding back from declaring her to be the presumptive Democratic nominee: President Barack Obama. | The Associated Press may have called the Democratic primary contest for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, but there’s at least one person who is holding back from declaring her to be the presumptive Democratic nominee: President Barack Obama. |
| In his daily briefing of the White House press corps, Josh Earnest said that the president is not yet prepared to declare Clinton the winner of the nominating process. | In his daily briefing of the White House press corps, Josh Earnest said that the president is not yet prepared to declare Clinton the winner of the nominating process. |
| “Some media organizations have concluded that Secretary Clinton now has achieved a majority of delegates who’ll be voting at the Democratic convention,” Earnest said. “However, at this point, there is at least one super delegate, the one who works in the Oval Office, who is not prepared to make a public declaration about his endorsement at this point.” | “Some media organizations have concluded that Secretary Clinton now has achieved a majority of delegates who’ll be voting at the Democratic convention,” Earnest said. “However, at this point, there is at least one super delegate, the one who works in the Oval Office, who is not prepared to make a public declaration about his endorsement at this point.” |
| “But stay tuned,” he added impishly. | “But stay tuned,” he added impishly. |
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| Paul Ryan has seemingly backpeddled, however slightly, from this morning’s criticism of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, telling Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade that Trump is not a racist - just his comments are. | Paul Ryan has seemingly backpeddled, however slightly, from this morning’s criticism of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, telling Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade that Trump is not a racist - just his comments are. |
| When asked by Kilmeade whether he thought Trump was a racist, Ryan said no. | When asked by Kilmeade whether he thought Trump was a racist, Ryan said no. |
| “No, I’m not - I’m saying that the comment was,” Ryan said. “I don’t know what’s in his heart, I can’t speak to that whatsoever. What I’m saying is to suggest that a person’s race disqualifies them to do their job is textbook - that’s what I’m saying.” | “No, I’m not - I’m saying that the comment was,” Ryan said. “I don’t know what’s in his heart, I can’t speak to that whatsoever. What I’m saying is to suggest that a person’s race disqualifies them to do their job is textbook - that’s what I’m saying.” |
| “I’m not saying what’s in his heart, because I don’t know what is in his heart and I don’t think he feels that in his heart, but I don’t think it is wise or justifiable to suggest that a person should be disqualified from their job because of their ethnicity.” | “I’m not saying what’s in his heart, because I don’t know what is in his heart and I don’t think he feels that in his heart, but I don’t think it is wise or justifiable to suggest that a person should be disqualified from their job because of their ethnicity.” |
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| Paul Ryan’s condemnation of Donald Trump, now on video: | Paul Ryan’s condemnation of Donald Trump, now on video: |
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| Be part of an experiment by the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab as we test web notifications for the Democratic presidential primaries tonight. | Be part of an experiment by the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab as we test web notifications for the Democratic presidential primaries tonight. |
| We’ll be sending three experimental types of notifications related to the US presidential primaries. We’ll send individual state results for Democratic candidates as they come in, insights from our reporters in the field and, the following morning, a recap of the 10 most important highlights of the night. Web notifications are currently only available on Chrome, so if you have an Android mobile phone (Samsung, included!), we hope you’ll sign up. | We’ll be sending three experimental types of notifications related to the US presidential primaries. We’ll send individual state results for Democratic candidates as they come in, insights from our reporters in the field and, the following morning, a recap of the 10 most important highlights of the night. Web notifications are currently only available on Chrome, so if you have an Android mobile phone (Samsung, included!), we hope you’ll sign up. |
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| Chris Christie: 'Donald Trump is not a racist' | Chris Christie: 'Donald Trump is not a racist' |
| Outside of his local polling station in Mendham, New Jersey, Chris Christie told a gaggle of reporters that despite racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not a racist, calling the uproar over Trump’s comments “a kerfuffle.” | Outside of his local polling station in Mendham, New Jersey, Chris Christie told a gaggle of reporters that despite racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not a racist, calling the uproar over Trump’s comments “a kerfuffle.” |
| “Donald Trump is not a racist,” the New Jersey governor and former presidential candidate said, according to the New Jersey Star-Ledger. “The allegations that he is are absolutely contrary to any experience I’ve had with him.” | “Donald Trump is not a racist,” the New Jersey governor and former presidential candidate said, according to the New Jersey Star-Ledger. “The allegations that he is are absolutely contrary to any experience I’ve had with him.” |
| Christie, who became the highest-profile Republican to endorse Trump after the collapse of his own presidential bid in February, declined to criticize the nominee for his comments regarding Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge presiding over the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University who Trump alleged was biased because of his Mexican heritage. | Christie, who became the highest-profile Republican to endorse Trump after the collapse of his own presidential bid in February, declined to criticize the nominee for his comments regarding Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge presiding over the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University who Trump alleged was biased because of his Mexican heritage. |
| “I’ve said this before, that I know Donald Trump, I’ve known him for 14 years, and Donald Trump is not a racist,” Christie said. “The allegations that he is are absolutely contrary to every experience that I’ve had with him over the last 14 years, so we’re going to end it there.” | “I’ve said this before, that I know Donald Trump, I’ve known him for 14 years, and Donald Trump is not a racist,” Christie said. “The allegations that he is are absolutely contrary to every experience that I’ve had with him over the last 14 years, so we’re going to end it there.” |
| “In the end, there’s always going to be conflicts regarding civil lawsuits, people are always going to express their opinions,” Christie, a former US attorney, said. “Those are Donald’s opinions and he has the right to express them.” | “In the end, there’s always going to be conflicts regarding civil lawsuits, people are always going to express their opinions,” Christie, a former US attorney, said. “Those are Donald’s opinions and he has the right to express them.” |
| Christie accused the political press of ginning up the controversy for unspecified purposes. | Christie accused the political press of ginning up the controversy for unspecified purposes. |
| “The fact is that media loves controversy and media loves to pay attention to this stuff and to work it up. I understand why.” | “The fact is that media loves controversy and media loves to pay attention to this stuff and to work it up. I understand why.” |
| The governor’s defense of Trump comes hours after House speaker Paul Ryan told reporters during a news conference that he will not defend Trump’s attacks because the candidate’s comments are “indefensible,” and “the textbook definition of racist comments.” | The governor’s defense of Trump comes hours after House speaker Paul Ryan told reporters during a news conference that he will not defend Trump’s attacks because the candidate’s comments are “indefensible,” and “the textbook definition of racist comments.” |
| “Congressman Ryan is entitled to his opinion, as is everybody else who has an opinion on this,” Christie said. | “Congressman Ryan is entitled to his opinion, as is everybody else who has an opinion on this,” Christie said. |
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| Political commentator and former Ronald Reagan administration official Pat Buchanan has come out in defense of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, writing in a column for World Net Daily that conservatives must stop “the lynching of The Donald.” | Political commentator and former Ronald Reagan administration official Pat Buchanan has come out in defense of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, writing in a column for World Net Daily that conservatives must stop “the lynching of The Donald.” |
| “First, Trump has a perfect right to be angry about the judge’s rulings and to question his motives,” Buchanan wrote. “Second, there are grounds for believing Trump is right.” | “First, Trump has a perfect right to be angry about the judge’s rulings and to question his motives,” Buchanan wrote. “Second, there are grounds for believing Trump is right.” |
| Buchanan, whose own history of racial statements once prompted Trump to call his positions “disgusting” and to postulate that Buchanan had “a love affair with Adolf Hitler,” compared Trump’s racialized criticism to comments made by previous presidents that were critical of judicial decisions on the supreme court. | Buchanan, whose own history of racial statements once prompted Trump to call his positions “disgusting” and to postulate that Buchanan had “a love affair with Adolf Hitler,” compared Trump’s racialized criticism to comments made by previous presidents that were critical of judicial decisions on the supreme court. |
| “The judiciary is independent, but that does not mean that federal judges are exempt from the same robust criticism as presidents or members of Congress,” Buchanan wrote. “Obama himself attacked the Citizens United decision in a State of the Union address, with the justices sitting right in front of him.” | “The judiciary is independent, but that does not mean that federal judges are exempt from the same robust criticism as presidents or members of Congress,” Buchanan wrote. “Obama himself attacked the Citizens United decision in a State of the Union address, with the justices sitting right in front of him.” |