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| Clinton and Trump ready for general election showdown – campaign live | Clinton and Trump ready for general election showdown – campaign live |
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| Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: 'It’s classic behavior by a demagogue' | |
| In an interview with the Associated Press, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told the news wire that general election opponent Donald Trump’s attacks on his opponenets, the press and the federal judge presiding over the fraud suit against Trump University are the behavior of a “demagogue,” and echo some of the darkest chapters in modern political history. | |
| “It’s classic behavior by a demagogue,” Clinton said. “We’ve seen it many, many places and times in the world, and that’s why I think it’s so dangerous.” | |
| The former secretary of state once enjoyed a cordial relationship with Trump, even attending his third wedding to model Melania Knauss with her husband, former president Bill Clinton. In the telephone interview, Clinton explained that at the time, the real estate tycoon was “always entertaining,” and that she was unaware of Trump’s stances on immigration and his willingness to court conspiracy theorists. | |
| “I never really ever had any information about him engaging in bigotry and prejudice until he took up the cause of the birthers against President Obama, which is really so bizarre,” Clinton said. | |
| Clinton told the Associated Press that although she is not necessarily convinced that Trump means everything he proposes - neither is Trump himself, for that matter - his rhetoric is still harmful. | |
| “I don’t know if this is just, you know, political gamesmanship that he thinks plays to the lowest common denominator, but whatever the reason for it is, it’s wrong and it should not be tolerated by anybody,” Clinton said. | |
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| Dan Scavino, social media director and senior adviser to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, is already drawing up a list of detractors to ban from the party’s national convention in Cleveland. | Dan Scavino, social media director and senior adviser to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, is already drawing up a list of detractors to ban from the party’s national convention in Cleveland. |
| First up? Conservative radio host and Trump critic Hugh Hewitt. | First up? Conservative radio host and Trump critic Hugh Hewitt. |
| Assume hater Hugh Hewitt will not be attending the @GOP Convention. If he is - the RNC should BAN him from attending. | Assume hater Hugh Hewitt will not be attending the @GOP Convention. If he is - the RNC should BAN him from attending. |
| We’ve reached out to the Trump campaign for comment about potential bans on reporters or columnists, and will let you know when (if) we hear back. | |
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| In an interview on Capitol Hill, Alabama senator and early Donald Trump endorser Jeff Sessions told NBC News’ Hallie Jackson that “it would’ve been nice” if the presumptive Republican nominee had not launched a racialized criticism of the federal judge presiding over the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University, “but he’s explained that.” | In an interview on Capitol Hill, Alabama senator and early Donald Trump endorser Jeff Sessions told NBC News’ Hallie Jackson that “it would’ve been nice” if the presumptive Republican nominee had not launched a racialized criticism of the federal judge presiding over the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University, “but he’s explained that.” |
| “It would’ve been nice if it were - that had not been said, for sure,” Sessions said. :But he’s explained that, and he’s really, feels strongly about this lawsuit. You know, he feels like it’s an unjust proceeding and he should prevail and, but now he said he’s going to let his lawyer handle it and he’s not going to be continuing to comment it, and I think that’s probably a good decision.” | “It would’ve been nice if it were - that had not been said, for sure,” Sessions said. :But he’s explained that, and he’s really, feels strongly about this lawsuit. You know, he feels like it’s an unjust proceeding and he should prevail and, but now he said he’s going to let his lawyer handle it and he’s not going to be continuing to comment it, and I think that’s probably a good decision.” |
| Sessions was unconcerned with Trump’s ability to raise money when Jackson pointed out that Trump’s campaign “lags behind in cash and in organization,” saying that Trump’s strength lies in “appealing directly to the American people.” | Sessions was unconcerned with Trump’s ability to raise money when Jackson pointed out that Trump’s campaign “lags behind in cash and in organization,” saying that Trump’s strength lies in “appealing directly to the American people.” |
| “That’s where he’s getting these votes, and his message about protecting American workers, protecting American jobs, creating rising pay, defending American manufacturing, trade agreements effectively, all of those things are what’s appealing right now across the board.” | “That’s where he’s getting these votes, and his message about protecting American workers, protecting American jobs, creating rising pay, defending American manufacturing, trade agreements effectively, all of those things are what’s appealing right now across the board.” |
| “He’s got Democrat support, independent support, at high levels, and I think as that message continues to resonate, it’ll increase even more,” Sessions said. | “He’s got Democrat support, independent support, at high levels, and I think as that message continues to resonate, it’ll increase even more,” Sessions said. |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| After sweeping aside his Republican rivals, Donald Trump and his advisers must now build a campaign for the general election that shows he is not just a brash insurgent. | After sweeping aside his Republican rivals, Donald Trump and his advisers must now build a campaign for the general election that shows he is not just a brash insurgent. |
| Trump tried to display some discipline on Tuesday night during a speech at a golf club in upstate New York, following a turbulent few days when seniorRepublicans have accused him of outright racism him for his remarks about an Indiana-born judge of Mexican heritage. | Trump tried to display some discipline on Tuesday night during a speech at a golf club in upstate New York, following a turbulent few days when seniorRepublicans have accused him of outright racism him for his remarks about an Indiana-born judge of Mexican heritage. |
| He was surprisingly restrained, spoke from a prepared text using a teleprompter and did not once mention his signature proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border. | He was surprisingly restrained, spoke from a prepared text using a teleprompter and did not once mention his signature proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border. |
| The visible signs of control come as the Trump campaign also appears to have settled down after weeks of infighting. Sources within the campaign told the Guardian that the conflicts between longtime campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and veteran strategist Paul Manafort have grown less heated in recent weeks as the two have started to develop a better working relationship. | The visible signs of control come as the Trump campaign also appears to have settled down after weeks of infighting. Sources within the campaign told the Guardian that the conflicts between longtime campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and veteran strategist Paul Manafort have grown less heated in recent weeks as the two have started to develop a better working relationship. |
| The campaign is now working with the Republican National Committee to build up a ground game across the country. | The campaign is now working with the Republican National Committee to build up a ground game across the country. |
| While Trump has relied upon a bare-bones campaign staff to win the Republican primary, there is a realization that a different structure is needed to beat Hillary Clinton. As one source familiar with the campaign noted: “You think we can really win a general election with 70 people?” | While Trump has relied upon a bare-bones campaign staff to win the Republican primary, there is a realization that a different structure is needed to beat Hillary Clinton. As one source familiar with the campaign noted: “You think we can really win a general election with 70 people?” |
| By contrast, Clinton has more than 10 times as many staffers and has been deploying key people to swing states for months in preparation for the general election. | By contrast, Clinton has more than 10 times as many staffers and has been deploying key people to swing states for months in preparation for the general election. |
| Related: Trump's maverick campaign seeks to switch gears for general election | Related: Trump's maverick campaign seeks to switch gears for general election |
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| Marco Rubio: 'I'm not done yet' | Marco Rubio: 'I'm not done yet' |
| Florida senator Marco Rubio may have reneged on his pledge to endorse the eventual Republican presidential nominee, but in an email sent out to supporters this afternoon, he appeared more than ready to “STOP HILLARY CLINTON” from winning his home state in the general election in November. | Florida senator Marco Rubio may have reneged on his pledge to endorse the eventual Republican presidential nominee, but in an email sent out to supporters this afternoon, he appeared more than ready to “STOP HILLARY CLINTON” from winning his home state in the general election in November. |
| Under the subject line “I’m not done yet,” Rubio told supporters of his late presidential campaign that “the only way we can STOP HILLARY CLINTON is to beat her in the key battleground state of Florida and deny her the Sunshine State’s 29 electoral votes.” | Under the subject line “I’m not done yet,” Rubio told supporters of his late presidential campaign that “the only way we can STOP HILLARY CLINTON is to beat her in the key battleground state of Florida and deny her the Sunshine State’s 29 electoral votes.” |
| After requesting money from his supporters to “help fund the Republican Party of Florida’s vital grassroots efforts to stop her,” Rubio said that he remains “100% committed to making sure the only way Hillary Clinton reaches the Oval Office is as a guest.” | After requesting money from his supporters to “help fund the Republican Party of Florida’s vital grassroots efforts to stop her,” Rubio said that he remains “100% committed to making sure the only way Hillary Clinton reaches the Oval Office is as a guest.” |
| “It is often said you cannot win the Presidency without winning the state of Florida,” Rubio continued. “We get only ONE shot to stop her. It’s a huge undertaking with colossal national implications but if we work together and pool our resources we can win.” | “It is often said you cannot win the Presidency without winning the state of Florida,” Rubio continued. “We get only ONE shot to stop her. It’s a huge undertaking with colossal national implications but if we work together and pool our resources we can win.” |
| #NeverHillary trumps #NeverTrump, it seems. | #NeverHillary trumps #NeverTrump, it seems. |
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| Democratic National Committee spokesperson TJ Helmstetter is currently live-tweeting a meeting in which the party’s platform - the formal set of guiding principles and policy planks that the party ratifies every convention - is being discussed and debated. | Democratic National Committee spokesperson TJ Helmstetter is currently live-tweeting a meeting in which the party’s platform - the formal set of guiding principles and policy planks that the party ratifies every convention - is being discussed and debated. |
| While the final version won’t be revealed for more than a month, here are some highlights from the room where it happens: | While the final version won’t be revealed for more than a month, here are some highlights from the room where it happens: |
| AG Holder suggested adding "ban the box" to #demplatform. Next up: Rep. Raul Grijalva. | AG Holder suggested adding "ban the box" to #demplatform. Next up: Rep. Raul Grijalva. |
| Rep. Grijalva discusses decorated US military veterans who have been deported after committing minor crimes. "They deserve better treatment" | Rep. Grijalva discusses decorated US military veterans who have been deported after committing minor crimes. "They deserve better treatment" |
| "Islamophobia makes us less safe, incites anti-Muslim hate crimes, and bolsters ISIS narrative." - Dalia Mogahed at #DemPlatform meeting | "Islamophobia makes us less safe, incites anti-Muslim hate crimes, and bolsters ISIS narrative." - Dalia Mogahed at #DemPlatform meeting |
| 1 in 5 reservation homes lack plumbing, 16% lack telephone service, 1/3 of native homes are overpopulated - Fawn Sharp | 1 in 5 reservation homes lack plumbing, 16% lack telephone service, 1/3 of native homes are overpopulated - Fawn Sharp |
| Really, please try to imagine what the discussion around this question would be at the Republican drafting committee. | Really, please try to imagine what the discussion around this question would be at the Republican drafting committee. |
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| The editorial board of the largest newspaper in Iowa has penned a blistering op-ed today, lambasting senior Iowa senator Chuck Grassley for, among other things, his refusal to condemn Donald Trump’s racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge. | The editorial board of the largest newspaper in Iowa has penned a blistering op-ed today, lambasting senior Iowa senator Chuck Grassley for, among other things, his refusal to condemn Donald Trump’s racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge. |
| “When it comes to Donald Trump, there are invertebrates that have shown more spine than Sen. Charles Grassley,” the editorial stated. | “When it comes to Donald Trump, there are invertebrates that have shown more spine than Sen. Charles Grassley,” the editorial stated. |
| The editorial took Grassley to task for demurring on the question of the acceptability of Trump’s insistence that a judge of Latino descent could not oversee the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University without bias. On Monday, Grassley showed little concern over Trump’s statements, telling Roll Call that “the president is only one-half of the process, and the Senate’s the other half. And we’re a check on the president.” | The editorial took Grassley to task for demurring on the question of the acceptability of Trump’s insistence that a judge of Latino descent could not oversee the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University without bias. On Monday, Grassley showed little concern over Trump’s statements, telling Roll Call that “the president is only one-half of the process, and the Senate’s the other half. And we’re a check on the president.” |
| “But what sort of a check would Sen. Grassley be as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee?” the editorial asked. “Just how diligent would our senator be in reviewing the nominees chosen by a man who has categorized Mexican immigrants as rapists and who initially refused to disavow support from white supremacists?” | “But what sort of a check would Sen. Grassley be as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee?” the editorial asked. “Just how diligent would our senator be in reviewing the nominees chosen by a man who has categorized Mexican immigrants as rapists and who initially refused to disavow support from white supremacists?” |
| Grassley continued defense of Trump in an interview with the Des Moines Register this morning, equating Trump’s attack on Curiel’s “Mexican heritage” with an assertion by then-appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech that “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” | Grassley continued defense of Trump in an interview with the Des Moines Register this morning, equating Trump’s attack on Curiel’s “Mexican heritage” with an assertion by then-appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech that “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” |
| Grassley said he had not heard “any criticism of that sort of comment by a justice of the Supreme Court.” | Grassley said he had not heard “any criticism of that sort of comment by a justice of the Supreme Court.” |
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| Hillary Clinton may have locked up the Democratic presidential nomination - although yes, commenters, it’s still technically possible that superdelegates may flee her en masse - but, in an ironic callback to her own defeat in 2008, the former secretary of state faces an uphill climb in unifying the party after a contentious primary season. | Hillary Clinton may have locked up the Democratic presidential nomination - although yes, commenters, it’s still technically possible that superdelegates may flee her en masse - but, in an ironic callback to her own defeat in 2008, the former secretary of state faces an uphill climb in unifying the party after a contentious primary season. |
| Supporters of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders have vowed for months to never support Clinton as the nominee, threatening to support a third-party candidate, to pull the lever for Donald Trump or to stay home on Election Day altogether. (Trump, for his part, welcomes disaffected Sanders supporters “with open arms.”) | Supporters of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders have vowed for months to never support Clinton as the nominee, threatening to support a third-party candidate, to pull the lever for Donald Trump or to stay home on Election Day altogether. (Trump, for his part, welcomes disaffected Sanders supporters “with open arms.”) |
| But at least some who felt the Bern during the primary are making a more pragmatic choice - including some of Sanders’ most high-profile fans. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt - the cute one from Inception - posted this afternoon on Facebook that although he was excited to support Sanders in the Democratic primary, “Trump is scary.” | But at least some who felt the Bern during the primary are making a more pragmatic choice - including some of Sanders’ most high-profile fans. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt - the cute one from Inception - posted this afternoon on Facebook that although he was excited to support Sanders in the Democratic primary, “Trump is scary.” |
| Although in a subsequent post, Gordon-Levitt called Clinton “scary in ways,” the actor said that #NeverTrump trumps #NeverHillary. | Although in a subsequent post, Gordon-Levitt called Clinton “scary in ways,” the actor said that #NeverTrump trumps #NeverHillary. |
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| Trump backs away from plan to raise $1bn | Trump backs away from plan to raise $1bn |
| Two weeks after the Donald Trump campaign made a deal with the Republican national committee to help raise money for state parties, and about a month after Trump hired a Hollywood hedge-funder to “create a world-class finance organization”, Trump says he does not need to raise that much money after all, because he can get on TV anytime he wants. | Two weeks after the Donald Trump campaign made a deal with the Republican national committee to help raise money for state parties, and about a month after Trump hired a Hollywood hedge-funder to “create a world-class finance organization”, Trump says he does not need to raise that much money after all, because he can get on TV anytime he wants. |
| Trump on fundraising goalsMay 10: “I think we’ll raise $1 billion."Today: "There’s no reason to raise that."https://t.co/CJuGXjqaua | Trump on fundraising goalsMay 10: “I think we’ll raise $1 billion."Today: "There’s no reason to raise that."https://t.co/CJuGXjqaua |
| The candidate told Bloomberg news that he did not need “nearly as much money as other people need.” Other people meaning, it would seem, Hillary Clinton, who is by some counts on track to raise a billion dollars and who picked up an endorsement Wednesday from megabucks donor Tom Steyer. | The candidate told Bloomberg news that he did not need “nearly as much money as other people need.” Other people meaning, it would seem, Hillary Clinton, who is by some counts on track to raise a billion dollars and who picked up an endorsement Wednesday from megabucks donor Tom Steyer. |
| Trump on fundraising: I get so much publicity, "there's no reason to raise" $1 billion. https://t.co/7yw3wdWZVh pic.twitter.com/5edMHOvyXQ | Trump on fundraising: I get so much publicity, "there's no reason to raise" $1 billion. https://t.co/7yw3wdWZVh pic.twitter.com/5edMHOvyXQ |
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| Release of Clinton emails may have compromised CIA names – experts | Release of Clinton emails may have compromised CIA names – experts |
| The names of CIA personnel could have been compromised in the hypothetical instance that hackers who’d accessed Hillary Clinton’s private computer server cross-checked certain emails with redacted versions released by the state department, the Associated Press reports, citing security experts. | The names of CIA personnel could have been compromised in the hypothetical instance that hackers who’d accessed Hillary Clinton’s private computer server cross-checked certain emails with redacted versions released by the state department, the Associated Press reports, citing security experts. |
| “Classification experts seem to have inadvertently provided a key to anyone who has the originals,” the report says. | “Classification experts seem to have inadvertently provided a key to anyone who has the originals,” the report says. |
| It works like this: the redacted versions of the emails in “at least 47” cases “contain the notation ‘B3 CIA PERS/ORG,’ which indicates the material referred to CIA personnel or matters related to the agency.” Hackers in possession of the originals could compare the two sets of documents and match names with the “CIA PERS” notation, outing CIA personnel. | It works like this: the redacted versions of the emails in “at least 47” cases “contain the notation ‘B3 CIA PERS/ORG,’ which indicates the material referred to CIA personnel or matters related to the agency.” Hackers in possession of the originals could compare the two sets of documents and match names with the “CIA PERS” notation, outing CIA personnel. |
| The CIA declined to comment. | The CIA declined to comment. |
| A U.S. official said the risk of the names of CIA personnel being revealed in this way is “theoretical and probably remains so at this time.” | A U.S. official said the risk of the names of CIA personnel being revealed in this way is “theoretical and probably remains so at this time.” |
| Read the full story here. | Read the full story here. |
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