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| Bernie Sanders to meet with Obama at White House – campaign live | Bernie Sanders to meet with Obama at White House – campaign live |
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| Kasich: Trump 'trending poorly' | |
| Everyone’s a critic. No, literally – everyone’s a critic, including Ohio governor John Kasich, who some politics handicappers would have on the short list of potential Trump running mates, for Kasich’s popularity in a crucial swing state: | |
| Kasich on Fox on whether he’ll support Trump: “Hard to say…You look at Twitter, there’s this thing called ‘trending.‘ It’s trending poorly.” | |
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| 'Bernie's coming' | |
| It’s a “beautifully sunny and warm down here at the White House,” remarks Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts, who is among an expectant press corps covering the Sanders-Obama meeting. “Long way from that chilly day in January that Bernie came here before the Iowa caucus to receive Obama’s blessing.” | |
| Curious air of expectation in White House press room. "Bernie's gonna be coming in the south gate. Bernie's coming," says grizzled camerman. | |
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| Sierra Club endorses Clinton | |
| Hillary Clinton’s 2,203 pledged delegates is apparently good enough for the Sierra Club, the storied environmental conservation group claiming more than 2 million members and supporters. | |
| Today the Sierra Club announces its endorsement of the presumptive Democratic nominee: | |
| “We firmly believe Secretary Clinton will be the strong environmental champion that we need to lead our country, which is why the Sierra Club is proud to endorse her and her vision for America,” a statement from the group reads. | |
| Sierra Club has endorsed @HillaryClinton for president! Read our statement: https://t.co/slDURlrx22 | |
| The Sierra Club endorsement includes words of praise for Bernie Sanders: | |
| Senator Sanders and his supporters brought the passionate, principled advocacy that we need, and we are eager to work together to raise these issues in every campaign--not just the presidential race. | |
| And words of something like horrified disdain for Donald Trump: | |
| Contrasted with that, we have a reckless and misinformed candidate in Donald Trump, who has called climate change a “hoax,” a “con job,” and a “concept created by the Chinese.” | |
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| The Sanders has landed: | |
| Bernie lands in DC at Dulles pic.twitter.com/E0agyehNq2 | |
| What will happen in his meeting with Obama? | |
| Bernie: "Can you tell her to get out?"POTUS: "Come on!"Bernie: "Can you indict her?"POTUS: "Come on!"Bernie: "The struggle continues!" | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Bernie Sanders will meet with Barack Obama at the White House today, as the president tries to broker a peace between the Sanders and Hillary Clinton camps following their primary battle (but was it really a “bruising” battle? See below). Sanders will also host a rally and meet with senate minority leader Harry Reid. | Bernie Sanders will meet with Barack Obama at the White House today, as the president tries to broker a peace between the Sanders and Hillary Clinton camps following their primary battle (but was it really a “bruising” battle? See below). Sanders will also host a rally and meet with senate minority leader Harry Reid. |
| Obama has told comedy host Jimmy Fallon that Democrats are happy that Republicans will (we think?!) nominate Donald Trump to be president, but at the same time the president is “worried about the Republican party”. | Obama has told comedy host Jimmy Fallon that Democrats are happy that Republicans will (we think?!) nominate Donald Trump to be president, but at the same time the president is “worried about the Republican party”. |
| Here’s the exchange, set to broadcast tonight: | Here’s the exchange, set to broadcast tonight: |
| JIMMY FALLON: But do you think the Republicans are happy with their choice? | JIMMY FALLON: But do you think the Republicans are happy with their choice? |
| PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We are. But I don’t know (LAUGHTER) how they’re-- I don’t know how they’re feeling. (CHEERS) So-- actually, you know what-- not-- (CHUCKLE) that was too easy. But the truth is actually I am worried about the Republican party. And-and I know that sounds-- you know-- you know what it sounds like. | PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We are. But I don’t know (LAUGHTER) how they’re-- I don’t know how they’re feeling. (CHEERS) So-- actually, you know what-- not-- (CHUCKLE) that was too easy. But the truth is actually I am worried about the Republican party. And-and I know that sounds-- you know-- you know what it sounds like. |
| Warren to back Clinton, attack Trump | Warren to back Clinton, attack Trump |
| Following a Reuters report last night based on unnamed sources that Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren will “soon” endorse presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Warren plans to call Trump “a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud” in a speech to the American Constitution Society tonight, excerpts of which include: | Following a Reuters report last night based on unnamed sources that Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren will “soon” endorse presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Warren plans to call Trump “a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud” in a speech to the American Constitution Society tonight, excerpts of which include: |
| Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans. Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful. | Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans. Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful. |
| Warren’s friends told Reuters she might be open to running on the Democratic ticket with Clinton, although she has not been approached by the Clinton camp. “Get ready, Donald – we’re coming,” Warren tweeted at the weekend. | Warren’s friends told Reuters she might be open to running on the Democratic ticket with Clinton, although she has not been approached by the Clinton camp. “Get ready, Donald – we’re coming,” Warren tweeted at the weekend. |
| This is what Democrats united to beat @realDonaldTrump look like. Get ready, Donald – we're coming. pic.twitter.com/p8dFtvr9NV | This is what Democrats united to beat @realDonaldTrump look like. Get ready, Donald – we're coming. pic.twitter.com/p8dFtvr9NV |
| Democrats ran zero negative ads during primary | Democrats ran zero negative ads during primary |
| Bloomberg reports: | Bloomberg reports: |
| According to Kantar Media, Clinton and Sanders aired 206,528 spots between them this year – and not one was deemed “negative” by the analysts in Kantar’s Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG). | According to Kantar Media, Clinton and Sanders aired 206,528 spots between them this year – and not one was deemed “negative” by the analysts in Kantar’s Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG). |
| “In an open presidential primary, this is probably unprecedented,” says Elizabeth Wilner, senior vice president for political advertising at Kantar. | “In an open presidential primary, this is probably unprecedented,” says Elizabeth Wilner, senior vice president for political advertising at Kantar. |
| Trump boasts: ‘Hispanics!’ | Trump boasts: ‘Hispanics!’ |
| A revealing exchange from an interview Donald Trump gave the New York Times: | A revealing exchange from an interview Donald Trump gave the New York Times: |
| He posed with some women and looked back at a reporter to point at the women and boasted “Hispanics!” Afterward, he bragged: “They say ‘We love you, Mr Trump. We’re from Mexico.’” | He posed with some women and looked back at a reporter to point at the women and boasted “Hispanics!” Afterward, he bragged: “They say ‘We love you, Mr Trump. We’re from Mexico.’” |
| Clinton to attack Trump on economy | Clinton to attack Trump on economy |
| Clinton plans to attack Trump “soon” in a speech describing “how a Trump presidency could actually lead to a serious global economic crisis,” she told the Wall Street Journal: | Clinton plans to attack Trump “soon” in a speech describing “how a Trump presidency could actually lead to a serious global economic crisis,” she told the Wall Street Journal: |
| “While he may have some catchy soundbites, his statements on the economy are dangerously incoherent,” Clinton said. “They are deeply misguided, and they reflect an individual who is temperamentally unfit to manage the American economy.” | “While he may have some catchy soundbites, his statements on the economy are dangerously incoherent,” Clinton said. “They are deeply misguided, and they reflect an individual who is temperamentally unfit to manage the American economy.” |
| Trump tweets | Trump tweets |
| As expected, the media is very much against me. Their dishonesty is amazing but, just like our big wins in the primaries, we will win! | As expected, the media is very much against me. Their dishonesty is amazing but, just like our big wins in the primaries, we will win! |
| Crooked Hillary Clinton will be a disaster on jobs, the economy, trade, healthcare, the military, guns and just about all else. Obama plus! | Crooked Hillary Clinton will be a disaster on jobs, the economy, trade, healthcare, the military, guns and just about all else. Obama plus! |
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