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| Clinton: 'king of debt' Trump would rig economy for Wall Street – campaign live | Clinton: 'king of debt' Trump would rig economy for Wall Street – campaign live |
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| Bernie Sanders’ spokesperson appears to be #WithHer. | |
| So anyone that comes to me with "idk if I'm voting in November b/c.." I'm screen-capturing these tweets. Too much is at stake this Nov. | |
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| Ben Jacobs | |
| Voters don’t know “anything about Hillary in terms of religion”, Donald Trump warned a meeting of evangelical leaders today. | |
| In a closed-door meeting at Trump Tower, the presumptive Republican nominee talked about his faith and tried to consolidate his support among social conservatives. Trump said of Christianity, “I owe so much to it in so many ways,” while warning darkly about the consequences of electing Hillary Clinton. | |
| “It’s going to be an extension of Obama but worse,” said Trump. “Because, with Obama, you have your guard up and with Hillary you don’t and it’s going to be worse.” Trump also said ominously: “All of your leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes, selling evangelicals down the tubes.” | |
| The meeting came as Trump continues his courtship of what has been a key part of the Republican base for decades. Many social conservatives and evangelicals have viewed the thrice-divorced Trump skeptically as a casino mogul who previously supported abortion rights and prone to off-putting remarks such as his statement that he had never asked God for forgiveness. His courtship in recent weeks included a visit to the Faith and Freedom Summit earlier in June where he pledged to “protect and defend Christian Americans”. | |
| However, while Trump rolled out an evangelical advisory board after the meeting featuring longtime supporters such as Jerry Falwell Jr as well as former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, many attendees remained skeptical. Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council who has yet to endorse Trump, told MSNBC after the meeting that it had simply been the beginning of “a conversation between Trump and evangelical community”. He added that he was waiting to see Trump take further steps such as selecting a running mate with a “conservative track record” before committing to support the presumptive Republican nominee. | |
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| Donald Trump: Money raised by Hillary Clinton is 'blood money' | |
| In an interview with CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’Donnell, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he is not concerned with rival Hillary Clinton’s massive financial lead, dismissing the money she has raised as “blood money.” | |
| “When she raises this money, every time she raises this money, she is making deals,” Trump said. “Saying, ‘Can I be the ambassador to this, can I do that. Make sure my business is being taken care of.’ I mean, gimme a break - all of the money she is raising is blood money. That’s blood money is blood money [sic].” | |
| “Look, she is getting tremendous amounts from Wall Street,” he continued. “She is going to take care of Wall Street. She is getting tremendous amounts from lots of people. She’s going to take care of those people.” | |
| Trump is hosting a fundraising dinner in New York next week featuring “a who’s who of the financial world,” according to the New York Times. A spot at the dinner starts at $50,000 a plate. | |
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| Ben Jacobs | |
| Donald Trump’s campaign has renewed his support for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, stating “America is here because of its own little Brexit”. | |
| Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson, a longtime Trump aide, did not specify whether she was referring to the American revolution or whether she saw a modern parallel between the US political situation and the European Union, where the issue of immigration has become a political lightning rod. | |
| In an interview with Sky News, Pierson noted that the presumptive Republican nominee is “very much in favor of countries doing what is best for them” and thought that in the current global situation, “countries do need to re-evaluate their own standings and what is best for them”. | |
| Related: Trump camp supports Britain leaving EU, citing America's ‘own little Brexit’ | |
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| Apparently “CrookedHillary.com” was taken. | Apparently “CrookedHillary.com” was taken. |
| In one of many press released issued by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign today, the real estate tycoon announced the launch of LyingCrookedHillary.com, “which will showcase some of Clinton’s most disastrous lies to the American people.” | In one of many press released issued by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign today, the real estate tycoon announced the launch of LyingCrookedHillary.com, “which will showcase some of Clinton’s most disastrous lies to the American people.” |
| Supporters are instructed to text TRUMP to 88022 to receive early access to the content, which leads to subscribing to a text-message alert system from the campaign. | Supporters are instructed to text TRUMP to 88022 to receive early access to the content, which leads to subscribing to a text-message alert system from the campaign. |
| A terrible price has been paid to access "https://t.co/gGioW5agsU." pic.twitter.com/HaG0sYgLS2 | A terrible price has been paid to access "https://t.co/gGioW5agsU." pic.twitter.com/HaG0sYgLS2 |
| “As we proceed forward with the general election, it is more important than ever for America to realize how dishonest Crooked Hillary really is,” the release states. “At every stage of Clinton’s career, she has deceived the public to enrich herself and family at the expense of Americans. Crooked Hillary has continually placed Washington D.C. special interests’ priorities over the interests of everyday Americans. Four years of Crooked Hillary in the White House is not a risk Americans can take.” | “As we proceed forward with the general election, it is more important than ever for America to realize how dishonest Crooked Hillary really is,” the release states. “At every stage of Clinton’s career, she has deceived the public to enrich herself and family at the expense of Americans. Crooked Hillary has continually placed Washington D.C. special interests’ priorities over the interests of everyday Americans. Four years of Crooked Hillary in the White House is not a risk Americans can take.” |
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| Donald Trump expands staff as human-resources gap widens | Donald Trump expands staff as human-resources gap widens |
| In a release, Donald Trump’s troubled presidential campaign has detailed a “staff expansion,” likely in the hopes of reassuring supporters worried about the vast disparity between Trump’s financial and infrastructural setup and that of presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton. | In a release, Donald Trump’s troubled presidential campaign has detailed a “staff expansion,” likely in the hopes of reassuring supporters worried about the vast disparity between Trump’s financial and infrastructural setup and that of presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton. |
| “Today, Donald J. Trump announced that he has hired several staff members to expand his campaign operations and focus on the general election in November,” the release states, before detailing the hires: Jim Murphy as national political director, Lucia Castellano as director of human resources, Brad Parscale as digital director and former Bush administration staffer Kevin Kellems as director of surrogates. | “Today, Donald J. Trump announced that he has hired several staff members to expand his campaign operations and focus on the general election in November,” the release states, before detailing the hires: Jim Murphy as national political director, Lucia Castellano as director of human resources, Brad Parscale as digital director and former Bush administration staffer Kevin Kellems as director of surrogates. |
| “I continue to build a team of great people that will ensure we win in November,” Trump stated in the release. “I have received more votes than any Republican in the history of the party and I am confident that, along with my team, we will take our movement to the White House and Make America Great Again.” | “I continue to build a team of great people that will ensure we win in November,” Trump stated in the release. “I have received more votes than any Republican in the history of the party and I am confident that, along with my team, we will take our movement to the White House and Make America Great Again.” |
| Murphy, who runs consulting outfit JLM Consulting, was a senior adviser to then-senator Bob Dole’s presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1996. Castellano is a headhunter who ran human resources for Hispanic-oriented television network HITN. Parscale co-founded a San Antonio digital agency, and Kellems served as a communications aide to then-vice president Dick Cheney in 2003. | Murphy, who runs consulting outfit JLM Consulting, was a senior adviser to then-senator Bob Dole’s presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1996. Castellano is a headhunter who ran human resources for Hispanic-oriented television network HITN. Parscale co-founded a San Antonio digital agency, and Kellems served as a communications aide to then-vice president Dick Cheney in 2003. |
| “The campaign has also added staff to the Communications Division to expand its research and rapid response capabilities,” the release states. | “The campaign has also added staff to the Communications Division to expand its research and rapid response capabilities,” the release states. |
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| Video: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton picked apart Donald Trump’s economic plan and financial record this afternoon, saying that if elected president, he would bankrupt America “like one of his casinos.” | Video: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton picked apart Donald Trump’s economic plan and financial record this afternoon, saying that if elected president, he would bankrupt America “like one of his casinos.” |
| Clinton also poked at Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, suggesting the real estate mogul “isn’t as rich as he claims.” | Clinton also poked at Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, suggesting the real estate mogul “isn’t as rich as he claims.” |
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| Speaking to NBC News, Tennessee senator and Donald Trump supporter Bob Corker said that the firing of Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, yesterday is “pretty exciting” in terms of the direction of the ailing campaign. | Speaking to NBC News, Tennessee senator and Donald Trump supporter Bob Corker said that the firing of Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, yesterday is “pretty exciting” in terms of the direction of the ailing campaign. |
| “What is kind of exciting is that it appears to me that they, y’know, are moving in a very different direction than they’ve been moving in, and I gotta say, that’s pretty exciting to think about,” Corker said. | “What is kind of exciting is that it appears to me that they, y’know, are moving in a very different direction than they’ve been moving in, and I gotta say, that’s pretty exciting to think about,” Corker said. |
| When asked whether he was speaking specifically about Lewandowski’s departure from the campaign, Corker agreed. | When asked whether he was speaking specifically about Lewandowski’s departure from the campaign, Corker agreed. |
| “Yeah,” Corker said. “I mean, I don’t know him personally and I don’t know what the internal issues were regarding that, but it seems that they understand that taking a different direction with the campaign is a more beneficial place for them to be. And I gotta say, last night when I was reading that and this morning - pretty exciting. And if they can begin to focus solely on issues ... economic issues, fiscal issues, how our country is gonna relate to the rest of the world, that can be a very exciting development, relative to how they’re going about doing what they’re doing” | “Yeah,” Corker said. “I mean, I don’t know him personally and I don’t know what the internal issues were regarding that, but it seems that they understand that taking a different direction with the campaign is a more beneficial place for them to be. And I gotta say, last night when I was reading that and this morning - pretty exciting. And if they can begin to focus solely on issues ... economic issues, fiscal issues, how our country is gonna relate to the rest of the world, that can be a very exciting development, relative to how they’re going about doing what they’re doing” |
| Corker, the chair of the senate foreign relations committee, has been rumored as a potential running mate choice for Trump, but told NBC News recently that he was“discouraged by the direction of the campaign and comments that are made,” after Trump reiterated his call for a Muslim ban after the terrorist attack on an LGBT nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 people. | Corker, the chair of the senate foreign relations committee, has been rumored as a potential running mate choice for Trump, but told NBC News recently that he was“discouraged by the direction of the campaign and comments that are made,” after Trump reiterated his call for a Muslim ban after the terrorist attack on an LGBT nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 people. |
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| Katrina Pierson, national spokesperson for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, defended the campaign’s comparatively massive expenditures on things like T-shirts, mugs, stickers ($694,000) and hats ($208,000), telling CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “everyone loves the hats.” | Katrina Pierson, national spokesperson for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, defended the campaign’s comparatively massive expenditures on things like T-shirts, mugs, stickers ($694,000) and hats ($208,000), telling CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “everyone loves the hats.” |
| Trump spokeswoman on the campaign spending $208K on hats: “Everyone loves the hats” https://t.co/oVBEJDt13n https://t.co/6w2T21edzF | Trump spokeswoman on the campaign spending $208K on hats: “Everyone loves the hats” https://t.co/oVBEJDt13n https://t.co/6w2T21edzF |
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| Notice the Playboy magazine cover in the background. | Notice the Playboy magazine cover in the background. |
| Honored to introduce @realDonaldTrump at religious leader summit in NYC today! He did incredible job! @beckifalwell pic.twitter.com/e2eBSbQwb0 | Honored to introduce @realDonaldTrump at religious leader summit in NYC today! He did incredible job! @beckifalwell pic.twitter.com/e2eBSbQwb0 |
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| One of the members of Donald Trump’s new evangelical advisory committee was not a big fan of the candidate in November: | One of the members of Donald Trump’s new evangelical advisory committee was not a big fan of the candidate in November: |
| Here's a board member of Trump's new evangelical advisory committee (Note: they were not required to endorse him) pic.twitter.com/Bl7g7snu2r | Here's a board member of Trump's new evangelical advisory committee (Note: they were not required to endorse him) pic.twitter.com/Bl7g7snu2r |
| The post has since been deleted. | The post has since been deleted. |
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| A disturbing scene from Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where clashes between pro- and anti-Trump protesters devolved to racist attacks by a Trump supporter sporting white-nationalist tattoos. | A disturbing scene from Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where clashes between pro- and anti-Trump protesters devolved to racist attacks by a Trump supporter sporting white-nationalist tattoos. |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has more on Hillary Clinton’s economic speech today: | The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has more on Hillary Clinton’s economic speech today: |
| Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering assault on Donald Trump’s business record on Tuesday, warning that his reckless economic policies would trigger a financial crisis worse than the one in 2008. | Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering assault on Donald Trump’s business record on Tuesday, warning that his reckless economic policies would trigger a financial crisis worse than the one in 2008. |
| Returning to the important swing state of Ohio on Tuesday, Clinton, the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee, castigated Trump for his proposals on trade, taxes and immigration, claiming that his policies, if enacted, would throw the US back into a recession. | Returning to the important swing state of Ohio on Tuesday, Clinton, the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee, castigated Trump for his proposals on trade, taxes and immigration, claiming that his policies, if enacted, would throw the US back into a recession. |
| “You might think that because he has spent his life as a businessman, he’d be better prepared to handle the economy. Well it turns out, he’s dangerous there, too,” Clinton said. | “You might think that because he has spent his life as a businessman, he’d be better prepared to handle the economy. Well it turns out, he’s dangerous there, too,” Clinton said. |
| “Just like he shouldn’t have his finger on the [nuclear] button, he shouldn’t have his hands on our economy.” | “Just like he shouldn’t have his finger on the [nuclear] button, he shouldn’t have his hands on our economy.” |
| To support her claims, Clinton seized on a report released on Monday by Moody’s Analytics that suggested Trump’s economic policies, if enacted, would trigger a “lengthy recession” and lead to the loss of 3.5m jobs. | To support her claims, Clinton seized on a report released on Monday by Moody’s Analytics that suggested Trump’s economic policies, if enacted, would trigger a “lengthy recession” and lead to the loss of 3.5m jobs. |
| “We can’t let him bankrupt America like we’re one of his failed casinos,” Clinton said. “We can’t let him roll the dice with our children’s futures.” | “We can’t let him bankrupt America like we’re one of his failed casinos,” Clinton said. “We can’t let him roll the dice with our children’s futures.” |
| Related: Hillary Clinton says Trump's economic policies will trigger another recession | Related: Hillary Clinton says Trump's economic policies will trigger another recession |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Hope Hicks, the 27-year-old press secretary for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, recently got the star treatment in a must-read GQ profile, but it isn’t the first cover story for the Connecticut native and former model. | Hope Hicks, the 27-year-old press secretary for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, recently got the star treatment in a must-read GQ profile, but it isn’t the first cover story for the Connecticut native and former model. |
| As revealed by Cosmopolitan, (bear with us), Hicks was also a cover model for the Gossip Girl spinoff book series The It Girl, gracing the series’ cover as prep-school prima donna Jenny Humphrey. | As revealed by Cosmopolitan, (bear with us), Hicks was also a cover model for the Gossip Girl spinoff book series The It Girl, gracing the series’ cover as prep-school prima donna Jenny Humphrey. |
| Hope Hicks at 27: Donald Trump's press secretaryHope Hicks at 16: 'Gossip Girl' Jenny Humphrey pic.twitter.com/k66D4WqtkF | Hope Hicks at 27: Donald Trump's press secretaryHope Hicks at 16: 'Gossip Girl' Jenny Humphrey pic.twitter.com/k66D4WqtkF |
| XOXO... | XOXO... |