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| Trump campaign denies reports he is rolling back proposed Muslim ban – as it happened | Trump campaign denies reports he is rolling back proposed Muslim ban – as it happened |
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| Today in Campaign 2016 | Today in Campaign 2016 |
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| Donald Trump’s new communications chief hasn’t always been the biggest fan of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee - particularly on Twitter. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, his now-deleted posts criticizing Trump as “#SleazyDonald” are still readily available: | Donald Trump’s new communications chief hasn’t always been the biggest fan of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee - particularly on Twitter. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, his now-deleted posts criticizing Trump as “#SleazyDonald” are still readily available: |
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| Trump campaign denies reports he is rolling back proposed Muslim ban | Trump campaign denies reports he is rolling back proposed Muslim ban |
| The Trump campaign pushed back hard on reports that the presumptive Republican nominee was modifying his proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States. | The Trump campaign pushed back hard on reports that the presumptive Republican nominee was modifying his proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States. |
| “This is not accurate,” said Hope Hicks, a spokesperson for the campaign. “There has been no change from the exchanges over the weekend.” | “This is not accurate,” said Hope Hicks, a spokesperson for the campaign. “There has been no change from the exchanges over the weekend.” |
| CNN had initially reported that Trump was planning to roll back his December proposal for “a total and complete shutdown on Muslims entering the United States” and Trump national spokesperson Katrina Pierson, a frequent television surrogate for the campaign, seemed to agree with reports while trying to spin them. | CNN had initially reported that Trump was planning to roll back his December proposal for “a total and complete shutdown on Muslims entering the United States” and Trump national spokesperson Katrina Pierson, a frequent television surrogate for the campaign, seemed to agree with reports while trying to spin them. |
| Although Pierson insisted “it’s only really a change if you never knew what the ban was to begin with”, she seemed to focus on the vetting process. “If you are coming into this country and you cannot be vetted, then you should not be allowed in until you can be vetted. This is not rocket science,” she said. | Although Pierson insisted “it’s only really a change if you never knew what the ban was to begin with”, she seemed to focus on the vetting process. “If you are coming into this country and you cannot be vetted, then you should not be allowed in until you can be vetted. This is not rocket science,” she said. |
| She claimed the Muslim ban was “simply an immigration position” and said of Trump: “the initial ban on Muslims immigrating into the country that can not be vetted, he still does not want to come into this country. If you can be vetted, it’s a different story.” | She claimed the Muslim ban was “simply an immigration position” and said of Trump: “the initial ban on Muslims immigrating into the country that can not be vetted, he still does not want to come into this country. If you can be vetted, it’s a different story.” |
| Pierson also wrongly claimed that there wasn’t an existing vetting process, telling CNN “we’re not going to base national security off PolitiFact or even the United Nations”. | Pierson also wrongly claimed that there wasn’t an existing vetting process, telling CNN “we’re not going to base national security off PolitiFact or even the United Nations”. |
| The idea of a Muslim ban has long been controversial and has been condemned by Republican party leaders, including speaker Paul Ryan. | The idea of a Muslim ban has long been controversial and has been condemned by Republican party leaders, including speaker Paul Ryan. |
| The ban proposal stated that there be “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”. Trump added: “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.” | The ban proposal stated that there be “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”. Trump added: “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.” |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| The Trump campaign brought on a top Republican operative this evening as the presumptive nominee continues to professionalize his campaign. The Guardian has learned that Trump has hired Jason Miller to serve as senior advisor for communications. Miller was a top advisor on Ted Cruz’s primary campaign, serving the Texas senator as senior communications advisor and overseeing the Cruz press shop. | The Trump campaign brought on a top Republican operative this evening as the presumptive nominee continues to professionalize his campaign. The Guardian has learned that Trump has hired Jason Miller to serve as senior advisor for communications. Miller was a top advisor on Ted Cruz’s primary campaign, serving the Texas senator as senior communications advisor and overseeing the Cruz press shop. |
| The move comes just a week after Trump fired his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who had long urged Trump to continue the unconventional insurgent tactics which defined his primary campaign, and put veteran operative Paul Manafort fully in control. Lewandowski had long pushed against Trump assembling a traditional media operation and instead, the presumptive Republican nominee’s only media contact was long Hope Hicks, a 27-year-old public relations professional who had never worked in politics before joining the Trump campaign. Although Trump also employs Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson as a national spokeswoman, Pierson does not serve as a contact for reporters and instead is a full-time surrogate on cable news for Trump. | The move comes just a week after Trump fired his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who had long urged Trump to continue the unconventional insurgent tactics which defined his primary campaign, and put veteran operative Paul Manafort fully in control. Lewandowski had long pushed against Trump assembling a traditional media operation and instead, the presumptive Republican nominee’s only media contact was long Hope Hicks, a 27-year-old public relations professional who had never worked in politics before joining the Trump campaign. Although Trump also employs Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson as a national spokeswoman, Pierson does not serve as a contact for reporters and instead is a full-time surrogate on cable news for Trump. |
| Miller, a veteran of a number of congressional and statewide campaigns as well as Rudy Giuliani’s unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid, will help further professionalize Trump’s campaign in the run up to the general election. In recent weeks, Trump has been starting to send out rapid response emails and take a far more active role in pushing messages and rebutting attacks from Hillary Clinton to reporters. For most of the campaign, Trump had been his own rapid response person, using his Twitter account to blast rivals. | Miller, a veteran of a number of congressional and statewide campaigns as well as Rudy Giuliani’s unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid, will help further professionalize Trump’s campaign in the run up to the general election. In recent weeks, Trump has been starting to send out rapid response emails and take a far more active role in pushing messages and rebutting attacks from Hillary Clinton to reporters. For most of the campaign, Trump had been his own rapid response person, using his Twitter account to blast rivals. |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Elated cheers rang out from steps of the supreme court this morning as the justices handed down a decision that overturned a slate of restrictions that would have closed all but a handful of abortion providers in Texas. The landmark ruling is considered one of the most consequential and sweeping legal victories for reproductive rights since the court handed down Roe v Wade in 1973. | Elated cheers rang out from steps of the supreme court this morning as the justices handed down a decision that overturned a slate of restrictions that would have closed all but a handful of abortion providers in Texas. The landmark ruling is considered one of the most consequential and sweeping legal victories for reproductive rights since the court handed down Roe v Wade in 1973. |
| Hillary Clinton immediately hailed the decision as a “victory for women across America”. Donald Trump did not immediately comment on the decision. | Hillary Clinton immediately hailed the decision as a “victory for women across America”. Donald Trump did not immediately comment on the decision. |
| “By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives,” the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate said. | “By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives,” the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate said. |
| Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was defeated by Clinton in the Democratic primary, also applauded the decision. | Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was defeated by Clinton in the Democratic primary, also applauded the decision. |
| “After all the progress we have made on women’s rights, we cannot go back to the days when women in America did not have the right to control their own bodies,” Sanders said. | “After all the progress we have made on women’s rights, we cannot go back to the days when women in America did not have the right to control their own bodies,” Sanders said. |
| Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said that the opinion would be a “defining issue” for female voters, a group that Trump is struggling to court. | Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said that the opinion would be a “defining issue” for female voters, a group that Trump is struggling to court. |
| “I think we are going to see a record gender gap in November and this is going to be one of the main reasons and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, as well as others, will be making this an important point in the months to come,” Richards said on MSNBC after the ruling. | “I think we are going to see a record gender gap in November and this is going to be one of the main reasons and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, as well as others, will be making this an important point in the months to come,” Richards said on MSNBC after the ruling. |
| The group has criticized the presumptive Republican nominee for his silence following the decision - Trump has not tweeted anything since 9:39 am EDT. | The group has criticized the presumptive Republican nominee for his silence following the decision - Trump has not tweeted anything since 9:39 am EDT. |
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| 'I'm right': how Brexit became partisan banter for US politicians | 'I'm right': how Brexit became partisan banter for US politicians |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Was Brexit the finest example of people power successfully upending political elites, or definitive proof that the world needs even-tempered leadership in a moment of crisis? | Was Brexit the finest example of people power successfully upending political elites, or definitive proof that the world needs even-tempered leadership in a moment of crisis? |
| Across the Atlantic, where Democrats and Republicans are in the midst of a bruising presidential election, it depends upon who you ask. | Across the Atlantic, where Democrats and Republicans are in the midst of a bruising presidential election, it depends upon who you ask. |
| Politicians have always been skilled at finding a fragment of fact to support their arguments and demonstrate how unexpected world events chimed exactly with what they had been saying all along. | Politicians have always been skilled at finding a fragment of fact to support their arguments and demonstrate how unexpected world events chimed exactly with what they had been saying all along. |
| Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has sent spasms through the global economy and exposed obvious parallels between a divided Britain and the deeply divided US electorate . | Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has sent spasms through the global economy and exposed obvious parallels between a divided Britain and the deeply divided US electorate . |
| Donald Trump, who has defied the political establishment, riding a populist wave to the top of the Republican ticket, hailed the referendum decision as a “great victory” and commended Britain for rejecting what he called the “global elite” in the US and around the world. | Donald Trump, who has defied the political establishment, riding a populist wave to the top of the Republican ticket, hailed the referendum decision as a “great victory” and commended Britain for rejecting what he called the “global elite” in the US and around the world. |
| Trump, who was in Scotland visiting his Turnberry golf course, said: “I think really people see a big parallel. A lot of people are talking about that. Not only the United States but other countries. People want to take their country back. They want to have independence in a sense.” | Trump, who was in Scotland visiting his Turnberry golf course, said: “I think really people see a big parallel. A lot of people are talking about that. Not only the United States but other countries. People want to take their country back. They want to have independence in a sense.” |
| He later sent a fundraising email to supporters with the subject line making the comparison even more explicit. | He later sent a fundraising email to supporters with the subject line making the comparison even more explicit. |
| “These voters stood up for their nation – they put the United Kingdom first, and they took their country back,” Trump said of the Brexit vote. “With your help, we’re going to do the exact same thing on Election Day 2016 here in the United States of America.” | “These voters stood up for their nation – they put the United Kingdom first, and they took their country back,” Trump said of the Brexit vote. “With your help, we’re going to do the exact same thing on Election Day 2016 here in the United States of America.” |
| Hillary Clinton’s campaign seized on Trump’s handling of the situation to prosecute its most successful recent tactic, saying he can’t be trusted to stay calm in a crisis or put the nation’s interests before his own. Hours after the results of the voting were announced, as global markets were crashing, Trump convened a press conference in Turnberry to extol his golf course. | Hillary Clinton’s campaign seized on Trump’s handling of the situation to prosecute its most successful recent tactic, saying he can’t be trusted to stay calm in a crisis or put the nation’s interests before his own. Hours after the results of the voting were announced, as global markets were crashing, Trump convened a press conference in Turnberry to extol his golf course. |
| “When the pound goes down more people come to Turnberry,” he told reporters. | “When the pound goes down more people come to Turnberry,” he told reporters. |
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| Bill Kristol is just throwing things against a wall at this point: | Bill Kristol is just throwing things against a wall at this point: |
| Just left McCain fundraiser in DC. Happy to donate. But question occurred to me --why Senate reelection? Why not an indie run for President? | Just left McCain fundraiser in DC. Happy to donate. But question occurred to me --why Senate reelection? Why not an indie run for President? |
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| In light of the news that Donald Trump’s campaign is “clarifying” his position on Muslim immigration, in the words of spokesperson Katrina Pierson, here’s the Guardian’s interview with Sam Clovis, the national co-chair and senior policy adviser for the Trump campaign: | In light of the news that Donald Trump’s campaign is “clarifying” his position on Muslim immigration, in the words of spokesperson Katrina Pierson, here’s the Guardian’s interview with Sam Clovis, the national co-chair and senior policy adviser for the Trump campaign: |
| Clovis said that while “it would be very easy to say we don’t want any immigration from a predominantly Muslim country”, he noted, “there are people who have tried to commit terrorist acts that come from EU countries” and that a broader approach was more appropriate. | Clovis said that while “it would be very easy to say we don’t want any immigration from a predominantly Muslim country”, he noted, “there are people who have tried to commit terrorist acts that come from EU countries” and that a broader approach was more appropriate. |
| He said: “There is a crisis of confidence in America to make sure we can keep this country safe” and this would allow the United States to “stop, take a break, have a look and make sure everything is cool”. Clovis added that then “we can start again” to admit Muslims to the United States. | He said: “There is a crisis of confidence in America to make sure we can keep this country safe” and this would allow the United States to “stop, take a break, have a look and make sure everything is cool”. Clovis added that then “we can start again” to admit Muslims to the United States. |
| The campaign adviser expressed confidence that it would be easy to determine if those seeking to enter the United States were Muslim because immigration officers could simply ask the question. “I don’t think there is anything wrong about asking about religious affiliation,” said Clovis. | The campaign adviser expressed confidence that it would be easy to determine if those seeking to enter the United States were Muslim because immigration officers could simply ask the question. “I don’t think there is anything wrong about asking about religious affiliation,” said Clovis. |
| He noted you could use the person’s name to determine their religion as well. Clovis said: “If they lie to you, that’s a chance you take, but you have to have some semblance of background checks to verify this.” | He noted you could use the person’s name to determine their religion as well. Clovis said: “If they lie to you, that’s a chance you take, but you have to have some semblance of background checks to verify this.” |
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| Democratic platform committee member Neera Tanden, told the Nation that the party’s platform has done a little bit of movement in the direction of Bernie Sanders’ policy goals - but that they’re not going nuts. | Democratic platform committee member Neera Tanden, told the Nation that the party’s platform has done a little bit of movement in the direction of Bernie Sanders’ policy goals - but that they’re not going nuts. |
| The platform represents a good-faith effort - more than good faith, really - to accommodate many of Sen. Sanders’ ideas. But we also thought it appropriate to make sure it represents some of Secretary Clinton’s ideas, where they differ, because, well, she won the primary. | The platform represents a good-faith effort - more than good faith, really - to accommodate many of Sen. Sanders’ ideas. But we also thought it appropriate to make sure it represents some of Secretary Clinton’s ideas, where they differ, because, well, she won the primary. |
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| Donald Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson told CNN this evening that the candidate’s well-documented proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the US isn’t “changing,” despite reports that Trump will release a statement altering the proposal to only include countries with “known links” to terrorism. | Donald Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson told CNN this evening that the candidate’s well-documented proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the US isn’t “changing,” despite reports that Trump will release a statement altering the proposal to only include countries with “known links” to terrorism. |
| Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: The ban was never against ALL Muslims https://t.co/wJSgobFywz https://t.co/yTA3f6fmot | Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: The ban was never against ALL Muslims https://t.co/wJSgobFywz https://t.co/yTA3f6fmot |
| “It’s only really a change if you never knew what the ban was to begin with,” Pierson told CNN. “It was simply for Muslim immigration, and Mr. Trump is simply adding specifics to clarify what his position is, as opposed to what the media has been reporting what it is. There has been no change to this - Mr. Trump still wants to stop individuals from coming into this country who can not be vetted.” | “It’s only really a change if you never knew what the ban was to begin with,” Pierson told CNN. “It was simply for Muslim immigration, and Mr. Trump is simply adding specifics to clarify what his position is, as opposed to what the media has been reporting what it is. There has been no change to this - Mr. Trump still wants to stop individuals from coming into this country who can not be vetted.” |
| This is, in a word, incorrect. Trump originally proposed the “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the US in December of last year, after a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, in which 14 people were killed. Since then, the candidate has defended his controversial proposal repeatedly, describing it as “temporary.” | This is, in a word, incorrect. Trump originally proposed the “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the US in December of last year, after a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, in which 14 people were killed. Since then, the candidate has defended his controversial proposal repeatedly, describing it as “temporary.” |