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| Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live | Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live |
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| The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs has more on Ohio governor John Kasich’s convention plans... | |
| Ohio governor John Kasich has not asked for a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in his home state in July and has “zero expectations” of receiving one, the Guardian has learned. The absence of Kasich, the popular Republican governor who was one of the last remaining rivals to Trump in the presidential primary, would be an almost unprecedented snub and represent a major blow to Trump’s efforts to unite the GOP around him. | |
| In a statement, top Kasich adviser John Weaver told the Guardian: “We have not asked for a speaking slot and have zero expectations of receiving one.” Weaver added: “Governor Kasich will have a full schedule of events around the convention aimed at helping Republicans keep control of Congress and winning down ballot. Of course, this will be on top of his responsibilities as governor in regard to security issues in Cleveland.” | |
| Kasich’s statement comes the day after Trump told the New York Times that he would require the Ohio governor and Texas senator Ted Cruz to endorse him in order to speak in Cleveland. “If there’s no endorsement, then I would not invite them to speak,” Trump said of Kasich and Cruz, his last two opponents for the Republican nomination. | |
| Political conventions normally give prize speaking slots to major political figures in the state where the convention is held. In 2012, Florida senator Marco Rubio introduced Mitt Romney when he accepted the Republican nomination in Rubio’s home state in Tampa, while other major Florida elected officials like former governor Jeb Bush and Representative Connie Mack got prized slots earlier in the evening. In 2008, Minnesota senator Norm Coleman spoke on two different nights when Republicans assembled in St Paul. | |
| But, in addition to being Ohio’s governor, Kasich is also a former presidential candidate. Traditionally, defeated candidates for the nomination get speaking slots as well even after the most bitter and hard-fought campaigns. John McCain had a major speaking role in the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia despite waging a vicious primary battle against George W Bush. | |
| In not speaking at the convention, Kasich joins a number of other prominent Republicans who also will not be appearing, including Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Utah representative Mia Love, once considered a potential vice-presidential pick for Trump. | |
| The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | |
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| Lauren Gambino | |
| Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown called on Elizabeth Warren, who defeated him in the state’s senate race in 2012, to take a DNA test to prove that she is part Native American, as Donald Trump continued to refer to Warren as “Pocahontas”. | |
| “As you know, she’s not Native American. She’s not 1/32 Cherokee,” said Brown during a conference call with reporters organized by the Republican National Committee in response to Hillary Clinton and Warren’s first joint appearance. | |
| Trump revived the controversy over Warren’s ancestry earlier this year after the Democratic senator lambasted him as “loud”, “nasty” and “racist”. | |
| During the 2012 senate race, Brown made an issue of Warren’s Native American ancestry, which she could not prove and struggled to defend. The campaign implied then as it did again on Monday that Warren may have benefited from affirmative action based on her claim that she was Native American. | |
| “Harvard can release the records, she can authorize the release of those records, or she can take a DNA test ... It’s a reverse form of racism, quite frankly,” “ Brown said, referring to Warren’s time at Harvard law school. | |
| Brown was among the earliest Republicans to endorse Trump, and the billionaire real-estate developer has said the former senator would make a “very good” vice president. | |
| Brown also said on the call that it “awkward” and “uncomfortable” to watch Warren, hailed as the scourge of Wall Street, campaign alongside Hillary Clinton, who he called the “Queen of Wall Street”. | |
| “I found her audition to be very uncomfortable… how does [Warren] reconcile these differences?” Brown said of the possibility of her joining Clinton on the Democratic ticket. | |
| Brown said Clinton and Warren’s alliance after the senator withheld her support during the primary race was evidence that the Democrat had a “Bernie Sanders problem”. | |
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| Scots stick it to Trump | Scots stick it to Trump |
| Here’s a sampler of reaction on Scottish Twitter to Donald Trump last week tweeting how wild the country was going over the Brexit vote. | Here’s a sampler of reaction on Scottish Twitter to Donald Trump last week tweeting how wild the country was going over the Brexit vote. |
| “Soggy expired dog food coupon” is pretty good. | “Soggy expired dog food coupon” is pretty good. |
| The Scots have a mean twitter game when it comes to Donald Trumphttps://t.co/5us1mt0nfZ | The Scots have a mean twitter game when it comes to Donald Trumphttps://t.co/5us1mt0nfZ |
| But they missed some! | But they missed some! |
| We voted remain, ya genetic cul-de-sac. https://t.co/8B7eylcVGh | We voted remain, ya genetic cul-de-sac. https://t.co/8B7eylcVGh |
| And not all the razzing was on Twitter: | And not all the razzing was on Twitter: |
| @IrvineWelsh this cop wants me badly he's seen my cunt pic.twitter.com/kzlO05VZ7O | @IrvineWelsh this cop wants me badly he's seen my cunt pic.twitter.com/kzlO05VZ7O |
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| Kasich does not expect to address convention – aide | Kasich does not expect to address convention – aide |
| Developing... | Developing... |
| Top Kasich aide @JWGOP tells @GuardianUS that Kasich has "zero expectations" of speaking at RNC. Story TK pic.twitter.com/u1R1Xj0fxo | Top Kasich aide @JWGOP tells @GuardianUS that Kasich has "zero expectations" of speaking at RNC. Story TK pic.twitter.com/u1R1Xj0fxo |
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| New York governor Andrew Cuomo has shared a photo of his afternoon at the NYC Pride march with Hillary Clinton, New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, and a pride flag. | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has shared a photo of his afternoon at the NYC Pride march with Hillary Clinton, New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, and a pride flag. |
| (Cuomo and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio have a running big, ugly, public fight, currently less active it seemed.) | (Cuomo and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio have a running big, ugly, public fight, currently less active it seemed.) |
| Gee, I wonder who that tall man is who's being blocked by the flag pic.twitter.com/YIEBgRIq7V | Gee, I wonder who that tall man is who's being blocked by the flag pic.twitter.com/YIEBgRIq7V |
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| RNC takes up Trump's question about Warren's race | RNC takes up Trump's question about Warren's race |
| Scott Brown, the Trump surrogate rolled out by the Republican national committee to rebut Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, has made a splash with a very Trumplike call for DNA evidence proving that Warren has Native American heritage (see earlier). | Scott Brown, the Trump surrogate rolled out by the Republican national committee to rebut Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, has made a splash with a very Trumplike call for DNA evidence proving that Warren has Native American heritage (see earlier). |
| On a call with reporters organized by the RNC, Brown demanded evidence from Warren: | On a call with reporters organized by the RNC, Brown demanded evidence from Warren: |
| Scott Brown, on RNC call, says Warren could get Harvard to release records or “take a DNA test” to prove she’s part Native American. | Scott Brown, on RNC call, says Warren could get Harvard to release records or “take a DNA test” to prove she’s part Native American. |
| An RNC call. Not Trump camp. RNC. The RNC embracing Trump's 'Pocahontas' slur. Good god do they all deserve to lose. https://t.co/wEwvwuYJDY | An RNC call. Not Trump camp. RNC. The RNC embracing Trump's 'Pocahontas' slur. Good god do they all deserve to lose. https://t.co/wEwvwuYJDY |
| Update: Note that Brown first made Warren’s claim to Native American heritage a campaign issue during the 2012 Massachusetts senate race in which he lost to her. | Update: Note that Brown first made Warren’s claim to Native American heritage a campaign issue during the 2012 Massachusetts senate race in which he lost to her. |
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| Clinton: “a great day to hit the campaign trail”: | Clinton: “a great day to hit the campaign trail”: |
| A great day to hit the campaign trail in Ohio with @ElizabethForMA. pic.twitter.com/VizBSUNMxg | A great day to hit the campaign trail in Ohio with @ElizabethForMA. pic.twitter.com/VizBSUNMxg |
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| Trump reverts to calling Warren 'Pocahontas' | Trump reverts to calling Warren 'Pocahontas' |
| Using the verb “reverts” may imply there was more of a hiatus than there actually was. Trump tweeted dyspeptically about Senator Elizabeth Warren this morning, saying she “lied on heritage” but not calling her “Pocahontas” as is his wont. The nickname is a reference to Warren’s disputed Native American heritage. | Using the verb “reverts” may imply there was more of a hiatus than there actually was. Trump tweeted dyspeptically about Senator Elizabeth Warren this morning, saying she “lied on heritage” but not calling her “Pocahontas” as is his wont. The nickname is a reference to Warren’s disputed Native American heritage. |
| Trump is standing by the nickname, the hurtful connotations of which appear truly invisible to him, unless he is simply indifferent to them. “We call her Pocahontas for a reason,” Trump says in an interview with NBC: | Trump is standing by the nickname, the hurtful connotations of which appear truly invisible to him, unless he is simply indifferent to them. “We call her Pocahontas for a reason,” Trump says in an interview with NBC: |
| NBC News Exclusive:Trump to @HallieJackson: Elizabeth Warren "racist," "fraud," reups "Pocahontas" nickname: pic.twitter.com/QMPEqxzLP8 | NBC News Exclusive:Trump to @HallieJackson: Elizabeth Warren "racist," "fraud," reups "Pocahontas" nickname: pic.twitter.com/QMPEqxzLP8 |
| Warren was once listed on a roster of Harvard law school professors as having Native American heritage, a centerpiece of her family lore, but that heritage has been called into question and she has not identified a specific Native ancestor. | Warren was once listed on a roster of Harvard law school professors as having Native American heritage, a centerpiece of her family lore, but that heritage has been called into question and she has not identified a specific Native ancestor. |
| A discouraging update: | A discouraging update: |
| Scott Brown challenging Elizabeth Warren to take a DNA test to prove her native american heritage. | Scott Brown challenging Elizabeth Warren to take a DNA test to prove her native american heritage. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Clinton and Sanders campaign managers hang out, bond | Clinton and Sanders campaign managers hang out, bond |
| Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver and Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook have been bonding in almost-daily phone calls and they met for dinner Friday night in Burlington, Vermont, AP reports: | Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver and Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook have been bonding in almost-daily phone calls and they met for dinner Friday night in Burlington, Vermont, AP reports: |
| It seemed like a surprising party of two. | It seemed like a surprising party of two. |
| There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, known for his calm temperament and fiercely disciplined ways, and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter often called Bernie Sanders’ alter ego, sharing a Friday night dinner at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Burlington, Vermont. | There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, known for his calm temperament and fiercely disciplined ways, and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter often called Bernie Sanders’ alter ego, sharing a Friday night dinner at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Burlington, Vermont. |
| But over the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont. | But over the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont. |
| They talk almost daily, text frequently and email often. | They talk almost daily, text frequently and email often. |
| Now, as Sanders lingers in the presidential race, refusing to concede the nomination to Clinton even as he says he’ll vote for her on Election Day, the competing campaign managers have become a powerful political odd couple, responsible for engineering a graceful conclusion to a hard-fought Democratic contest. | Now, as Sanders lingers in the presidential race, refusing to concede the nomination to Clinton even as he says he’ll vote for her on Election Day, the competing campaign managers have become a powerful political odd couple, responsible for engineering a graceful conclusion to a hard-fought Democratic contest. |
| “I’ve really come to respect him,” Mook said. “There were some tense moments, but he was always honest, straightforward and very easy to work with.” | “I’ve really come to respect him,” Mook said. “There were some tense moments, but he was always honest, straightforward and very easy to work with.” |
| Weaver is equally effusive in his praise. | Weaver is equally effusive in his praise. |
| “I think he’s the kind of guy who is doing what he does for the right reasons,” Weaver said about Mook. “He believes in the cause and he believes in making the world a better place.” | “I think he’s the kind of guy who is doing what he does for the right reasons,” Weaver said about Mook. “He believes in the cause and he believes in making the world a better place.” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Trump calls Warren a 'sellout' | Trump calls Warren a 'sellout' |
| Here’s kind of an interesting line of attack by the Trump campaign on the emergent Clinton-Warren axis. Trump accuses Warren of selling out her beliefs and “pandering to the Sanders wing” by standing next to Clinton, whom Trump says is a vessel for Wall Street interests and a proponent of trade agreements that hurt the American worker. | Here’s kind of an interesting line of attack by the Trump campaign on the emergent Clinton-Warren axis. Trump accuses Warren of selling out her beliefs and “pandering to the Sanders wing” by standing next to Clinton, whom Trump says is a vessel for Wall Street interests and a proponent of trade agreements that hurt the American worker. |
| “Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced,” Trump says. | “Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced,” Trump says. |
| Here’s the full statement from the Trump campaign, titled “Sellout Warren”: | Here’s the full statement from the Trump campaign, titled “Sellout Warren”: |
| As Clinton tries to salvage support among the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat Party, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has become a turncoat for the causes she supposedly supports. While Warren claims that Wall Street businesses have too much influence in D.C., by paying “barely disguised bribes,” through campaign contributions. The Clinton campaign has accepted over $41 million this cycle from Wall Street interests. Warren is also campaigning for the author of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal she has routinely slammed. This is a trade deal that Clinton has expressed support for in over 45 public speeches. Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced. This sad attempt at pandering to the Sanders wing is another example of a typical political calculation by D.C. insiders. Mr. Trump has been against TPP from the start of his campaign because he understands how detrimental it would be to American workers. He will continue to fight for the American people and serve them over the special interests in Washington, D.C. | As Clinton tries to salvage support among the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat Party, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has become a turncoat for the causes she supposedly supports. While Warren claims that Wall Street businesses have too much influence in D.C., by paying “barely disguised bribes,” through campaign contributions. The Clinton campaign has accepted over $41 million this cycle from Wall Street interests. Warren is also campaigning for the author of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal she has routinely slammed. This is a trade deal that Clinton has expressed support for in over 45 public speeches. Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced. This sad attempt at pandering to the Sanders wing is another example of a typical political calculation by D.C. insiders. Mr. Trump has been against TPP from the start of his campaign because he understands how detrimental it would be to American workers. He will continue to fight for the American people and serve them over the special interests in Washington, D.C. |
| (h/t: @bencjacobs) | (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
| Trump statement hitting warren does so without "Pocahontas" pic.twitter.com/g2dJRmfM8d | Trump statement hitting warren does so without "Pocahontas" pic.twitter.com/g2dJRmfM8d |
| It's now noteworthy that the presumptive Republican nominee can issue a press release without using an ethnic slur https://t.co/03INNtH4NK | It's now noteworthy that the presumptive Republican nominee can issue a press release without using an ethnic slur https://t.co/03INNtH4NK |
| Update: that didn’t last long: | Update: that didn’t last long: |
| Donald Trump calls @HallieJackson to say this on Elizabeth Warren: "She's a racist...we call her Pocahontas for a reason." | Donald Trump calls @HallieJackson to say this on Elizabeth Warren: "She's a racist...we call her Pocahontas for a reason." |
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| This is confusing. Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defends her boss’s handling of the Brexit vote by alluding to criticism of Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi incident: | This is confusing. Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defends her boss’s handling of the Brexit vote by alluding to criticism of Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi incident: |
| Trump spox @KatrinaPierson: "Perhaps Mr. Trump could have blamed Brexit on a video that never existed" pic.twitter.com/QDjPoUPTz2 | Trump spox @KatrinaPierson: "Perhaps Mr. Trump could have blamed Brexit on a video that never existed" pic.twitter.com/QDjPoUPTz2 |
| B R E X I TENGH A I LAZ O DI https://t.co/k7rHHjLiRg | B R E X I TENGH A I LAZ O DI https://t.co/k7rHHjLiRg |
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| Trump will travel to Ohio after all. | Trump will travel to Ohio after all. |
| After coming in for criticism for making no visits to the Buckeye State since March, Trump will participate in an upcoming rally in St Clairsville, a 95% white blue-collar town with more in common with West Virginia across the river than the Ohio metropolises to the west. | After coming in for criticism for making no visits to the Buckeye State since March, Trump will participate in an upcoming rally in St Clairsville, a 95% white blue-collar town with more in common with West Virginia across the river than the Ohio metropolises to the west. |
| Trump will be up against the spectacle this morning in Cincinnati of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren onstage together. | Trump will be up against the spectacle this morning in Cincinnati of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren onstage together. |
| Trump announces his first trip to Ohio since the March primary pic.twitter.com/WrbTOgVUJf | Trump announces his first trip to Ohio since the March primary pic.twitter.com/WrbTOgVUJf |
| Update: as for Trump’s planned visit Tuesday to Monesson, Pennsylvania, Nate Cohn of the New York Times observes that the city lies on a fault line separating blue Obama territory and red territory, and Trump could conceivably flip it. Trump plans to speak on trade, “Declaring American Economic Independence”, his campaign reports: | Update: as for Trump’s planned visit Tuesday to Monesson, Pennsylvania, Nate Cohn of the New York Times observes that the city lies on a fault line separating blue Obama territory and red territory, and Trump could conceivably flip it. Trump plans to speak on trade, “Declaring American Economic Independence”, his campaign reports: |
| Despite huge losses in the region, Obama was still very competitive in a lot of the area along the Monongahela River, south of Pittsburgh | Despite huge losses in the region, Obama was still very competitive in a lot of the area along the Monongahela River, south of Pittsburgh |
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| In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has vacated a conviction on corruption charges of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who was originally found guilty of taking $175,000 in cash and gifts – a Ferrarri loaner, for example, and payment towards a daughter’s wedding – from a businessman, in return, a jury decided, for McDonnell’s arranging access to officials. The businessman was hawking a dietary supplement. | In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has vacated a conviction on corruption charges of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who was originally found guilty of taking $175,000 in cash and gifts – a Ferrarri loaner, for example, and payment towards a daughter’s wedding – from a businessman, in return, a jury decided, for McDonnell’s arranging access to officials. The businessman was hawking a dietary supplement. |
| McDonnell’s lawyers argued there was no quid-pro-quo and that the governor’s actions did not violate federal bribery statutes. The court found that the conviction hinged on instructions to a jury that were too broad. | McDonnell’s lawyers argued there was no quid-pro-quo and that the governor’s actions did not violate federal bribery statutes. The court found that the conviction hinged on instructions to a jury that were too broad. |
| The case raises questions about what kinds of gifts, exactly, a politician may accept, and what constitutes a favor in return. It appears more politicians may be about to get Ferrari rides: | The case raises questions about what kinds of gifts, exactly, a politician may accept, and what constitutes a favor in return. It appears more politicians may be about to get Ferrari rides: |
| In today's McDonnell ruling, a donor can legally give unlimited $$ to a candidate as a personal gift if no "official act" involved | In today's McDonnell ruling, a donor can legally give unlimited $$ to a candidate as a personal gift if no "official act" involved |
| Good news for Hillary! https://t.co/F2rEBxpOgK | Good news for Hillary! https://t.co/F2rEBxpOgK |
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| Dole joins Twitter | Dole joins Twitter |
| The 1996 Republican nominee is up and tweeting: | The 1996 Republican nominee is up and tweeting: |
| I'm proof that it's never too late to join Twitter. #myfirstTweet | I'm proof that it's never too late to join Twitter. #myfirstTweet |