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| Trump campaign reportedly vetting Chris Christie as running mate – live | Trump campaign reportedly vetting Chris Christie as running mate – live |
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| In March, Donald Trump called NATO “obsolete” and said it would “have to be readjusted to take care of terrorism.” | |
| TONIGHT on @ABCWorldNews-Trump tells @TomLlamasABC he "likes the idea" of NATO fighting ISIS https://t.co/GhdLu9MVmxhttps://t.co/yIP9u0P9jK | |
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| Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders will endorse Hillary Clinton | Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders will endorse Hillary Clinton |
| Vice president Joe Biden has told NPR News that Vermont senator Bernie Sanders plans on endorsing Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid: | Vice president Joe Biden has told NPR News that Vermont senator Bernie Sanders plans on endorsing Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid: |
| VP Biden in sit down interview with us just now: "I've talked to Bernie. Bernie is going to endorse her." @NPRWeekend | VP Biden in sit down interview with us just now: "I've talked to Bernie. Bernie is going to endorse her." @NPRWeekend |
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| Al Gore’s daughter was among 23 people arrested during a protest of a pipeline under construction. The arrests happened yesterday at the site of Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury Lateral pipeline in Boston. | Al Gore’s daughter was among 23 people arrested during a protest of a pipeline under construction. The arrests happened yesterday at the site of Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury Lateral pipeline in Boston. |
| Karenna Gore was among demonstrators who tried to block construction activity on the site by lying in a trench dug for the pipeline and refusing to move until firefighters removed them, said protest group Resist the Pipeline & Stop the West Roxbury Lateral. | Karenna Gore was among demonstrators who tried to block construction activity on the site by lying in a trench dug for the pipeline and refusing to move until firefighters removed them, said protest group Resist the Pipeline & Stop the West Roxbury Lateral. |
| The group opposes the pipeline because of safety and climate change concerns. | The group opposes the pipeline because of safety and climate change concerns. |
| Related: Al Gore's daughter arrested at Boston pipeline protest | Related: Al Gore's daughter arrested at Boston pipeline protest |
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| Video: This afternoon, the US military ended its ban on openly transgender service members, in a speech given by US defense secretary Ash Carter. | Video: This afternoon, the US military ended its ban on openly transgender service members, in a speech given by US defense secretary Ash Carter. |
| Carter said effective immediately, US service members would be able to serve openly and could not be discharged simply based on gender identity. | Carter said effective immediately, US service members would be able to serve openly and could not be discharged simply based on gender identity. |
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| Here’s video of Donald Trump being questioned about Muslims working at airport security: | Here’s video of Donald Trump being questioned about Muslims working at airport security: |
| Trump’s response: “We are looking at that. We’re looking at a lot of things.” | Trump’s response: “We are looking at that. We’re looking at a lot of things.” |
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| Donald Trump, on a “Mexican plane” getting “ready to attack”: | Donald Trump, on a “Mexican plane” getting “ready to attack”: |
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| A woman asks Donald Trump to get rid of Transportation Security Administration workers with “heeby jobbies” at US airports, an apparent reference to hijabs, veils that cover the hair and neck of observant Muslim women. | A woman asks Donald Trump to get rid of Transportation Security Administration workers with “heeby jobbies” at US airports, an apparent reference to hijabs, veils that cover the hair and neck of observant Muslim women. |
| Trump dodges, moving to airport security overall, and the event is over. | Trump dodges, moving to airport security overall, and the event is over. |
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| Questioner grills Donald Trump on defending 'Zionist Israel' | Questioner grills Donald Trump on defending 'Zionist Israel' |
| The fourth question - well, technically the third question, since Trump never allowed the first person to ask a question - comes from a man who says “we have something in common: respect for human life.” | The fourth question - well, technically the third question, since Trump never allowed the first person to ask a question - comes from a man who says “we have something in common: respect for human life.” |
| Trump nods reticently. | Trump nods reticently. |
| “Number one: I’m opposed to the murder of unborn babies being legal,” the man says. “Number two: I’m opposed to our wasting our military in the Middle East on behalf of Zionist Israel.” | “Number one: I’m opposed to the murder of unborn babies being legal,” the man says. “Number two: I’m opposed to our wasting our military in the Middle East on behalf of Zionist Israel.” |
| Trump, slightly flummoxed at the two issues being brought up at an address putatively about US trade policy, responds to the second comment. | Trump, slightly flummoxed at the two issues being brought up at an address putatively about US trade policy, responds to the second comment. |
| “Lemme just tell you that Israel is a very, very important ally of the United States, and we are going to protect them 100%. One-hundred percent,” Trump says. “It’s our true friend over there, and we are going to protect Israel 100%.” | “Lemme just tell you that Israel is a very, very important ally of the United States, and we are going to protect them 100%. One-hundred percent,” Trump says. “It’s our true friend over there, and we are going to protect Israel 100%.” |
| “As to number one, we are all with you,” Trump says succinctly. | “As to number one, we are all with you,” Trump says succinctly. |
| “Wow, that was nasty! Are we all with Israel? Man!” Trump says, shaking his head, before taking another question. | “Wow, that was nasty! Are we all with Israel? Man!” Trump says, shaking his head, before taking another question. |
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| A questioner asks Donald Trump about the likely “corporate backlash” of international companies who won’t be too keen on cutting into their profits by manufacturing and consuming within the United States. | A questioner asks Donald Trump about the likely “corporate backlash” of international companies who won’t be too keen on cutting into their profits by manufacturing and consuming within the United States. |
| “You’re gonna have a backlash where maybe people are gonna move from New Hampshire, but they’re gonna move to another state. Plenty to choose from!” Trump says. “My tax plan is cutting business taxes way down, and cutting taxes for middle income and everybody way down.” | “You’re gonna have a backlash where maybe people are gonna move from New Hampshire, but they’re gonna move to another state. Plenty to choose from!” Trump says. “My tax plan is cutting business taxes way down, and cutting taxes for middle income and everybody way down.” |
| “We’re gonna simplify our tax code, number one, and we’re gonna cut our taxes. We’re at the highest tax, we’re just about he highest taxes in the world,” Trump says, saying that “we’re gonna make corporations wanna come back.” | “We’re gonna simplify our tax code, number one, and we’re gonna cut our taxes. We’re at the highest tax, we’re just about he highest taxes in the world,” Trump says, saying that “we’re gonna make corporations wanna come back.” |
| “Companies are actually leaving the United States and going to other countries to pick up their money cause they can’t get their money in. And that money could be used to rebuild the United States!” Trump says. “We’re gonna bring our money into the United States - trillions of dollars, we bring it into the United States!” | “Companies are actually leaving the United States and going to other countries to pick up their money cause they can’t get their money in. And that money could be used to rebuild the United States!” Trump says. “We’re gonna bring our money into the United States - trillions of dollars, we bring it into the United States!” |
| “We will do things that are going to be so miraculous - and it’ll be fast! You know, it won’t take a long period of time.” | “We will do things that are going to be so miraculous - and it’ll be fast! You know, it won’t take a long period of time.” |
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| Donald Trump’s first town hall event features him interrupting his first questioner, a self-described “manufacturing guy,” three times. Still no idea what his question was, although it seemed to be headed towards creating a culture of domestic consumption of goods. | Donald Trump’s first town hall event features him interrupting his first questioner, a self-described “manufacturing guy,” three times. Still no idea what his question was, although it seemed to be headed towards creating a culture of domestic consumption of goods. |
| Another questioner, an impassioned man whose company manufactured police badges before he lost business to China, calls current trade issues “unfair.” | Another questioner, an impassioned man whose company manufactured police badges before he lost business to China, calls current trade issues “unfair.” |
| “What are you gonna do for us?” | “What are you gonna do for us?” |
| “We don’t play the game they play the game - they play the game to win, we play the game to survive,” Trump says of China. “We’re gonna start playing the game to win. So just hang in there - I know it’s not easy, but just hang in their, man.” | “We don’t play the game they play the game - they play the game to win, we play the game to survive,” Trump says of China. “We’re gonna start playing the game to win. So just hang in there - I know it’s not easy, but just hang in their, man.” |
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| Donald Trump, speaking at a shuttered factory in Manchester, New Hampshire, emphasizes the importance of walking away from a deal as a negotiating tactic, citing the Iranian nuclear agreement as an example of a situation where his school of negotiation is superior to that of Secretary of State John Kerry. | Donald Trump, speaking at a shuttered factory in Manchester, New Hampshire, emphasizes the importance of walking away from a deal as a negotiating tactic, citing the Iranian nuclear agreement as an example of a situation where his school of negotiation is superior to that of Secretary of State John Kerry. |
| “He never walked - he lost every single point,” Trump says. “We shoulda said no way, we shoulda left the room, we shoulda said we’re doubling your sanctions, and they would have been back on the television saying ‘please come back!’” | “He never walked - he lost every single point,” Trump says. “We shoulda said no way, we shoulda left the room, we shoulda said we’re doubling your sanctions, and they would have been back on the television saying ‘please come back!’” |