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| Obama returns to campaign trail to stump for Hillary Clinton – politics live | Obama returns to campaign trail to stump for Hillary Clinton – politics live |
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| Hillary Clinton is due soon to address a gathering of the national education association in Washington, DC. Here’s a live video stream: | |
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| Tom Brady to sit out convention | |
| Mike Ditka, Mike Tyson – now Tom Brady – are any of the boldface names floated by the Trump campaign as potential razzle-dazzle speakers at the national convention actually going to attend? Bobby Knight, the former Indiana basketball coach, appears still to be on board. | |
| But the Patriots quarterback can’t make it after all, ESPN reports: | |
| Despite speculation to contrary, Pats QB Tom Brady will not be attending Republican National Convention in Cleveland this month, per source. | |
| Presumably Trump and Brady remain friends. | |
| Congratulations to Tom Brady on yet another great victory- Tom is my friend and a total winner! | |
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| FBI director to address media | |
| FBI director James Comey will make a statement at 11am ET, the justice department has announced. | |
| The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton Saturday as part of its investigation into her email practices while secretary of state. | |
| Of Clinton’s many potential vulnerabilities as a presidential candidate, none seems more threatening than a prospective criminal indictment, conceivably over the mishandling of classified information, which she has always denied. | |
| It’s possible that Comey’s statement will not pertain to Clinton at all. | |
| Could this be it? FBI director Comey to make statement at 11 am today... | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. After a (nearly) four-year hiatus, Barack Obama returns to the presidential campaign trail on Tuesday, for a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on behalf of and alongside Hillary Clinton. The pair is scheduled to fly together aboard Air Force One from Washington this afternoon. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. After a (nearly) four-year hiatus, Barack Obama returns to the presidential campaign trail on Tuesday, for a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on behalf of and alongside Hillary Clinton. The pair is scheduled to fly together aboard Air Force One from Washington this afternoon. |
| Donald Trump is crying foul over the president’s use of the presidential plane. | Donald Trump is crying foul over the president’s use of the presidential plane. |
| Why is President Obama allowed to use Air Force One on the campaign trail with Crooked Hillary? She is flying with him tomorrow. Who pays? | Why is President Obama allowed to use Air Force One on the campaign trail with Crooked Hillary? She is flying with him tomorrow. Who pays? |
| Good question, and here’s the congressional research service with the answer (h/t @ktumulty): | Good question, and here’s the congressional research service with the answer (h/t @ktumulty): |
| When a trip is for political or unofficial purposes, those involved must pay for their own food and lodging and other related expenses, and they must also reimburse the government with the equivalent of the airfare that they would have paid had they used a commercial airline. | When a trip is for political or unofficial purposes, those involved must pay for their own food and lodging and other related expenses, and they must also reimburse the government with the equivalent of the airfare that they would have paid had they used a commercial airline. |
| While Trump is raising questions this morning about decades-old regulations governing presidential travel, his director of social media, Dan Scavino Jr, is defending himself against charges of antisemitism: | While Trump is raising questions this morning about decades-old regulations governing presidential travel, his director of social media, Dan Scavino Jr, is defending himself against charges of antisemitism: |
| For the MSM to suggest that I am antisemite is AWFUL. I proudly celebrate holidays w/ my wife's amazing Jewish family for the past 16 years. | For the MSM to suggest that I am antisemite is AWFUL. I proudly celebrate holidays w/ my wife's amazing Jewish family for the past 16 years. |
| Scavino claimed responsibility Monday for a graphic tweeted from Trump’s account that showed Clinton’s head, a pile of $100 bills and a Star of David. The image in Trump’s original tweet was traced by the news site Mic to a white supremacist message board. Trump’s tweet was deleted on Saturday and replaced by a similar image featuring a circle rather than a star. | Scavino claimed responsibility Monday for a graphic tweeted from Trump’s account that showed Clinton’s head, a pile of $100 bills and a Star of David. The image in Trump’s original tweet was traced by the news site Mic to a white supremacist message board. Trump’s tweet was deleted on Saturday and replaced by a similar image featuring a circle rather than a star. |
| Trump changed his Star of David to a circle. I took a screenshot of the original. pic.twitter.com/TkBxTaAORc | |
| Trump got his Fourth of July started by saying that the star in question was a “sheriff’s star, or plain star”: | Trump got his Fourth of July started by saying that the star in question was a “sheriff’s star, or plain star”: |
| Dishonest media is trying their absolute best to depict a star in a tweet as the Star of David rather than a Sheriff's Star, or plain star! | Dishonest media is trying their absolute best to depict a star in a tweet as the Star of David rather than a Sheriff's Star, or plain star! |
| In a statement later Monday, Scavino explained that he had “lifted” the image “from an anti-Hillary Twitter user”: | In a statement later Monday, Scavino explained that he had “lifted” the image “from an anti-Hillary Twitter user”: |
| The social media graphic used this weekend was not created by the campaign nor was it sourced from an anti-Semitic site. It was lifted from an anti-Hillary Twitter user where countless images appear. | The social media graphic used this weekend was not created by the campaign nor was it sourced from an anti-Semitic site. It was lifted from an anti-Hillary Twitter user where countless images appear. |
| The sheriff’s badge – which is available under Microsoft’s “shapes” – fit with the theme of corrupt Hillary and that is why I selected it. | The sheriff’s badge – which is available under Microsoft’s “shapes” – fit with the theme of corrupt Hillary and that is why I selected it. |
| As the Social Media Director for the campaign, I would never offend anyone and therefore chose to remove the image. | As the Social Media Director for the campaign, I would never offend anyone and therefore chose to remove the image. |
| But Scavino did not stop with his statement. In an angry defense of his work as Trump social media director, Scavino bragged about having run the online strategy that won the Republican primaries. His tweet, since deleted, was captured by BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski: | But Scavino did not stop with his statement. In an angry defense of his work as Trump social media director, Scavino bragged about having run the online strategy that won the Republican primaries. His tweet, since deleted, was captured by BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski: |
| pic.twitter.com/yAJmRenl8x | pic.twitter.com/yAJmRenl8x |
| That tweet caught the attention of Stuart Stevens, a top strategist for Mitt Romney in 2012. The Trump and Romney camps have never gotten along. Scavino’s exchange with Stevens, in which Scavino ended up slamming the entire Romney operation, is not likely to help matters: | That tweet caught the attention of Stuart Stevens, a top strategist for Mitt Romney in 2012. The Trump and Romney camps have never gotten along. Scavino’s exchange with Stevens, in which Scavino ended up slamming the entire Romney operation, is not likely to help matters: |
| Welcome to NFL. Talk of college glory never goes far. https://t.co/WZYdbSRNW2 | Welcome to NFL. Talk of college glory never goes far. https://t.co/WZYdbSRNW2 |
| Thanks Mr. Stevens! Hopefully one day I will have the opportunity to be as successful as you...and Mr. Romney. https://t.co/vCOBclpbR8 | Thanks Mr. Stevens! Hopefully one day I will have the opportunity to be as successful as you...and Mr. Romney. https://t.co/vCOBclpbR8 |
| FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten jumped in to note: | FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten jumped in to note: |
| At this point in 2012, Romney was down 1 and at 45%. At this point, Trump is down 6 and under 40%. https://t.co/rSKMIqqHxL | At this point in 2012, Romney was down 1 and at 45%. At this point, Trump is down 6 and under 40%. https://t.co/rSKMIqqHxL |
| A brief history of previous Scavino fuck ups. This: https://t.co/TJ0JHH7O2u pic.twitter.com/U4Tg4YOsTc | A brief history of previous Scavino fuck ups. This: https://t.co/TJ0JHH7O2u pic.twitter.com/U4Tg4YOsTc |
| Trump's campaign team has turned what should have been a two-hour social media kerfuffle into a three-day shit show. Just a tremendous team. | Trump's campaign team has turned what should have been a two-hour social media kerfuffle into a three-day shit show. Just a tremendous team. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| Related: Donald Trump blames 'dishonest media' in furor over 'antisemitic' Clinton tweet | Related: Donald Trump blames 'dishonest media' in furor over 'antisemitic' Clinton tweet |
| Trump will also be in North Carolina today. Tennessee senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, will campaign with him in Raleigh this evening. Trump was expected to announce his selection for vice president prior to the national convention, which starts 18 July. He met Monday with Iowa senator Joni Ernst and on Friday with Indiana governor Mike Spence, and he tweeted praise of Arkansas senator Tom Cotton. | Trump will also be in North Carolina today. Tennessee senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, will campaign with him in Raleigh this evening. Trump was expected to announce his selection for vice president prior to the national convention, which starts 18 July. He met Monday with Iowa senator Joni Ernst and on Friday with Indiana governor Mike Spence, and he tweeted praise of Arkansas senator Tom Cotton. |
| Two new polls Monday have Clinton up only five points on Trump nationally. (Polling averages have her up by 4.6 points and by six points.) A USA Today/Suffolk University poll has Clinton ahead of Trump 45.6-40.4. The latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey tracking poll had Clinton up 48-43 – but showed Ohio governor John Kasich leading Clinton by eight in a hypothetical matchup in which Trump dropped out and Kasich slid in. | Two new polls Monday have Clinton up only five points on Trump nationally. (Polling averages have her up by 4.6 points and by six points.) A USA Today/Suffolk University poll has Clinton ahead of Trump 45.6-40.4. The latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey tracking poll had Clinton up 48-43 – but showed Ohio governor John Kasich leading Clinton by eight in a hypothetical matchup in which Trump dropped out and Kasich slid in. |
| Obama sang Happy Birthday to his daughter Malia at the weekend: | Obama sang Happy Birthday to his daughter Malia at the weekend: |
| President Obama sings 'Happy Birthday' to Malia https://t.co/prZBWME2ls | President Obama sings 'Happy Birthday' to Malia https://t.co/prZBWME2ls |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |
| Updated | Updated |
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