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| Trump postpones VP announcement after attack in Nice, France – politics live | |
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| In response to a question asked by Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, the 32-year-old fatally shot by Minnesota police last week, President Barack Obama said that the duty to reduce violence between police officers and suspects is on both law enforcement and minority communities. | |
| “My heart goes out to all the families who have been involved, and I can only imagine what you’re going through,” Obama said. “I think that the place to start is for everybody to recognize that we need police officers and we need those police officers to be embraced by the community. If there are good relations between police and those communities, then those communities will be safer and police are going to be safer.” | |
| “The more police departments know communities… the more trust is built,” Obama continued. “Police departments that are doing the best work are also training their officers not just on shooting… not just on the technical aspects of police work, but they’re also training those officers on… how we get rid of those implicit biases.” | |
| “I think if we’re honest with ourselves, because of the history of our country and because of the images we receive as we’re growing up,” Obama continued, “oftentimes there’s a presumption that black men are dangerous.” | |
| “It can’t just be all on the police, it’s also got to be on the community, it’s got to be on civic leaders, it’s got to be on churches and it’s got to be on us.” | |
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| President Obama issues statement on events in Nice, France: | |
| On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thought and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a full recovery for the many wounded. I have directed my team to be in touch with French officials, and we have offered any assistance that they may need to investigate this attack and bring those responsible to justice. We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack. | |
| On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life. | |
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| President Obama holds town hall on police violence | |
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| Donald Trump postpones running-mate announcement after Nice attack | |
| Donald Trump has postponed an event in which he was expected to unveil Mike Pence as his vice-presidential candidate after the tragedy in Nice, France, in which more than 60 people were killed. | |
| A Republican source had told the Guardian that the Republican frontrunner had chosen Pence, the governor of Indiana, to be his running mate. | |
| Pence would represent a safe choice who would solidify the Republican base and is popular with social conservatives. | |
| In order to choose Pence, Trump had to make a decision by noon on Friday, the deadline for the Indiana governor to drop his bid for re-election. Indiana law prevents a candidate for seeking election to multiple offices. | |
| Trump had announced that he will officially unveil his vice-presidential choice at 11am on Friday in New York but tweeted Thursday night “in light of the horrible attack in Nice, France, I have postponed tomorrow’s news conference concerning my vice presidential announcement.” | |
| The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment as to when the announcement would be rescheduled. | |
| Related: Trump postpones expected unveiling of Mike Pence as VP after attack in Nice | |
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| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump inch closer to choosing their running mates ahead of their respective party conventions, the two unshowy figures are facing great scrutiny. | As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump inch closer to choosing their running mates ahead of their respective party conventions, the two unshowy figures are facing great scrutiny. |
| Tim Kaine, a senator and former governor of Virginia, took the stage with Clinton in his home state on Thursday armed with one-liners that sought to frame the choice before the American electorate this November. | Tim Kaine, a senator and former governor of Virginia, took the stage with Clinton in his home state on Thursday armed with one-liners that sought to frame the choice before the American electorate this November. |
| “Do you want a ‘You’re fired’ president or a ‘You’re hired’ president?” Kaine said, invoking Trump’s infamous slogan from The Apprentice. | “Do you want a ‘You’re fired’ president or a ‘You’re hired’ president?” Kaine said, invoking Trump’s infamous slogan from The Apprentice. |
| “Do you want a trash-talker president or a bridge-builder president? Do you want a me-first president or a kids-and-families-first president?” | “Do you want a trash-talker president or a bridge-builder president? Do you want a me-first president or a kids-and-families-first president?” |
| The critiques, made before a packed gymnasium at the Northern Virginia Community College, rolled off his tongue as more of a mild-mannered disagreement than a scathing takedown. | The critiques, made before a packed gymnasium at the Northern Virginia Community College, rolled off his tongue as more of a mild-mannered disagreement than a scathing takedown. |
| But Kaine, a centrist Democrat who is well-liked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, wasn’t looking to put on a performance. If chosen by Clinton, would instead reinforce her premise of that the Democratic ticket will be one of experience and competency over bluster and bravado. | But Kaine, a centrist Democrat who is well-liked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, wasn’t looking to put on a performance. If chosen by Clinton, would instead reinforce her premise of that the Democratic ticket will be one of experience and competency over bluster and bravado. |
| The joint appearance came hours after Trump’s campaign signaled its own intention to announce Mike Pence as its vice-presidential pick – although Trump aides tried to sow doubts ahead of a planned Friday morning unveiling. | The joint appearance came hours after Trump’s campaign signaled its own intention to announce Mike Pence as its vice-presidential pick – although Trump aides tried to sow doubts ahead of a planned Friday morning unveiling. |
| Pence, like Kaine, is broadly respected by elected officials within his party and similarly known for his polite disposition. And as the governor of Indiana and a staunch conservative, he is regarded as one of the few options before Trump who could bring a sense of legitimacy to a candidacy yet to persuade a large swath of skeptical Republicans. | Pence, like Kaine, is broadly respected by elected officials within his party and similarly known for his polite disposition. And as the governor of Indiana and a staunch conservative, he is regarded as one of the few options before Trump who could bring a sense of legitimacy to a candidacy yet to persuade a large swath of skeptical Republicans. |
| Related: Tim Kaine in the spotlight and under microscope at Hillary Clinton 'try-out' | Related: Tim Kaine in the spotlight and under microscope at Hillary Clinton 'try-out' |
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| Donald Trump has issued a statement, via Twitter, regarding the possible terrorist attack during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France: | Donald Trump has issued a statement, via Twitter, regarding the possible terrorist attack during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France: |
| Another horrific attack, this time in Nice, France. Many dead and injured. When will we learn? It is only getting worse. | Another horrific attack, this time in Nice, France. Many dead and injured. When will we learn? It is only getting worse. |
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| The former chairman of the agency that controls New York City-area airports conspired with a United Airlines lobbyist to get the airline to run direct flights to South Carolina so that the executive could more easily visit his vacation home, prosecutors said on Thursday. | The former chairman of the agency that controls New York City-area airports conspired with a United Airlines lobbyist to get the airline to run direct flights to South Carolina so that the executive could more easily visit his vacation home, prosecutors said on Thursday. |
| David Samson – a political mentor to New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie – pleaded guilty to a corruption charge that he wrongfully used his Port Authority of New York and New Jersey post. | David Samson – a political mentor to New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie – pleaded guilty to a corruption charge that he wrongfully used his Port Authority of New York and New Jersey post. |
| The ex-lobbyist, Jamie Fox, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. The Democrat went on to become Christie’s transportation commissioner after ending his lobbying work for United. | The ex-lobbyist, Jamie Fox, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. The Democrat went on to become Christie’s transportation commissioner after ending his lobbying work for United. |
| Samson and Fox “both should have known better. They both did know better,” US attorney Paul Fishman said. “It was an unacceptable abuse of public authority.” | Samson and Fox “both should have known better. They both did know better,” US attorney Paul Fishman said. “It was an unacceptable abuse of public authority.” |
| Fishman also announced that United would pay a $2.25m fine for the role its officials played in the scheme. | Fishman also announced that United would pay a $2.25m fine for the role its officials played in the scheme. |
| Related: Former Chris Christie mentor pleads guilty to corruption charge | Related: Former Chris Christie mentor pleads guilty to corruption charge |
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| More on Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate: | More on Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate: |
| The decision seems to represent an attempt to unite the Republican party and bring political experience to the businessman’s campaign. | The decision seems to represent an attempt to unite the Republican party and bring political experience to the businessman’s campaign. |
| Trump has spent much of the last week in Indiana, grounded by an aircraft malfunction to his private jet, and whiled away the days by holding de facto auditions with three contenders: Pence, New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former House speaker Newt Gingrich. | Trump has spent much of the last week in Indiana, grounded by an aircraft malfunction to his private jet, and whiled away the days by holding de facto auditions with three contenders: Pence, New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former House speaker Newt Gingrich. |
| The three who spoke with Trump in the last week gave speeches that doubled as dress rehearsals for the campaign trial, and Pence also met with Trump’s adult children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr, who have assumed leading roles in their father’s campaign. | The three who spoke with Trump in the last week gave speeches that doubled as dress rehearsals for the campaign trial, and Pence also met with Trump’s adult children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr, who have assumed leading roles in their father’s campaign. |
| Pence would bring several qualities to the Trump campaign that Republicans have found lacking, not least of which experience in government. The 57-year-old spent 12 years in Congress, including two years in a leadership role with the House Republican Conference. He was elected governor of Indiana in 2012, and gained a degree of national notoriety thanks to a controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which he signed into law and then wanted revised, after many argued it would allow discrimination against LGBT people. | Pence would bring several qualities to the Trump campaign that Republicans have found lacking, not least of which experience in government. The 57-year-old spent 12 years in Congress, including two years in a leadership role with the House Republican Conference. He was elected governor of Indiana in 2012, and gained a degree of national notoriety thanks to a controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which he signed into law and then wanted revised, after many argued it would allow discrimination against LGBT people. |
| A Trump-Pence ticket could send a message to Republican dissenters who feel they cannot support a candidate who has proven inconsistent on guns, abortion,LGBT rights and other social conservative issues. Just before the Indiana primary election, the staunchly conservative governor endorsed Ted Cruz, Trump’s leading opponent and a far-right senator from Texas. | A Trump-Pence ticket could send a message to Republican dissenters who feel they cannot support a candidate who has proven inconsistent on guns, abortion,LGBT rights and other social conservative issues. Just before the Indiana primary election, the staunchly conservative governor endorsed Ted Cruz, Trump’s leading opponent and a far-right senator from Texas. |
| Pence does not come without baggage to a general election, however, where tens of millions more people vote than in the primaries. He is not very popular in his home state, nor well known outside it, and though his conservative bona fides will help unite the party they may push away important swing voters, particularly suburban women. | Pence does not come without baggage to a general election, however, where tens of millions more people vote than in the primaries. He is not very popular in his home state, nor well known outside it, and though his conservative bona fides will help unite the party they may push away important swing voters, particularly suburban women. |
| Related: Donald Trump 'to announce Mike Pence as vice-presidential running mate' | Related: Donald Trump 'to announce Mike Pence as vice-presidential running mate' |
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| CNN report: Donald Trump has offered Mike Pence running-mate spot | CNN report: Donald Trump has offered Mike Pence running-mate spot |
| According to multiple CNN reporters, the network has confirmed that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called Indiana governor Mike Pence and officially offered him the vice-presidential slot on the ticket. | According to multiple CNN reporters, the network has confirmed that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called Indiana governor Mike Pence and officially offered him the vice-presidential slot on the ticket. |
| ☎🚨️ Donald Trump has called IN Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, CNN has learned. Pence has accepted | ☎🚨️ Donald Trump has called IN Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, CNN has learned. Pence has accepted |
| JUST IN: Donald Trump has called Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket. Pence has accepted. | JUST IN: Donald Trump has called Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket. Pence has accepted. |
| Trump has called Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, CNN has learned. Gov. Pence has accepted. | Trump has called Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and offered him the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, CNN has learned. Gov. Pence has accepted. |
| Pence has reportedly accepted the offer. | Pence has reportedly accepted the offer. |
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| New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s pointed criticism of Indiana governor Mike Pence on MSNBC comes as Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to declare a running mate has come and gone: | New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s pointed criticism of Indiana governor Mike Pence on MSNBC comes as Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to declare a running mate has come and gone: |
| You’d have to ask him why he endorsed Ted Cruz at the time that he did. I don’t know. | You’d have to ask him why he endorsed Ted Cruz at the time that he did. I don’t know. |
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| When asked about her campaign’s efforts to register voters at Pokemon Go Pokestops - geotagged locations where players can get supplies like Pokeballs - the Clinton campaign told Buzzfeed that “we expect our organizers will use whatever tools they can” to register voters: | When asked about her campaign’s efforts to register voters at Pokemon Go Pokestops - geotagged locations where players can get supplies like Pokeballs - the Clinton campaign told Buzzfeed that “we expect our organizers will use whatever tools they can” to register voters: |
| Our volunteers and staffers across the country are taking the campaign into their own hands and reaching out to voters wherever they are. After the launch of Pokemon Go last Thursday, our organizers innovated and used the app to find other players to register them to vote and continue to do so. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, Pokemon Go or whatever comes next, we expect our organizers will use whatever tools they can to register and commit voters to support Hillary Clinton. | Our volunteers and staffers across the country are taking the campaign into their own hands and reaching out to voters wherever they are. After the launch of Pokemon Go last Thursday, our organizers innovated and used the app to find other players to register them to vote and continue to do so. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, Pokemon Go or whatever comes next, we expect our organizers will use whatever tools they can to register and commit voters to support Hillary Clinton. |
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| Donald Trump’s campaign - responding to Hillary Clinton’s declaration that she wished there were a Pokemon Go-themed app to get people to vote - has crafted a Facebook video comparing Clinton to one of the pocket monsters that has to be captured in the game: | Donald Trump’s campaign - responding to Hillary Clinton’s declaration that she wished there were a Pokemon Go-themed app to get people to vote - has crafted a Facebook video comparing Clinton to one of the pocket monsters that has to be captured in the game: |
| “CROOKED HILLARY NO!” Trump posted. | “CROOKED HILLARY NO!” Trump posted. |
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| Hillary Clinton’s latest advertisement, “Role Models,” makes a stark comparison between the presumptive Democratic candidate and her general election opponent Donald Trump, juxtaposing past offensive and controversial statements with the watching eyes of children: | Hillary Clinton’s latest advertisement, “Role Models,” makes a stark comparison between the presumptive Democratic candidate and her general election opponent Donald Trump, juxtaposing past offensive and controversial statements with the watching eyes of children: |
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| Too many cooks in the kitchen at the Trump campaign: | Too many cooks in the kitchen at the Trump campaign: |
| There's literally none of the drama I'm reading about. 3 great choices. Decision is my fathers alone to make! https://t.co/tWgAxCy4z5 | There's literally none of the drama I'm reading about. 3 great choices. Decision is my fathers alone to make! https://t.co/tWgAxCy4z5 |
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| Mooooooooooom... | Mooooooooooom... |
| Hillary Clinton: "I don't know who created Pokemon Go, but I'm trying to figure out how we get them to do Pokemon Go To The Polls!" | Hillary Clinton: "I don't know who created Pokemon Go, but I'm trying to figure out how we get them to do Pokemon Go To The Polls!" |
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| As reports come in that Donald Trump has not yet officially made his running-mate selection, here’s a breakdown of the current favorability ratings among Trump’s top contenders. | As reports come in that Donald Trump has not yet officially made his running-mate selection, here’s a breakdown of the current favorability ratings among Trump’s top contenders. |
| Important note: Indiana governor Mike Pence is not at all near the top of the rankings... | Important note: Indiana governor Mike Pence is not at all near the top of the rankings... |
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| Conservative commentator and longtime Donald Trump supporter Ann Coulter is not a fan of Trump’s reported selection of Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, tweeting this afternoon that if the reports are true, the choice is Trump’s “first mistake” as the Republican nominee: | Conservative commentator and longtime Donald Trump supporter Ann Coulter is not a fan of Trump’s reported selection of Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, tweeting this afternoon that if the reports are true, the choice is Trump’s “first mistake” as the Republican nominee: |
| Withholding comment until it's official, but if claims about Pence as VP are correct, boy was I right about this being Trump's first mistake | Withholding comment until it's official, but if claims about Pence as VP are correct, boy was I right about this being Trump's first mistake |
| In a Facebook post penned shortly after her tweet, Coulter decried Pence as a “combo-platter of disaster” who has “sold out to left-wing activists” on LGBT rights issues: | In a Facebook post penned shortly after her tweet, Coulter decried Pence as a “combo-platter of disaster” who has “sold out to left-wing activists” on LGBT rights issues: |
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| Video: Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump in speech at the League of United Latin American Citizens convention in Washington this afternoon for what she described as his racism against Latinos. | Video: Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump in speech at the League of United Latin American Citizens convention in Washington this afternoon for what she described as his racism against Latinos. |
| She reminded attendees of her Republican rival’s many comments: “He said that immigrants from Mexico are drug-dealers, rapists, murderers, carriers of infectious disease.” | She reminded attendees of her Republican rival’s many comments: “He said that immigrants from Mexico are drug-dealers, rapists, murderers, carriers of infectious disease.” |
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| Potential running mate Newt Gingrich’s plan this afternoon: reading potboilers and ignoring his phone. | Potential running mate Newt Gingrich’s plan this afternoon: reading potboilers and ignoring his phone. |
| Very exciting! Daniel Silva's new novel, The Black Widow, just came out. I will hide and start reading this afternoon. Gabriel Allon is back | Very exciting! Daniel Silva's new novel, The Black Widow, just came out. I will hide and start reading this afternoon. Gabriel Allon is back |
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